USPTO Examiner TESTARDI DAVID A - Art Unit 3667

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17126667DRIVING FORCE CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLEDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810YesNo
16499217APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING OF ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILEDecember 2020December 2021Abandon2720NoNo
17098929MAP BASED TRAINING AND INTERFACE FOR MOBILE ROBOTSNovember 2020May 2023Allow3010YesNo
17055155SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAVING SAME AND METHOD FOR SAMENovember 2020March 2023Allow2810YesNo
17049824WORKING METHOD USING AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLEOctober 2020December 2023Allow3810NoNo
17066637METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL AT LEAST TWO ELECTRIC MOTORS DRIVING A VEHICLEOctober 2020March 2023Allow2910YesNo
16948931GENERATING A POINT CLOUD CAPTURE PLANOctober 2020August 2021Allow1030YesNo
17062792Systems And Methods For Optimizing Vehicle DeploymentOctober 2020January 2024Allow4051NoNo
17060232ELECTRIC VEHICLEOctober 2020March 2023Allow2920YesNo
17043947MANAGEMENT OF THE CLEANING OF FRICTION BODIES OF AUTOMOTIVE BRAKING SYSTEMSSeptember 2020March 2023Allow3010YesNo
17007473VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2020October 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16999525SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DISPLAYS FOR NOISE ABATEMENT DEPARTURE PROCEDURESAugust 2020March 2023Allow3110YesNo
16994978NON-LINEAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESTINATION SELECTIONAugust 2020May 2023Abandon3310NoNo
16994203APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING REGENERATIVE BRAKING TORQUE OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND A METHOD THEREOFAugust 2020November 2023Allow3930YesNo
16969182CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE, VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE CONTROLLERAugust 2020March 2023Abandon3110NoNo
16989630ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2020March 2024Abandon4310NoNo
16967432BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLEAugust 2020March 2023Allow3110NoNo
16964176ROBOT GENERATING MAP BASED ON MULTI SENSORS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MOVING BASED ON MAPJuly 2020December 2023Allow4130YesNo
16929025INTEGRATED FEEDBACK TO FLIGHT COMPUTER FOR ADJUSTING POWER DISTRIBUTION TO ROTORCRAFT MOTORSJuly 2020October 2023Allow3930YesNo
16924416ARBITRATING FRICTION AND REGENERATIVE BRAKING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJuly 2020March 2024Abandon4450YesNo
16917759INTERACTIVE ROUTING INFORMATION BETWEEN USERSJune 2020March 2022Allow2110YesNo
16908879DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUSJune 2020October 2022Allow2820YesNo
16956745ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONTROLLERJune 2020August 2022Allow2610YesNo
16886883AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINEMay 2020January 2023Allow3210YesNo
16844708ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT WITH A MINIMAL YAWING MOMENTApril 2020January 2024Allow4640YesNo
16844498FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL VEHICLEApril 2020June 2022Allow2610YesNo
16839268Harvesting Head Reel-Crop EngagementApril 2020January 2023Allow3320YesNo
16830373CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTMarch 2020April 2023Allow3611NoNo
16830344GROUND ENGAGING TOOL MONITORING SYSTEMMarch 2020December 2022Allow3310NoNo
16827013BRAKE SYSTEMMarch 2020June 2022Allow2620YesNo
16819492VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVER, HYBRID VEHICLE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020October 2022Abandon3120YesNo
16814023BRAKING FORCE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2020July 2022Allow2810NoNo
16814075VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2020July 2022Allow2820YesNo
16808959VEHICLE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2020July 2023Abandon4140NoNo
16802044METHOD OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENTFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2510NoNo
16799779Zero Emission Onboard Charging SystemFebruary 2020April 2023Abandon3830YesNo
16788457SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND DISTRIBUTING REGENERATIVE BRAKING FORCE IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN CONSIDERATION OF TRACTIVE RESISTANCEFebruary 2020April 2022Abandon2620NoNo
16788475Crop Machine with an Electronically Controlled Hydraulic Cylinder Flotation SystemFebruary 2020September 2022Allow3120YesNo
16788272METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR AUGMENTED REALITY NAVIGATION IN NETWORK TEST ENVIRONMENTSFebruary 2020February 2023Allow3620YesNo
16637683Control Apparatus for Vehicle, Control System for Vehicle, and Control Method for VehicleFebruary 2020August 2022Abandon3120YesNo
16781400ADAPTIVE POWERTRAIN CONTROL OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEFebruary 2020August 2023Abandon4240YesNo
16781736SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF VEHICULAR BRAKINGFebruary 2020December 2022Allow3520YesNo
16494688DEVICE FOR SIGNALLING DRIVING PHASE(S) OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEJanuary 2020April 2021Abandon1920NoNo
16773311VEHICLE INCLUDING A HYBRID ELECTRIC CONTROL UNITJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2510YesNo
16736036CONTROLLERS AND AIRCRAFT WITH TAKEOFF STALL PROTECTION SYSTEMJanuary 2020August 2023Allow4340YesNo
16624933POWER ASSIST WHEELCHAIR, POWER ASSIST UNIT FOR WHEELCHAIR, CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER ASSIST WHEELCHAIR, CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER ASSIST WHEELCHAIR, AND PROGRAMDecember 2019July 2022Allow3120YesNo
16718228VEHICLE HAVING CONTROLLER CONFIGURED TO CHANGE AN OPERATING POINT OF A TRAVELING ELECTRIC MOTORDecember 2019April 2022Allow2810YesNo
16715232SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANTI-TAMPERING SENSOR ASSEMBLYDecember 2019May 2023Allow4130YesNo
16708022SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ELECTRIC MOTOR TORQUES IN A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLEDecember 2019November 2021Allow2310YesNo
16708367AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2019February 2021Allow1411YesNo
16617870Control Apparatus for Electric Vehicle, Control System for Electric Vehicle, and Control Method for Electric VehicleNovember 2019November 2022Allow3630YesNo
16696390APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGERSNovember 2019January 2023Allow3830YesNo
16696240HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND BRAKING CONTROL METHOD THEREOFNovember 2019January 2022Allow2610YesNo
16694652METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE NAVIGATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2019March 2023Abandon4040NoNo
16692274METHOD OF COAST REGENERATIVE BRAKE COOPERATION FOR A REAR WHEEL OF ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY VEHICLENovember 2019April 2022Abandon2920NoNo
16613776METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDITIONING THE AIR IN A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD OR SYSTEMNovember 2019November 2022Abandon3610NoNo
16679034SOC CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY OF HYBRID VEHICLENovember 2019November 2021Allow2410YesNo
16671970HYBRID VEHICLENovember 2019January 2023Abandon3920NoNo
16671980CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLENovember 2019March 2022Allow2811YesNo
16670938LDC-INTEGRATED BATTERY MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR 48V MILD HYBRID SYSTEMOctober 2019January 2023Abandon3830YesNo
16670622METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING DATAOctober 2019February 2023Abandon4040YesNo
16609833SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE REFERENCE SCHEDULINGOctober 2019September 2023Abandon4640YesNo
16661002METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE HEIGHT OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT RELATIVE TO THE GROUNDOctober 2019January 2023Allow3920YesNo
16658320METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE HEIGHT OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT RELATIVE TO THE GROUNDOctober 2019November 2022Allow3710YesNo
16595788AUTOMATIC PROGRAM-CORRECTION DEVICE, AUTOMATIC PROGRAM-CORRECTION METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC PATH-GENERATION DEVICEOctober 2019November 2022Allow3740YesNo
16603483METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING TORQUE OF A VEHICLEOctober 2019November 2022Allow3720YesNo
16603023METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR NO-LOAD LOSSES IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, DATA CARRIER, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLEOctober 2019November 2023Abandon4950YesNo
16588920DRONE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND FLIGHT PLAN MANAGEMENTSeptember 2019July 2021Allow2220YesNo
16585345INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLESeptember 2019August 2022Allow3520NoNo
16584909Electric Hybrid Retrofitting Of Non-Hybrid Combustion Engine VehiclesSeptember 2019December 2022Abandon3820NoNo
16578830SERVER, VEHICLE, AND CHARGER INFORMATION METHODSeptember 2019February 2022Allow2910YesNo
16578464CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLESeptember 2019November 2021Allow2610YesNo
16568659OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLESeptember 2019April 2023Abandon4340YesNo
16489210Range ExtenderAugust 2019February 2022Abandon2910NoNo
16540153METHODS SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING YIELD WHILE HARVESTING GRAINAugust 2019June 2022Abandon3440YesNo
16530264POWER MANAGEMENT BETWEEN A PROPULSOR AND A COAXIAL ROTOR OF A HELICOPTERAugust 2019March 2022Allow3130YesNo
16527871SELF-DRIVING CAR SCHEDULING METHOD, CAR SCHEDULING SERVER, AND SELF-DRIVING CARJuly 2019February 2022Allow3020YesNo
16521654SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DURING COASTJuly 2019March 2022Allow3210YesNo
16479757VEHICLE SYSTEM HAVING FUNCTION OF PREVENTING OCCURRENCE FACTORS OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATIONJuly 2019January 2022Abandon3010NoNo
16466416CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE, METHOD FOR SETTING TRAJECTORY OF WORK IMPLEMENT, AND WORK VEHICLEJune 2019December 2021Allow3020YesNo
16423603METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL OPERATION OF A VEHICLEMay 2019March 2022Abandon3320YesNo
16348176CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2019April 2022Abandon3520NoNo
16405412DAMPING FORCE CONTROL DEVICEMay 2019November 2021Allow3020NoNo
16402379RECOGNITION-ERROR DETECTOR AND ELECTRIC-BRAKE CONTROLLERMay 2019June 2021Allow2610YesNo
16402594VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOFMay 2019April 2022Abandon3521NoNo
16402123SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DRIVING MODE OF GREEN CARMay 2019December 2022Abandon4430YesNo
16394682HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLEApril 2019December 2021Abandon3210NoNo
16391455METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC YAW RATE BIAS ESTIMATIONApril 2019October 2021Abandon3020YesNo
16391452VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHODApril 2019November 2021Abandon3120NoNo
16378227BRAKE LOAD BALANCE AND RUNWAY CENTERING TECHNIQUESApril 2019October 2020Allow1900YesNo
16378203APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DRIVING PATH IN VEHICLEApril 2019February 2022Allow3430YesNo
16375931TRAINED PATTERN ANALYZER FOR ROLL OUT DECISIONSApril 2019February 2022Allow3440YesNo
16340018WIND MEASUREMENT BY MEANS OF A MULTICOPTERApril 2019June 2021Allow2710YesNo
16339926METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A FULLY AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODEApril 2019March 2021Allow2310YesNo
16339021LATERAL DYNAMIC CONTROL FOR REGENERATIVE AND FRICTION BRAKE BLENDINGApril 2019April 2022Allow3720YesNo
16366261METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISAMBIGUATING PROBE POINTS WITHIN AN AMBIGUOUS PROBE REGIONMarch 2019March 2022Allow3630YesNo
16363088VERIFYING IDENTITY OF AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE DURING OPERATIONMarch 2019February 2022Allow3530YesNo
16363156METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE TRAJECTORY OF AN AIRCRAFTMarch 2019June 2021Abandon2600NoNo
16363033DRIVER ASSISTANCE FOR NON-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN AN AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTMarch 2019February 2022Allow3530YesNo
16271558TELEASSISTANCE DATA PRIORITIZATION FOR SELF-DRIVING VEHICLESFebruary 2019December 2020Allow2210YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
16.9%
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
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
9.1%
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 TESTARDI, DAVID A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TESTARDI, DAVID A works in Art Unit 3667 and has examined 546 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TESTARDI, DAVID A's allowance rate of 74.5% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TESTARDI, DAVID A receive 1.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 38% 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 TESTARDI, DAVID A is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TESTARDI, DAVID A. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 24.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 39% 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 54.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 82% 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.

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 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 17.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 67% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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

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