Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18967001 | Method and system for displaying PIDs based on a PID filter list | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18893784 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM EMERGENCY SIGNALING | September 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18809406 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING ADAS TESTING | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18801110 | LOCATION CLUSTERING AND ROUTING FOR 5G DRIVE TESTING | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18635195 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIRMING FLIGHT CALCULATIONS FOR AN AIRCRAFT | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18634863 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT MOVING IN A MAGNETIC FIELD | April 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626709 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18624783 | MARINE STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612268 | ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, ROBOT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603062 | MOBILE ROBOT MOTION CONTROL METHOD AND MOBILE ROBOT | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18690924 | DELIVERY SYSTEM, DELIVERY METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSFER DEVICE | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18594038 | AUTONOMOUS MOVING SYSTEM, AUTONOMOUS MOVING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SAFE PATH FOR AN OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE TO UTILIZE AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437621 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18421286 | Aircraft and Method for Flight Control of an Aircraft During Flight | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18415338 | Systems and Methods for Characterizing a Vehicle Motion of an Autonomous Mobile Robot | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407494 | PATH PLANNING FOR MOBILE MACHINE IN LARGE SCALE NAVIGATION | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399761 | COVERAGE-PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR SINGLE UNMANNED SURFACE MAPPING VESSEL | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18397592 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, POSITIONING SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18543540 | ROUTE SEARCHING DEVICE | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18560083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING MAP CORRECTION DATA | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499385 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RACE PREPARATION MODES ON BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18558147 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384237 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED PILOT CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFT | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18490873 | NAVIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND MARINE VESSEL | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18377904 | COMMUNICATION AND RELAY SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18377145 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374885 | HOT SWAPPABLE BATTERY CONFIGURATION | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467300 | ANNOTATING HIGH DEFINITION MAP DATA WITH SEMANTIC LABELS | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18463474 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SYSTEM CONTROL STRATEGY INCORPORATING THERMAL MANAGEMENT | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18461598 | Posture Estimation Device, Sensor Module, Measurement System, Moving Object, And Posture Estimation Method | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461216 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING UTILIZATION ACCESSORIES FOR A MARINE VESSEL | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18263865 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING ROBOT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211366 | Correlating Overlapping Magnetic Measurement Data from Multiple Magnetic Navigation Devices and Updating a Geomagnetic Map with that Data | June 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332224 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM EMERGENCY SIGNALING | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18199052 | DYNAMIC ALLOCATION AND COORDINATION OF AUTO-NAVIGATING VEHICLES AND SELECTORS | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316927 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DUPLEXING SENSOR OF MOBILE ROBOT | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18144943 | DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO PARKING BEHAVIORS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18308644 | LOCATION CLUSTERING AND ROUTING FOR 5G DRIVE TESTING | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18307567 | BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299132 | CONTROL OF VEHICLE MOVEMENT BY APPLICATION OF GEOMETRIC ALGEBRA AND STATE AND ERROR ESTIMATION | April 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175713 | MAP CREATION AND LOCALIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPLICATIONS | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171772 | WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093395 | ADAPTIVELY STEERED VEHICLE HEADLAMPS USING DRIVER GAZE DIRECTION AND HEAD DIRECTION | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092503 | POOL CLEANING ROBOT AUTOMATIC DOCKING | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18011923 | Analyzing Travel Metrics | December 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069986 | COVERAGE-PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR SINGLE UNMANNED SURFACE MAPPING VESSEL | December 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065927 | REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM AND ABNORMALITY NOTIFICATION METHOD | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065771 | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079032 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WATERCRAFT | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061497 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074741 | WORKING MACHINE | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18073030 | COMMUNICATION AND RELAY SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES | December 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070102 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING LIDAR TECHNOLOGY | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993128 | ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CORNER MODULE OF VEHICLE | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058268 | System for Tracking Earthmoving Progress | November 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999472 | TRAVEL PLAN GENERATION DEVICE AND TRAVEL PLAN GENERATION METHOD | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18057009 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A DATA ASSOCIATED WITH ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A VEHICLE | November 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990275 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS AQUACULTURE STRUCTURES | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926135 | CONTROL UNIT | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17988976 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING VEHICLE REQUIREMENT | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17988131 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924378 | MOTOR-VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE IN LOW METEOROLOGICAL VISIBILITY CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR WITH FOG | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18052242 | POWER SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSOR | November 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17979503 | OPERATING CONSOLE | November 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978505 | METHOD FOR MANAGING LOCATION OF A USER DEVICE IN A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977424 | METHOD, APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICE FOR PLANNING VEHICLE TRAJECTORY | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18050859 | DATA SYNTHESIS FOR AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEMS | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971758 | SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS FOR REAL-TIME TRAFFIC CONGESTION DETECTION | October 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18047961 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMPUTATION ACCELERATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968341 | WARNING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING RISK, COMPUTING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17966931 | VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956436 | METHOD FOR LATERALLY CONTROLLING A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A ROAD HAVING TWO LANES AND MOTOR VEHICLE | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17955956 | Systems and Methods for Detecting and Mapping LIDAR Blind Spots in Parking Garages | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17955928 | Automatic Guided Vehicle System | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952388 | WIRELESS VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950779 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMPONENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949480 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDING EVACUATION AT A TIME OF A DISASTER, METHOD FOR GUIDING EVACUATION AT A TIME OF A DISASTER, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | September 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947853 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLIGHT | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933151 | Vehicle Control System and Vehicle Control Method | September 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910160 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT(S) ATTACHED TO AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17939358 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAVEL PLANNING THAT CALLS FOR AT LEAST ONE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE UNIT | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929916 | Altering Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Vehicle Operation Based on Route Traversal Values | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17899502 | WATERCRAFT AUTO-DOCKING SYSTEM AND WATERCRAFT AUTO-DOCKING METHOD | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17895346 | Conditional and Connected Smart Routines for Autonomous Vehicles | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE VEHICLE CABIN HEAT SOURCES AND MULTIPLE CONTROLLERS | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890662 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17888588 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819394 | MAP MATCHING METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847697 | FILTER ELEMENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17844358 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A WATERCRAFT, WATERCRAFT HAVING SUCH A CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WATERCRAFT | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17842319 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A CITY PLANNING TOOL | June 2022 | July 2023 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828324 | USING PRIVACY BUDGET TO TRAIN MODELS FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | May 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828323 | HYBRID DECISION-MAKING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17827906 | DYNAMIC GUI BASED ON ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17825255 | PATH GEOMETRY BASED ON VEHICLE SENSING | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17824071 | MARINE STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662543 | RESPONDING TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ERROR STATES | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739328 | VEHICLE FROST SUPPRESSION DEVICE | May 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735345 | Methods and Systems of Assigning Trips to Vehicles | May 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TROOST, AARON L.
With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ 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 TROOST, AARON L works in Art Unit 3666 and has examined 175 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner TROOST, AARON L's allowance rate of 76.6% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by TROOST, AARON L receive 2.34 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by TROOST, AARON L is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -0.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TROOST, AARON L. This interview benefit is in the 12% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 33.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 20% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 26.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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