USPTO Examiner CHALHOUB JEFFREY ROBERT - Art Unit 3667

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18739345VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMJune 2024November 2025Allow1710NoNo
18642394METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL MAP FEEDBACK REPORTINGApril 2024December 2025Allow2000YesNo
18528132UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE LANDING GEAR CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM THEREOFDecember 2023May 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18494346ROUTE GUIDANCE FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORT DEVICE BASED ON PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR COSTSOctober 2023December 2025Allow2610YesNo
18241736SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ISSUE WARNINGS TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF BICYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHERSSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1720YesNo
18474459INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2023December 2025Abandon2620NoNo
18468806DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICESeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410YesNo
18449682MOVING VEHICLE AND POSITIONING METHOD USED FOR MOVING VEHICLEAugust 2023May 2025Allow2100NoNo
18225720INCORPORATION OF SD-WAN QUALITY OF SERVICE INTO MAPPING APPLICATION ROUTE OPTIMIZATIONJuly 2023December 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18336690SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY RELOCATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES USING MULTI-POINT MANEUVERSJune 2023May 2025Allow2310YesNo
18257106UNMANNED VEHICLE PATH OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEJune 2023June 2025Allow2420YesNo
18206380VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJune 2023August 2025Allow2710YesNo
18323823METRICS FOR MODELING CONSTRUCTION ZONESMay 2023May 2025Allow2310YesNo
18196485PATH CORRECTION OF A VEHICLE RELATIVE TO PROJECTED MAGNETIC FLIGHT PATHMay 2023September 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18195094DRIVING DIFFICULTY MAPS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18301384CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL VEHICLEApril 2023December 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18131366DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHODApril 2023September 2025Abandon3020NoNo
18019778METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR CREATING MAP FOR SELF-MOVING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED MAP GENERATION EFFICIENCYFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3120NoNo
18162534AUTOMATIC RELEASING OF A CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3120YesNo
18161406VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18101150DATA COMPRESSION METHODS FOR VEHICLESJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3120YesNo
18100769SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING ALIASING IN SAMPLE-BASED ESTIMATORSJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2510YesNo
18157950Parking Control Method and Parking Control DeviceJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1010YesNo
18064771METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR INFRARED TRACKINGDecember 2022April 2023Allow400YesNo
18073132VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLEDecember 2022August 2024Allow2100YesNo
18060394METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A USER DURING THE CHARGING OF AN ELECTRIC ENERGY ACCUMULATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLENovember 2022July 2025Allow3220NoNo
18053445Autonomous Vehicle BarricadeNovember 2022March 2023Allow400YesNo
18050537ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT PROVISION OF POST-VEHICULAR-COLLISION EVIDENCEOctober 2022August 2025Allow3310YesNo
17961486CHARGING STATION RECOMMENDATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOROctober 2022January 2026Allow4030YesNo
17959866SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE DRIVERS UNDER ABNORMAL DRIVINGOctober 2022February 2025Allow2910YesNo
17907277METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AN AUTOMATICALLY DRIVING VEHICLESeptember 2022August 2025Allow3530YesNo
17934696METHOD FOR SENSING THE POSITION OF A MOBILE, EXCHANGEABLE LOAD CARRIER WHICH CAN BE TRANSPORTED VIA A UTILITY VEHICLESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800YesNo
17947615ROUTE PLANNING AND NAVIGATION METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800YesNo
17906564METHOD FOR ACQUIRING ROAD LOADSSeptember 2022April 2025Abandon3120NoNo
17945228SNAP TO ROAD, POPULAR ROUTES, POPULAR STOPS, PREDICTING ROADWAY SPEED, AND CONTIGUOUS REGION IDENTIFICATIONSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320YesNo
17896255Travel Control SystemAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010YesNo
17889039MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR SHARED ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120YesNo
17663446SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A USER TO DEFINE A CUSTOM FIX, VIA A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI), FOR OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFTMay 2022September 2024Allow2800YesNo
17730987LOCATION-BASED AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION USING A VIRTUAL WORLD SYSTEMApril 2022April 2025Allow3520YesNo
17725227SAFETY MEASUREMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING IN SIMULATIONApril 2022June 2024Allow2600YesNo
17657295MAP INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM, MAP INFORMATION OUTPUT SYSTEM, AND MAP INFORMATION OUTPUT METHODMarch 2022April 2025Allow3730YesNo
17702579METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE CHANGE OF DIRECTIONMarch 2022April 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17698423BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A MILITARY VEHICLEMarch 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17690430VEHICLE SENSOR CLEANING SYSTEMMarch 2022March 2024Allow2500YesNo
17686518USER INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DRIVER ASSISTANCE MODULE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INFORMATION ABOUT A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17678036MASS TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE AND DISPATCH MANAGEMENT DEVICE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEFebruary 2022October 2023Allow1910YesNo
17651420Multi-Scan Sensor Fusion for Object TrackingFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2900YesNo
17651323AUTONOMOUS MANEUVER GENERATION TO MATE CONNECTORSFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4020YesYes
17586389METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEARNING REWARD FUNCTIONS FOR DRIVING USING POSITIVE-UNLABELED REWARD LEARNINGJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3820YesYes
17625243Collecting of Vehicle-Based, Location-Specific Data SetJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510YesNo
17522552METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING SCAN DATA FOR DECISION MAKING BY A SELF-DRIVING VEHICLENovember 2021April 2024Allow2900YesNo
17519836Methods and Devices of Detecting Frictional Interference of a Mechanical Component Within a VehicleNovember 2021January 2025Allow3940YesNo
17513655IDENTIFYING HIGH-PRIORITY AVOIDANCE AREAS IN MAPS FOR ROUTING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2021September 2023Allow2300YesNo
17512294APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2021January 2026Allow5040NoNo
17502826FOUR WHEEL STEERING ANGLE CONSTRAINTSOctober 2021July 2024Allow3310YesNo
17594372Limiting a Control Variable for a Motor of an Electric Power Steering SystemOctober 2021December 2024Allow3820NoNo
17493765CONNECTING EXTERNAL MOUNTED IMAGING AND SENSOR DEVICES TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF A VEHICLEOctober 2021August 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17449302FORAGE HARVESTERSeptember 2021August 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17485626PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICESeptember 2021March 2025Allow4140YesYes
17483454COMPUTE SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4030YesNo
17480760METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HAZARD INFORMATIONSeptember 2021March 2025Abandon4240NoNo
17477147METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TERRAIN-BASED LOCALIZATION OF A VEHICLESeptember 2021July 2025Allow4640YesNo
17476061METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING DRIVING ANOMALIESSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2310YesNo
17476464Artificially Intelligent SkywaySeptember 2021February 2024Allow2900YesNo
17462823HIGH PRECISION POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD THROUGH ROAD SHAPE CLASSIFICATION-BASED MAP MATCHING AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE THEREOFAugust 2021May 2023Allow2000YesNo
17394945METHOD AND SERVERAugust 2021November 2023Abandon2720NoNo
17394849CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMAugust 2021November 2023Abandon2820NoNo
17443632NAVIGATION WITH MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORSJuly 2021May 2024Allow3330YesNo
17379710ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRIP PLANNERJuly 2021August 2024Allow3650YesNo
17423758SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING, UPDATING AND ENHANCING LARGE-SCALE HIGH-PRECISION 3D ROAD MAPS AND MULTI-LEVEL ROAD GRAPHSJuly 2021March 2023Allow2000YesNo
17422925METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING APPLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND A CLOUDJuly 2021November 2023Allow2830YesNo
17370261MOTOR VEHICLE GATE PASSING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2021January 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17369842CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VEHICLEJuly 2021August 2023Allow2510NoNo
17369220WINCH CONTROL USING REASSIGNED VEHICLE INPUT DEVICEJuly 2021January 2025Allow4340NoYes
17367931MISSION-ADAPTABLE PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFTJuly 2021March 2024Allow3330YesNo
17361585Thermal Model for Preventing Component OverheatingJune 2021October 2023Allow2820YesNo
17362055TRACTOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TRACTORJune 2021April 2024Allow3410YesNo
17418015UNMANNED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND UNMANNED VEHICLE CONTROL METHODJune 2021November 2025Abandon5340NoNo
17347685DRIVING DIFFICULTY HEAT MAPS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJune 2021February 2023Allow2000YesNo
17347418TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF POI RECOMMENDATION MODEL OF INTEREST POINTS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2021September 2024Abandon3920YesNo
17343616SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A NAVIGATION MAPJune 2021March 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17326782INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FOR LIGHT-COMPROMISED CONDITIONSMay 2021May 2024Abandon3640YesNo
17321577SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY A ROAD BASED ON A LEVEL OF SUPPPORT OFFERED BY THE ROAD FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING OPERATIONSMay 2021January 2024Allow3250NoNo
17321930CONFIGURABLE POWER WHEELCHAIR SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2021October 2025Abandon5340YesNo
17302869ASSESSING DRIVER COGNITIVE STATEMay 2021December 2025Abandon5570NoNo
17319443PROCESS FOR SECURING A LOGISTICS AREAMay 2021October 2024Allow4130YesNo
17214054OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMMarch 2021June 2023Abandon2620YesNo
17211378ADAPTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTSMarch 2021January 2024Allow3440YesYes
17269631MOVING ROBOT, MOVING ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFORFebruary 2021December 2022Allow2200NoNo
17178974Automated Mobilization of Mobile MachinesFebruary 2021June 2023Abandon2820YesNo
17174100VIRTUAL LANE METHODS AND SYSTEMSFebruary 2021August 2023Abandon3020YesNo
17169436Smart Auxiliary VehicleFebruary 2021March 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17131427PERSONALIZED MOBILITY AS A SERVICEDecember 2020May 2024Allow4010YesNo
17125434STABILIZER LEG CONTROL SYSTEM, A VEHICLE, AND A METHODDecember 2020January 2025Allow4940YesNo
17119121SYSTEM/METHOD FOR INDOOR VEHICLE COLLISION PREVENTIONDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17118717PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATED PARKING CAPABILITYDecember 2020May 2023Allow2920YesNo
17115890VEHICLE PATH DETERMINATIONDecember 2020June 2025Allow5420YesYes
17108738ROAD NETWORK DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2020August 2023Abandon3230NoNo
17103591Automous Vehicle BarricadeNovember 2020September 2022Allow2210YesNo
16952484SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATIONNovember 2020October 2023Allow3530YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
98.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% 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
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(85.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(14.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
95.4%
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, 85.7% 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 CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT works in Art Unit 3667 and has examined 100 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT's allowance rate of 65.0% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT receive 2.47 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +45.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT. This interview benefit is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.1% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 19.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% 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, 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 36.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% 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 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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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