Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18810288 | MULTI-COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING HAZARDS | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18838289 | METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18787000 | MULTICOMPUTER PROCESSING OF USER DATA WITH CENTRALIZED EVENT CONTROL | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18758272 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18758681 | VEHICLE DRIVER PERFORMANCE BASED ON CONTEXTUAL CHANGES AND DRIVER RESPONSE | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18737008 | STRADDLE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732249 | METHOD TO ADDRESS ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18674551 | MOTION PLANNING | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662316 | APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING AN ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM SENSOR OF A VEHICLE | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18608760 | MACHINE-LEARNED TILLAGE SHANK MALFUNCTION IN AN AUTONOMOUS FARMING VEHICLE | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18607437 | LOG MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM, LOG MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING LOG MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18594529 | POWERTRAIN, CONTROL APPARATUS AND MOTOR CONTROL UNIT | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18590968 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18524936 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14979187 | INTEGRATED CLUTCH STEERING SYSTEM | December 2015 | June 2016 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14726106 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME | May 2015 | April 2016 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14726125 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME | May 2015 | April 2016 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14646916 | Vehicle Acceleration Suppression Device and Vehicle Acceleration Suppression Method | May 2015 | August 2016 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14718722 | NAVIGATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING LOCAL SEARCH DATA | May 2015 | October 2016 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14713828 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WHEEL SLIP CONTROL IN A VEHICLE | May 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14693280 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND DEFEATING A DRONE | April 2015 | August 2016 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14679164 | Method and System for Monitoring and Controlling a Transmission | April 2015 | June 2016 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14677486 | SYSTEM AND METHOD USING FOOT RECOGNITION TO CREATE A CUSTOMIZED GUEST EXPERIENCE | April 2015 | May 2016 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14643566 | HARVESTER WITH PREDICTIVE DRIVING SPEED SPECIFICATION | March 2015 | August 2016 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14609286 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION IN OBSTRUCTED OCCUPANT VIEW AND SENSOR DETECTION ENVIRONMENTS | January 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14583484 | ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | December 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14580482 | ROUTE DETECTION IN A TRIP-ORIENTED MESSAGE DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM | December 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14579153 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SPEED OF A VEHICLE | December 2014 | September 2016 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14559110 | INTERACTIVE ACCESS TO VEHICLE INFORMATION | December 2014 | June 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14554175 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE STABILISATION OF THE APPROACH PHASE OF AN AIRCRAFT TO A LANDING RUNWAY, ASSOCIATED METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | November 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14546338 | ROUTE MONITORING | November 2014 | December 2016 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14539803 | USE OF PARTICIPATIVE SENSING SYSTEMS TO ENABLE ENHANCED ROAD FRICTION ESTIMATION | November 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14538109 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SPEED IN RAILWAY VEHICLES | November 2014 | August 2016 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14529983 | ENHANCED LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM | October 2014 | April 2016 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14513084 | COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | October 2014 | August 2016 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14502419 | Circuit and Method for Detection of Battery Cell Drain | September 2014 | May 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14485419 | SYSTEMS, ARTICLE AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE LOGISTICS INCLUDING AUTHORED CONTENT GENERATION, APPROVAL, AND DISTRIBUTION | September 2014 | August 2016 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14477407 | Prognostics-Based Estimator | September 2014 | June 2016 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14464072 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID VEHICLE | August 2014 | February 2016 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14448940 | AUTONOMOUS ROBOT FOR A MOBILE DEVICE | July 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14444247 | ASSISTANCE ON THE GO | July 2014 | April 2016 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14337448 | AUTONOMOUS COORDINATION OF AGENTS VIA ATTRACTION AND REPULSION | July 2014 | January 2016 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14336027 | INDOOR ROBOT AND METHOD FOR INDOOR ROBOT POSITIONING | July 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14371790 | Railway Transport Management | July 2014 | June 2016 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14362357 | ESTIMATION OF RECOVERED ENERGY | June 2014 | August 2016 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14364817 | MODULE AND METHOD PERTAINING TO MODE CHOICE WHEN DETERMINING REFERENCE VALUES | June 2014 | March 2016 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14364369 | DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ELECTRONIC MODULE AND A SENSOR | June 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14363348 | STOP CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | June 2014 | April 2016 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14362560 | CONTROL DEVICE | June 2014 | August 2015 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14291802 | VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | May 2014 | December 2015 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14361412 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | May 2014 | August 2015 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14286614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING A GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF AN OBJECT OR EVENT BASED ON A GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE AND A USER GESTURE | May 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14359500 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE | May 2014 | August 2015 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14280937 | COMPATIBILITY BASED RESOURCE MATCHING | May 2014 | February 2016 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14357791 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS | May 2014 | October 2015 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14276208 | TIRE SENSING SYSTEM | May 2014 | October 2015 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14355883 | HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM | May 2014 | June 2015 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14266941 | DOUBLE TRANSITION SHIFT CONTROL IN AN AUTOMATIC POWERSHIFTING TRANSMISSION | May 2014 | June 2015 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14354301 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE | April 2014 | October 2015 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14249593 | METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER DATABASE USED FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER LOGON | April 2014 | October 2015 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14245036 | ROTORCRAFT CONTROL LAWS FOR SEA-BASED OPERATIONS | April 2014 | April 2016 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14244106 | TIRE LATERAL FORCE MODEL WITH TEMPERATURE ADAPTATION AND METHOD | April 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14243272 | LOCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL | April 2014 | April 2016 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14346793 | VEHICULAR DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM | March 2014 | July 2015 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14204634 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME | March 2014 | April 2015 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14196638 | Navigation Directions Between Automatically Determined Starting Points and Selected Destinations | March 2014 | June 2015 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14193929 | TRAINABLE ROBOTIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2014 | December 2015 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14173611 | TRAFFIC STATE ESTIMATION WITH INTEGRATION OF TRAFFIC, WEATHER, INCIDENT, PAVEMENT CONDITION, AND ROADWAY OPERATIONS DATA | February 2014 | August 2015 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14171411 | MANAGEMENT INTERFACES FOR AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS | February 2014 | June 2016 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14165668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IN A MULTI-MODE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM | January 2014 | September 2015 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14235137 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL MEASURING OF TIRE ADHESION AND TIRE SUITABLE FOR SUCH MEASUREMENT | January 2014 | August 2015 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14159490 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING ENGINE CONTROL AND FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM | January 2014 | May 2015 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14131243 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROAD DATA IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND GROUND-BASED DEVICE | January 2014 | January 2015 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14143131 | COMPATIBILITY BASED RESOURCE MATCHING | December 2013 | August 2015 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14142816 | AGILE ACQUISITION OF LOCATION SERVICES IN A DEVICE | December 2013 | July 2015 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14129442 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE | December 2013 | May 2015 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14103280 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE FOR VEHICLE CONTROL | December 2013 | April 2015 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14102708 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INDEPENDENT AND DISSIMILAR FLIGHT PARAMETER ESTIMATES OF AN AIRCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT | December 2013 | November 2015 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14081289 | INPUT DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | November 2013 | November 2015 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14069978 | AUTOMATIC OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS OF OPENING AND CLOSING MEMBER FOR VEHICLE AND STRUCTURAL MEMBER INCLUDED IN VEHICLE | November 2013 | August 2015 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14068351 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED HYDRAULIC PUMP IN A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM | October 2013 | July 2015 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14047248 | System, Method and Odometer Monitor for Detecting Connectivity Status of Mobile Data Terminal to Vehicle | October 2013 | January 2015 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14045282 | VEHICLE LOCATION AND FAULT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13995769 | MOTOR DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS | October 2013 | April 2015 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14037835 | CONTROL OF VEHICLES BASED ON AUDITORY SIGNALS | September 2013 | December 2013 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14030293 | ROAD TRIP VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | September 2013 | May 2015 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14016938 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HYBRID DRIVELINE CONTROL | September 2013 | March 2015 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13975547 | SENSOR FUSION VEHICLE VELOCITY ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2013 | March 2015 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13964314 | VEHICLE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PLATOON TRAVEL AND METHOD FOR SELECTING LEAD VEHICLE | August 2013 | March 2015 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13961000 | Assistance on the Go | August 2013 | April 2014 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13948406 | VEHICLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A CAPACITIVE SENSOR | July 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13945611 | LEAK DETECTION BASED ON FUEL LEVEL | July 2013 | April 2015 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13934770 | DOUBLE TRANSITION SHIFT CONTROL IN AN AUTOMATIC POWERSHIFTING TRANSMISSION | July 2013 | December 2013 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13923299 | LIVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION DETECTION | June 2013 | February 2014 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13916270 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALVE OPERATION CONTROL | June 2013 | January 2014 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13911160 | AIR VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | June 2013 | January 2015 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13880312 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY BRAKING A VEHICLE, AND CONTROL UNIT IN WHICH THE METHOD IS EXECUTED | May 2013 | January 2015 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13902501 | CONFLICT DETECTION AND RESOLUTION USING PREDICTED AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORIES | May 2013 | October 2014 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13899032 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | May 2013 | December 2014 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13894133 | Control Device For Hydraulic Winch | May 2013 | August 2014 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW.
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.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW works in Art Unit 3667 and has examined 189 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.
Examiner BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW's allowance rate of 84.1% places them in the 59% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW receive 1.29 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW. This interview benefit is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 43.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 67.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 91% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 72% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.0% of allowed cases (in the 80% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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