USPTO Examiner MOHL PATRICK DANIEL - Art Unit 3666

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18770858MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY MONITORJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100YesNo
18757894TRUSTED MOTION UNITJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18741453CLOUD ASSISTED UNDERWATER VEHICLE CONTROLJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18603737DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18392361SYSTEM TO AUTO DISCONNECT FROM CHARGING STATIONDecember 2023December 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18504693SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING LANE BOUNDARIES USING A SLICING MODELNovember 2023January 2026Allow2610YesNo
18242726AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM IN HETEROGENEOUS SD MAP AND HD MAP ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR THE AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2510YesNo
18460449SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFINING NAVIGATION INPUTSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2810YesNo
18264560VEHICLE, INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLEAugust 2023September 2025Allow2520NoNo
18360120VEHICLE NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMJuly 2023March 2026Allow3110YesNo
18350333SEMANTIC MAP UPDATING AND OBJECT SEARCHING USING IOT DEVICE CAMERASJuly 2023March 2026Abandon3220NoNo
18341447TASK MANAGEMENT FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONSJune 2023November 2025Allow2910YesNo
18330718INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMJune 2023January 2026Abandon3220YesNo
18204460VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2023July 2025Allow2520NoNo
18325387VEHICLE EMERGENCY STOP SYSTEM, VEHICLE EMERGENCY STOP METHOD, AND VEHICLE EMERGENCY STOP PROGRAMMay 2023August 2025Allow2710YesNo
18316636Method and Apparatus for Controlling Vehicle Using Voice or Facial ExpressionsMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18188724SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SITUATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEMarch 2023July 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18123409CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTMarch 2023November 2025Allow3220NoNo
18119150INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAMMarch 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18113687CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810YesNo
18113082DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3120NoNo
18170023APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING VEHICLESFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
18170147MARINE VESSEL LOCATION AWARENESS WARNING DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3110NoNo
18163453REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM, REMOTE OPERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023October 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18159680INCREASING OPERATOR CONFIDENCE OF AN ACTIVE DRIVING AUTOMATION SYSTEM BY MODIFYING LONGITUDINAL VEHICLE DYNAMICSJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810YesNo
18100051AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WITH WIRELESS CHARGINGJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3220NoNo
18100046WIRELESS CHARGING THROUGH VEHICLE CHAINJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3120NoNo
18157890PORTABLE DEVICE, SETTING INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2023February 2026Abandon3740NoNo
18151474MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, MOBILE BODY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18093411DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING COLLISIONS BETWEEN A TURNING COMBINATION VEHICLE AND A ROAD USERJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18081122CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
18050956SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SITUATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEOctober 2022July 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17955134METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AIRCRAFT DESCENT RATESSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3520NoNo
17911517POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLES WITH MULTIPLE MOTORSSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17902122REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17897723CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTAugust 2022March 2025Allow3010YesNo
17881141DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, VEHICLE, DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMAugust 2022September 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17875090LOCALIZATION PERFORMANCE METRICJuly 2022April 2025Allow3220YesNo
17864640METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ELECTRICAL STEERING DEVICE, AND STEERING DEVICEJuly 2022June 2025Allow3520YesNo
17863817ELECTRIFIED VEHICLEJuly 2022September 2025Abandon3820YesNo
17863578OPERATING AND CERTIFYING AN ADAPTIVE DRIVING BEAM SYSTEMJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3720YesNo
17789519SEQUENTIAL MAPPING AND LOCALIZATION (SMAL) FOR NAVIGATIONJune 2022December 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17782060INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022April 2025Allow3430YesNo
17751874INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMMay 2022January 2026Abandon4340NoNo
17748149APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE WHILE PERFORMING TASKSMay 2022April 2025Allow3520YesNo
17755290WORK IMPLEMENT TILT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKED VEHICLEApril 2022October 2025Allow4210NoNo
17754776ENVIRONMENT MAP CONSTRUCTION DEVICE, ENVIRONMENT MAP CONSTRUCTING METHOD, AND ENVIRONMENT MAP CONSTRUCTING PROGRAMApril 2022September 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17703333DELIVERY ROBOT AND NOTIFICATION METHODMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17703043METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING FUNCTIONALITIES OF AN AIRCRAFT COCKPITMarch 2022March 2025Allow3620YesNo
17703272DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REGENERATIVE BRAKING OF ELECTRIFIED VEHICLEMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17702830MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE AND MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHODMarch 2022October 2025Allow4230YesNo
17674168DYNAMIC LIDAR ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON AV ROAD CONDITIONSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17672345COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTFebruary 2022November 2025Abandon4540NoNo
17590907APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING STOP OF VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2810NoNo
17625953INCEPTOR AND METHODJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110YesNo
17626045APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RAILWAY SYSTEMJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4120NoNo
17597356INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17554345VEHICLE PROJECTOR FOR PROJECTING AND MODIFYING A LIGHT PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH A MOVING OBJECTDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910NoNo
17596463GUIDE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, GUIDE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMDecember 2021July 2024Allow3220YesNo
17544386VEHICLE GUIDANCE METHOD AND VEHICLE GUIDANCE DEVICEDecember 2021November 2023Allow2310YesNo
17536543DETERMINING VEHICLE HEADING AND IMPLEMENT HEADING OF LOW SPEED FARMING MACHINENovember 2021July 2024Allow3220YesNo
17431114METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM. DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND NETWORK COMPONENT FOR ESTIMATING A DEPARTURE TIME FOR A USER USING A VEHICLENovember 2021April 2024Allow3220NoNo
17528487APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ROAD MAPNovember 2021July 2025Abandon4440NoNo
17611484POST INFORMATION RELIABILITY JUDGMENT DEVICE, POST INFORMATION RELIABILITY JUDGMENT METHOD, AND POST INFORMATION RELIABILITY JUDGMENT PROGRAMNovember 2021September 2025Abandon4640YesNo
17603862METHOD OF PROVIDING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE-CONNECTED TOURISM SERVICEOctober 2021October 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17499119APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ERROR OF PRECISE MAPOctober 2021March 2025Abandon4140YesNo
17493148ROUTE RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMOctober 2021August 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17491809ROUTE RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMOctober 2021October 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17478970TRAVELING ROUTE SETTING APPARATUSSeptember 2021February 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17478004INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2021November 2025Abandon5030YesYes
17440393MINE VEHICLE BOOM POSITIONING CONTROLSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3510NoNo
17472523SYSTEM FOR WAYPOINT SELECTION AND METHOD OF USINGSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2520NoNo
17472062MULTISENSORIAL INTELLIGENCE FOOTWEARSeptember 2021June 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17471873Position, Navigation and Timing System Architecture Based on Signals of OpportunitySeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17463242METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO GENERATE A TURN PATH FOR A VEHICLEAugust 2021July 2024Allow3430YesNo
17458841REMOTE INITIALIZATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SYSTEMAugust 2021December 2023Allow2720NoNo
17445861SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN A DOCK LOCATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICEAugust 2021October 2023Allow2610YesNo
17407437Controller for Optimizing Motion Trajectory to Control Motion of One or More DevicesAugust 2021March 2024Allow3110YesNo
17432242DRONE CONTROLLER AND CONTROL PROGRAMAugust 2021July 2024Allow3530NoNo
17305853CHOICE MODELING FOR PICKUP MAP DISPLAY CONTENTJuly 2021February 2024Abandon3120YesNo
17374137SELECTION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FOR CARRYING ITEMS TO TARGET LOCATIONSJuly 2021November 2023Allow2810NoNo
17355925SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVELY MANAGING USER EXPERIENCES IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJune 2021January 2026Allow5530YesNo
17346327TELEMATICS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL REMOTE STARTING OF SELF-PROPELLED WORK VEHICLESJune 2021October 2023Allow2820NoNo
17339596NAVIGATION MAP EVALUATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021December 2023Abandon3120NoNo
17336661METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING BEHAVIOR OF ACTORS IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEJune 2021February 2024Allow3320NoNo
17303464MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY MONITORMay 2021March 2024Allow3421NoNo
17303383SAFETY OVERRIDE SYSTEM FOR A LIFTED AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICEMay 2021March 2023Allow2210YesNo
17326319Modular Vehicle Configuration Management System and MethodsMay 2021December 2023Allow3110YesNo
17245159INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2021June 2024Abandon3820YesNo
17246048METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ASSESS VEHICLE CAPABILITIESApril 2021August 2023Allow2710YesNo
17217253PREPROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISTANCE TRANSFORMATIONMarch 2021August 2023Allow2820NoNo
17216208METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM FOR TRAINING TRAJECTORY PLANNING MODELMarch 2021November 2023Allow3210NoNo
17207127UNCONNECTED MACHINE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDUREMarch 2021May 2024Abandon3820YesNo
17202650INTERACTIVE AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRATED USER COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIESMarch 2021July 2024Allow4030NoNo
17187006TRUSTED MOTION UNITFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3720NoNo
17182815INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEMFebruary 2021June 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17179970UAV SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AUTONOMOUS UAV OPERATIONAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODSFebruary 2021October 2023Abandon3101NoNo
17156880REMOTE CONTROL STATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL STATIONJanuary 2021May 2023Allow2720YesNo
17154202PERCEPTION PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A VEHICLE ADAS OR ADSJanuary 2021May 2023Allow2820NoNo
17145145SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING INCLUSIVE INDOOR NAVIGATIONJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3120NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
17.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
9.4%
Lower 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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL works in Art Unit 3666 and has examined 50 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL's allowance rate of 66.0% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL receive 1.92 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL. This interview benefit is in the 19% 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, 30.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% 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 41% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.

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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