USPTO Examiner GORDON MATHEW FRANKLIN - Art Unit 3665

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18937361METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING LOCAL- AND GLOBAL-WALKABLE PATHS FOR ROUTE GUIDANCENovember 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18814802METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING LOCAL- AND GLOBAL-WALKABLE PATHS FOR ROUTE GUIDANCEAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18810722System and Method for Real-Time Crop ManagementAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18771516REFUSE CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION USING PARCEL DATAJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18769075VEHICLES WITH BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES FOR EMOTIONAL STATES OF RIDERSJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18767284AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING OPTIMAL TRANSPORT SERVICE LOCATIONS FOR POINTS OF INTEREST FROM NOISY MULTIMODAL DATAJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18740131GUIDING VEHICLES THROUGH VEHICLE MANEUVERS USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELSJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18661007TRAFFIC-PREDICTION VALIDATION MODULEMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18660948SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING A STOP LOCATION IN A VEHICLE ROUTING SYSTEMMay 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18635543Systems and Methods for a Clamp With Power and Communications ContactsApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18615870OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AN AERIAL WORK PLATFORMMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18610662METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GENERATING ROUTE GUIDANCE IN NEAR REAL-TIMEMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18609832RAIL CONTROL SYSTEM AND/OR METHODMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18601046MULTIPOINT CABLE CAM SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100NoNo
18420304VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1000NoNo
18415923ENHANCED TRANSIT LOCATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18403305AUTONOMOUS ROBOT AND ITS POSITION CORRECTION METHODJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18399120UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE REMOTE TAKE-OFF AND LANDING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND TERMINALDecember 2023February 2025Allow1400NoNo
18396127REMOTE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND REMOTE SUPPORT METHODDecember 2023March 2025Allow1400NoNo
18395002DUAL NEURAL NETWORK OPTIMIZING STATE OF RIDER BASED IOT MONITORED OPERATING STATE OF VEHICLEDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18394470VEHICLE HAVING NEURAL NETWORK BASED OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM TO VARY AN OPERATING PARAMETER AND AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENTDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18394870TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO OPTIMIZE AN OPERATING PARAMETER OF A VEHICLE BASED ON A PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF AN OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE DETERMINED FROM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS OF A VOICE OF THE OCCUPANTDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18393529METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING VEHICLES TO TAXI ORDERSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18542543CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18538167VARIABLE PROTECTION ZONE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY ALERTSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1400NoNo
18520749REMOTE DRIVING METHOD, REMOTE DRIVING DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMNovember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18520072DETERMINING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF A SCAN TARGETNovember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18520089Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Adaptable to ObstructionsNovember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18510278THERMAL IMAGING WITH PERSPECTIVE CORRECTIONNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18389530METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GENERATING ROUTE GUIDANCE IN NEAR REAL-TIMENovember 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
18506670AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING OPTIMAL TRANSPORT SERVICE LOCATIONS FOR POINTS OF INTEREST FROM NOISY MULTIMODAL DATANovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18504644Material Handling Vehicle Mode Transition Systems and MethodsNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18499034RAIL CONTROL SYSTEM AND/OR METHODOctober 2023December 2023Allow200NoNo
18483513Operational Control of Vehicle Microprocessor UnitsOctober 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18553991Method for Identifying a Manipulation of an Analogue Signal by Means of a Control Device of a Vehicle, Computer-Readable Medium, System, and VehicleOctober 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18284965SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MONITOR SEATS FOR DIAGNOSTICS, PROGNOSTICS AND DEGRADATIONSeptember 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18372455Multimodal Vehicle Routing System and Method with Vehicle ParkingSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1500NoNo
18371982TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS WITH OPTIMIZATION BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLESSeptember 2023November 2023Allow200NoNo
18473115GEOMAGNETIC-AIDED PASSIVE NAVIGATIONSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1400NoNo
18472621REFUSE CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION USING PARCEL DATASeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18370362AUGMENTED REALITY IN A VEHICLE CONFIGURED FOR CHANGING AN EMOTIONAL STATE OF A RIDERSeptember 2023February 2024Allow500NoNo
18463989SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING A DRIVING AGENT BASED ON REAL-WORLD DRIVING DATASeptember 2023April 2025Allow2000NoNo
18462472INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18462886METHOD FOR REAL-TIME POSITION ESTIMATE CORRECTION OF A MOVABLE OBJECTSeptember 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18462407REMOTE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND REMOTE ASSISTANCE METHODSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18457746SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTERAugust 2023April 2025Allow1900NoNo
18457241Machine and Process for Vehicle Trajectory ControlAugust 2023January 2025Allow1700NoNo
18548112RAISING/LOWERING MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND RAISING/LOWERING MOVEMENT CONTROL METHODAugust 2023April 2025Allow1900NoNo
18237479OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, SERVER, AND SYSTEMAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18278319METHOD FOR THE COLLISION-FREE MOVEMENT OF A CRANEAugust 2023April 2025Allow1900NoNo
18235623SELECTING TRAFFIC PROBES FOR VALIDATING TRAFFIC FLOW PREDICTIONSAugust 2023March 2024Allow600NoNo
18233040SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CALM OR QUIET ROUTESAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18229054EVENT-BASED IMAGE CAPTURING FOR A REFUSE VEHICLEAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18262329Driving Assistance DeviceJuly 2023December 2023Allow500NoNo
18355148GUIDING VEHICLES THROUGH VEHICLE MANEUVERS USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELSJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18222786INDICATING A SCAN TARGET FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18222817PRE-DEPARTURE SEQUENCING USING MULTI-AGENT REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18351525LOAD TRANSPORT SYSTEM, METHOD OF LOAD TRANSPORT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2023June 2025Allow2310YesNo
18269610DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GEOLOCATION IN NEARBY ENVIRONMENTSJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18334451SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A VELOCITY OF A VEHICLE USING INERTIAL SENSORSJune 2023August 2023Allow200NoNo
18208942TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJune 2023December 2024Allow1800NoNo
18319037VULNERABLE ROAD USER�S ADVERSARIAL BEHAVIOR RECOGNITIONMay 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18197155OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AN AERIAL WORK PLATFORMMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18317050COOPERATIVE POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE (UUV) CLUSTER BASED ON RANGING AND INFORMATION INTERACTIONMay 2023April 2025Allow2300NoNo
18313863SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING CHANGES IN POSE OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEMay 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18142971PROVIDING A ROUTE WITH AUGMENTED REALITYMay 2023June 2024Allow1300NoNo
18250889Method for Dynamically Restraining an Occupant Fastened into a Vehicle Seat with a SeatbeltApril 2023November 2024Allow1900NoNo
18250240UAV POSITIONING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2023December 2024Allow2000NoNo
18133986MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMSApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18299545METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATIC OBJECT HEADING DETERMINATIONSApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18131076ENHANCED TRANSIT LOCATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18192610CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18186331VEHICULAR TRAILERING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH TARGETLESS DETERMINATION OF MISALIGNMENT OF AT LEAST ONE TRAILER CAMERAMarch 2023July 2023Allow400NoNo
18186104SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING MOBILE DELIVERY DEVICES IN ITEM DELIVERYMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18120643DETERMINING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF A SCAN TARGETMarch 2023July 2023Allow400NoNo
18120669UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ADAPTABLE TO OBSTRUCTIONSMarch 2023July 2023Allow400NoNo
18117131METHODS FOR GEOSPATIAL POSITIONING AND PORTABLE POSITIONING DEVICES THEREOFMarch 2023June 2023Allow400NoNo
18023951APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CALCULATING DELAY TIMEFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2000NoNo
18043154Driving Support Method and Driving Support DeviceFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2000NoNo
18173851AUTONOMOUS MOWER SYSTEMFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2000NoNo
18113510PARAMETERS OF AUGMENTED REALITY RESPONSIVE TO LOCATION OR ORIENTATION BASED ON RIDER OR VEHICLEFebruary 2023May 2023Allow200NoNo
18113479AUGMENTED REALITY RIDER INTERFACE RESPONSIVE TO LOCATION OR ORIENTATION OF THE VEHICLEFebruary 2023May 2023Allow200NoNo
18171592SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUSING ASYNCHRONOUS SENSOR TRACKS IN A TRACK FUSION APPLICATIONFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2100NoNo
18168186REFUSE CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION USING PARCEL DATAFebruary 2023June 2023Allow400NoNo
18105764VALIDATING TRAFFIC FLOW PREDICTIONS BASED ON DATA FROM A SELECTED SUBSET OF TRAFFIC PROBE DEVICESFebruary 2023May 2023Allow300NoNo
18040138SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED NAVIGATION KEY POINT LOCALIZATIONJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2100NoNo
18162249Autonomous Vehicle with Independent Auxiliary Control UnitsJanuary 2023June 2023Allow400NoNo
18100091METHOD OF DETERMINING DRIVING RESISTANCE IN INSUFFICIENT WARM-UP STATEJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2000NoNo
18098731CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2100NoNo
18098824Time Synchronized Object Tracking SystemJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18098391SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CALM OR QUIET ROUTESJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18097833MULTI-MACHINING ROBOT COLLABORATION METHOD IN FLEXIBLE HARDWARE PRODUCTION WORKSHOPJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2200NoNo
18096238MULTIPOINT CABLE CAM SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1100NoNo
18153072GUIDING VEHICLES THROUGH VEHICLE MANEUVERS USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELSJanuary 2023April 2023Allow400NoNo
18093597VEHICLE FOR PROTECTING PASSENGER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1400NoNo
18092488VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2100NoNo
18147043FORCE IMPULSE TO MEASURE LOAD STABILITYDecember 2022September 2024Allow2100NoNo
18088625AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING OBJECT-FETCHING ROUTEDecember 2022January 2025Allow2500NoNo
18088057EVENT-BASED IMAGE CAPTURING FOR A REFUSE VEHICLEDecember 2022April 2023Allow400NoNo
18087503Vehicle Motion Controller Via Off-axis Beam MeasurementDecember 2022September 2024Allow2100NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
5
(41.7%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(58.3%)
Reversal Percentile
82.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 58.3% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
32
Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
81.4%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN works in Art Unit 3665 and has examined 520 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN's allowance rate of 90.6% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN receive 0.96 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -9.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN. This interview benefit is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 23.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 16.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 45.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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