USPTO Examiner KHALED ABDALLA A - Art Unit 3667

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17134939NAVIGATION DEVICE AND ROUTE GUIDANCE METHODDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2720NoNo
17103141ACCOMPANYING SERVICE METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTELLIGENT ROBOTNovember 2020November 2023Abandon3630NoNo
17092522PARKING SUPPORT APPARATUSNovember 2020September 2022Allow2210NoNo
17090437SELECTING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FROM A SET OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2020August 2023Abandon3420NoNo
17082316SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SHOPPING CART RETRIEVALOctober 2020July 2022Allow2010YesNo
17078355AUTOMATED MAPPING OF SENSORS AT A LOCATIONOctober 2020September 2024Allow4760YesNo
17045896METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A HIGHLY PRECISE POSITION OF A VEHICLEOctober 2020December 2023Allow3850NoNo
17030091USER INTERFACES FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION DIRECTIONSSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2820YesNo
17028638USER INTERFACES FOR CUSTOMIZED NAVIGATION ROUTESSeptember 2020March 2023Allow3050YesNo
17028675USER INTERFACES FOR CUSTOMIZED NAVIGATION ROUTESSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2820YesNo
16982570Methods and Systems for Generating Parking RoutesSeptember 2020March 2023Allow3030YesNo
16978015TRAVELING VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEMSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2520YesNo
17009070VEHICLE REMOTE INSTRUCTION SYSTEMSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4050YesNo
16975859CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE, METHOD, AND WORK VEHICLEAugust 2020June 2022Allow2210YesNo
16928534VEHICLE OPERATION SYSTEMJuly 2020January 2023Abandon3010NoNo
16918976METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2020February 2023Allow3230NoNo
16915311SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED PAIRING OF PERSONAL TRANSPORT DEVICE TO RIDERJune 2020April 2023Allow3430YesNo
16772245Worksite Management SystemJune 2020January 2024Allow4350NoNo
16769377MOVING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHODJune 2020May 2022Allow2310YesNo
16887601METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DIGITAL ROAD MAPMay 2020December 2022Allow3120YesNo
16876242DEVIATION DETECTION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE NAVIGATION PATHSMay 2020January 2024Abandon4440YesNo
16763035ENHANCED ROUTE PLANNINGMay 2020March 2023Abandon3520YesNo
16863578AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD OF OPERATIONApril 2020July 2024Allow5050NoNo
16857704METHOD FOR USING A FEATURE-BASED LOCALIZATION MAP FOR A VEHICLEApril 2020October 2023Abandon4240NoNo
16756431Methods and Systems of Providing Lane Information Using a Navigation ApparatusApril 2020October 2022Allow3020YesNo
16848893INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODApril 2020June 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16847213ENHANCING PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL DEVICEApril 2020October 2022Allow3020YesNo
16845742MOBILE ROBOT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMEApril 2020August 2022Allow2920YesNo
16650637METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOADING DIGITAL GEOGRAPHICAL MAP TILESMarch 2020August 2022Abandon2920NoNo
16827653AUTOMATIC ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATIONMarch 2020January 2023Allow3330YesNo
16641472MOBILE DEVICE, SERVER AND METHOD FOR UPDATING AND PROVIDING A HIGHLY PRECISE MAPFebruary 2020November 2023Abandon4540NoNo
16787667GENERATION OF AUTONOMY MAP FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEFebruary 2020December 2023Allow4650NoNo
16752292OPERATOR ASSISTANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJanuary 2020September 2023Allow4350YesNo
16752164AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ROUTING WITH ROADWAY ELEMENT IMPACTJanuary 2020July 2022Abandon3020NoNo
16735622CONDITION-BASED LANE SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAVEL ADVISINGJanuary 2020February 2023Abandon3821YesNo
16725776TRACK GENERATING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLEDecember 2019July 2022Abandon3120YesNo
16625448Direction Indicator Control Method and Direction Indicator Control DeviceDecember 2019September 2022Allow3230NoNo
16709383TRAFFIC CONTROL APPARATUS, TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM, TRAFFIC CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2019October 2021Allow2310YesNo
16679368AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CARTNovember 2019May 2023Allow4230YesNo
16601775Autonomous Trucks with Specialized Behaviors for Mining and Construction ApplicationsOctober 2019August 2022Abandon3420NoNo
16600490SMART VEHICLEOctober 2019November 2021Abandon2540YesNo
16500803ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLES AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLESOctober 2019February 2023Abandon4120NoNo
16557084Vehicle Integration Platform (VIP) Security IntegrationAugust 2019January 2021Allow1700NoNo
16476888METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR GROUND BEARING CAPACITY ANALYSISJuly 2019November 2022Allow4031YesNo
16443320DYNAMIC VEHICLE NAVIGATION BASED ON LEADER FOLLOWER SCHEMEJune 2019September 2022Abandon3920YesNo
16469176SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INTELLIGENT WHEELCHAIRJune 2019December 2021Allow3010YesNo
16467846METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED MOBILE UNIT AND METHOD FOR EMITTING A PIECE OF HAZARD INFORMATIONJune 2019March 2023Abandon4621NoNo
16432150METHOD FOR REPRESENTING DATA IN A VEHICLEJune 2019June 2023Abandon4830NoNo
16465645BOAT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAMEMay 2019October 2021Allow2810YesNo
16465619BOATMay 2019July 2021Allow2610YesNo
16465618BOATMay 2019February 2023Allow4440YesNo
16465624BOAT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAMEMay 2019May 2022Allow3620YesNo
16402032SELECTIVE COMPRESSION OF IMAGE DATA DURING TELEOPERATION OF A VEHICLEMay 2019April 2021Allow2410NoNo
16401953Method for Satellite-Based Detection of a Vehicle Location by Means of a Motion and Location SensorMay 2019December 2023Allow5620NoYes
16343525METHOD FOR PREDICTIVELY GENERATING DATA FOR CONTROLLING A TRAVEL PATH AND AN OPERATING SEQUENCE FOR AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES AND MACHINESApril 2019November 2022Allow4350YesNo
16388374MULTI-ROTOR VEHICLE WITH EDGE COMPUTING SYSTEMSApril 2019August 2023Allow5220NoYes
16387676SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICULAR NAVIGATIONApril 2019February 2021Allow2210YesNo
16385596RESOURCE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2019June 2023Allow5040YesNo
16383730VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION DEVICEApril 2019March 2021Allow2410NoNo
16379892VEHICLE INFORMATION DISTRIBUTING METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2019July 2021Allow2720NoNo
16375275SEMI-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SEMI-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEApril 2019June 2022Abandon3830NoNo
16373744SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE DURING AUTO-PARKINGApril 2019February 2022Abandon3420NoNo
16373035OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICEApril 2019January 2021Allow2210NoNo
16338809AXIAL MISALIGNMENT DETERMINATION METHOD OF OBJECT DETECTION SENSORApril 2019April 2021Allow2510YesNo
16372330INITIATION OF VEHICLE REMOTE PARK-ASSIST WITH KEY FOBApril 2019July 2021Allow2720YesNo
16354808DATA RECORDER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEMarch 2019October 2021Allow3130NoNo
16333802INACCESSIBLE ROAD SECTION ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND INACCESSIBLE ROAD SECTION ESTIMATION PROGRAMMarch 2019June 2021Abandon2710NoNo
16355503METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR IN CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN OF AN AIRCRAFT PASSING THROUGH A SET OF MISSION ZONES TO BE COVEREDMarch 2019December 2021Abandon3320NoNo
16212833Sidewalk Detection For Pedestrian Behavior ModelingDecember 2018October 2020Allow2210NoNo
16213977METHOD OF DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL ROUTEDecember 2018August 2021Allow3320NoNo
16211507MACHINE CONTROL THROUGH ACTIVE GROUND TERRAIN MAPPINGDecember 2018March 2021Allow2710NoNo
16212315VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFDecember 2018October 2020Allow2310NoNo
16212059ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLEDecember 2018January 2021Allow2510NoNo
16210810CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MILD HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLEDecember 2018July 2020Allow1900NoNo
16204312DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2018November 2020Allow2310YesNo
16203203ACTIVE VALVE FOR AN INTERNAL BYPASSNovember 2018February 2024Allow6070NoNo
16202599ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATION BASED ON A REAL-TIME MAPPING BETWEEN ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DYNAMICSNovember 2018January 2021Allow2530YesNo
16200059COMMUNICATION WITH VEHICLE IN AREA WHERE COMMUNICATION NETWORK IS NOT AVAILABLENovember 2018April 2025Abandon6060YesYes
16304498Driving Control Method and Driving Control ApparatusNovember 2018September 2020Allow2110NoNo
16197062ROUTE SETTING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC PILOT, AND METHOD OF SETTING ROUTENovember 2018May 2021Allow3020NoNo
16194837VERIFICATION OF ITERATIVE CLOSEST POINT ALIGNMENTS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2018May 2021Allow3021YesNo
16302113SPEED CONTROL DEVICENovember 2018March 2021Allow2720YesNo
16191111METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND PRESENTING A SPATIAL-TEMPORAL MOBILITY PATTERN OF A VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO A USER BASED ON USER APPOINTMENTSNovember 2018April 2021Allow2930YesNo
16189190SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MILD HYBRID VEHICLENovember 2018October 2020Allow2310NoNo
16181034MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICENovember 2018April 2021Abandon2920NoNo
16178261METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING LOW-SPEED PROPULSION OF A MARINE VESSELNovember 2018October 2020Allow2420NoNo
16178293SELF-PROPELLED CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR CONTROL OF A SELF-PROPELLED CONSTRUCTION MACHINENovember 2018July 2020Allow2010NoNo
16170951METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A PARKING SEARCH ROUTEOctober 2018April 2020Allow1810NoNo
16170215VEHICLE OPENING/CLOSING BODY CONTROL DEVICEOctober 2018April 2020Allow1810NoNo
16171122WEARABLE MONITOR FOR PERSONAL THERMAL CONTROL IN A VEHICLEOctober 2018October 2020Allow2411NoNo
16169037INDUSTRIAL TRUCK HAVING A FORK AND A FORK ARM CAMERA AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCKOctober 2018January 2021Allow2620YesNo
16164927METHOD FOR COORDINATING DISTANCES WITHIN A VEHICLE CONVOYOctober 2018August 2021Abandon3420NoNo
16164345MOVING BODYOctober 2018April 2021Allow3020YesNo
16163207USER INTERFACES FOR VEHICLE REMOTE PARK ASSISTOctober 2018April 2021Allow3020YesNo
16139598APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ROAD SURFACE STATE IN MOTOR-DRIVEN POWER STEERING AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2018August 2020Allow2210NoNo
16132695DRIVERLESS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSeptember 2018July 2020Allow2210NoNo
16084167VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2018August 2020Allow2310YesNo
16083152CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND WORK VEHICLESeptember 2018July 2020Allow2210NoNo
15998946WORK MACHINEAugust 2018July 2020Allow2310NoNo
16102678VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEMAugust 2018June 2020Allow2210YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KHALED, ABDALLA A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
55.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
55.1%
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, 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.

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 KHALED, ABDALLA A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KHALED, ABDALLA A works in Art Unit 3667 and has examined 120 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KHALED, ABDALLA A's allowance rate of 75.8% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KHALED, ABDALLA A receive 2.15 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% 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 KHALED, ABDALLA A is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KHALED, ABDALLA A. This interview benefit is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 64% 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 30.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

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 40.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 8% 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, 85.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 37% 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 42% 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:

    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

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