USPTO Examiner WEBER TAMARA L - Art Unit 3667

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19214448POOL AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMay 2025November 2025Allow520YesNo
19178024AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD APPLIED TO AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE, AND CONTROLLERApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19171106METHOD FOR SCHEDULING TASK, AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE AND CONTROLLERApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19086092INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF NATURAL PASTURE USING MULTI-MACHINE COLLABORATION OF UAVSMarch 2025January 2026Allow1010NoNo
19037337TRAJECTORY TRACKING CONTROL METHOD FOR UNMANNED HELICOPTERS BASED ON FILTER OBSERVERJanuary 2025March 2026Abandon1310NoNo
19017245AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION, PATH PLANNING AND DYNAMIC LANDING METHOD AND SYSTEM OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEJanuary 2025July 2025Allow710NoNo
18959697System and Method for Constructing Underground Multi-Robot Collaborative Digital Twin Scene ModelNovember 2024January 2026Abandon1420NoNo
18914750OPERATIONS OF ARTICULATING BOOM ASSEMBLIESOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18829597WIRELESS BASED PICK-UP AND IN POOL NAVIGATIONSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18774837SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING SEARCH WARRANT BY AERIAL VEHICLEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310YesNo
18773680DETECTING COLLISIONS IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMJuly 2024December 2025Allow1710NoNo
18744762AGRICULTURAL MACHINE AND GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINEJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18737726SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT LOAD ALLEVIATIONJune 2024January 2025Allow810YesNo
18735270AGRICULTURAL MACHINEJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18677569METHOD OF MANAGING A DEPARTURE OF AN AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE AND A DEPARTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF AN AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE PERFORMING THE SAMEMay 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18654579METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CURATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICIESMay 2024December 2025Allow1910NoNo
18644182Surgical Systems And Methods For Dynamic Virtual Boundary AdjustmentApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18702875System and Method for Three-Dimensionally Securing a Load-Handling Environment of Load-Handling Kinematics in a Changing Work EnvironmentApril 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18634668REMOTE AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SAMEApril 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18632263UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE RETURN FLIGHT METHOD AND APPARATUS, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18624947AUTONOMOUS SOURCE LOCALIZATIONApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18619438System and Method for Controlling a Fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on Multi-Stage OptimizationMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18610243METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAJECTORY TRACKING CONTROL OF VEHICLE-MANIPULATOR COUPLING SYSTEM WITH FINITE TIME PRESCRIBED PERFORMANCEMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1420NoNo
18605005MAINTAINING SAFETY OF REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES IN VARIABLE NETWORK CONDITIONSMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18601091FEDERATED DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING-ASSISTED UAV TRAJECTORY PLANNING AGAINST HOSTILE DEFENSE SYSTEMMarch 2024September 2025Allow1910YesNo
18600354AUTOMATIC TRAVELING METHOD, AUTOMATIC TRAVELING PROGRAM, AUTOMATIC TRAVELING SYSTEM, AND WORK VEHICLEMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18597083AXLE WEIGHT SENSING DEVICEMarch 2024January 2026Allow2310NoNo
18595390REAL-TIME AUTONOMOUS SWARMS CONDUCT AND ORCHESTRATIONMarch 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18593439GRAIN CART-SPECIFIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED GRAIN CART UNLOADINGMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110YesNo
18593043Context-Aware Voice GuidanceMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410YesNo
18423149SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION CHECKINGJanuary 2024November 2024Allow910YesNo
18418971AUTO-DOCKING OF MARINE VESSELSJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18402980Providing Avatar Support After Seismic EventJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310YesNo
18392063VEHICLE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSIONDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18544507WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHODDecember 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18543984FLIGHT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2023March 2026Allow2720YesNo
18540043HANDS FREE ADVANCE CONTROL FOR MATERIAL HANDLING VEHICLEDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410YesNo
18538060GPS DIRECTED ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURE RUNWAY CLEANERDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310NoNo
18537164TRAVEL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINEDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410YesNo
18527719Regenerative Braking for Electric and Hybrid VehiclesDecember 2023July 2025Allow1910NoNo
18564534ROLL-BIASED SKID-TO-TURN TERMINAL GUIDANCE WITH RUDDER INTEGRATOR FEEDBACKNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18507452Guided Rocket System for the Non-Destructive Capture of Slow Moving High Altitude ObjectsNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18504924AUTOMATED GUIDED SCHEDULE AGRICULTURE SPRAYING MACHINENovember 2023January 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18495229CONTROLLING TRANSFER OF MATERIAL FROM A TRANSFER VEHICLE TO A HAULAGE VEHICLE BASED ON AN INTERNAL PROFILE OF THE HAULAGE VEHICLEOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510YesNo
18492426APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED NAVIGATION OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENTOctober 2023January 2026Allow2620NoNo
18487631ARRANGING PASSENGER PICKUPS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2023August 2025Allow2220YesNo
18485408VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR DETECTING HEARTBEAT FREQUENCY USING STEERING WHEEL PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SENSOROctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18377463Exhaustive Driving Analytical Systems and ModelersOctober 2023December 2025Allow2630NoNo
18371263Autonomous Vehicle Remote Teleoperations SystemSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810YesNo
18369756UPDATING EXECUTION OF TASKS OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRESCRIPTIONSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18368862SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WORK VEHICLESSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310YesNo
18368865SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WORK VEHICLESSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18368970Modifying Map Elements Associated with Map DataSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18281766Autonomous Driving Method, Work Vehicle, And Autonomous Driving SystemSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3020YesNo
18465580FILL PROFILE AND TRACKING CONTROL DURING AN UNLOADING OPERATION BASED ON A CAD FILESeptember 2023January 2026Allow2820YesNo
18279068Autonomous Driving Method, Combine, And Autonomous Driving SystemAugust 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
17909704MODULAR AND RECONFIGURABLE ELECTRIC ROBOT FOR AGRICULTUREAugust 2023October 2025Allow3710NoNo
18361343WORK VEHICLE GUIDANCE AND/OR AUTOMATION WITH RESPECT TO IDENTIFIED REGIONS OF INTEREST IN A WORK AREAJuly 2023July 2025Allow2420NoNo
18353200VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH SENSOR OFFSET CORRECTIONJuly 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
18350230AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING TURNS ON AN AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE BASED UPON FIELD GEOMETRYJuly 2023July 2025Allow2410NoNo
18346612METHOD FOR GENERATING TRANSFER PATH, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023June 2024Allow1220YesNo
18217082Vehicle Control SystemsJune 2023October 2024Allow1610YesNo
18270247AUTOMATIC TRAVEL SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC TRAVEL METHODJune 2023March 2025Allow2110YesNo
18340729SOLAR VEHICLE NAVIGATIONJune 2023December 2024Allow1810YesNo
18268958ROUTE SETTING METHOD, AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING METHOD, ROUTE SETTING DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2023November 2025Allow2820NoNo
18337563LANDING PAD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJune 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
18337048PATH FINDING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEEDING ROBOTJune 2023September 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18336702Agricultural Machine GuidanceJune 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18266126ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN WITH SAFETY CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMNJune 2023September 2025Allow2720NoNo
18326824SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LAST MILE DELIVERYMay 2023June 2024Allow1310NoNo
18039271AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023November 2023Allow610NoNo
18202125Hierarchical Vehicle Action PredictionMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18199626DETERMINATION OF FREE SPACE AROUND A VEHICLEMay 2023October 2024Allow1710NoNo
18195046Trackable Protective Packaging For Tools And Methods For Calibrating Tool Installation Using The SameMay 2023November 2024Allow1820NoNo
18035282Work Region Setting System, Work Region Setting Method, And Work Region Setting ProgramMay 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18140904AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2023June 2024Allow1410YesNo
18138315Robotic System And Method For Removing A Volume Of Material From A PatientApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18249332DEVICE FOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION IN AN AUTOMATED LOGISTICS CENTER AND ASSOCIATED METHODApril 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18031151Autonomous Travel System, Autonomous Travel Method, And Autonomous Travel ProgramApril 2023August 2025Allow2820YesNo
18126975VEHICLE PLATOONING SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310NoNo
18121617SURGICAL MANIPULATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME USING VIRTUAL RIGID BODY MODELINGMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18183573Method To Diagnose Real Time Pulseless Condition Of A Driver Operating A VehicleMarch 2023August 2023Allow520YesNo
18112311CONTROL MODE SWITCHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL MODE SWITCHING METHODFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18110257System And Method For Adjusting Vehicle LocationFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810NoNo
18108955ROUTE SUGGESTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2720NoNo
18164062CONTROL DEVICE FOR FLIGHT VEHICLEFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410YesNo
18154811SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SELECTIVELY ACTIVATE TPMS LEARNING MODE OPERATIONS IN A VEHICLEJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2310NoNo
18096837METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAUSING A LANE CHANGE MANEUVER OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310YesNo
18152608SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL VOICE RELAY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OVER AN AVIATION NETWORKJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2510YesNo
18093384Systems And Methods For Controlling Movement Of A Surgical Tool Along A Predefined PathJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18086430METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CURATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICIESDecember 2022January 2024Allow1210YesNo
18084512TRANSPORT ITEM MANAGEMENTDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310YesNo
18084485Autonomous Vehicle Remote Teleoperations SystemDecember 2022July 2023Allow710YesNo
18079033WORKING MACHINEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18078529Hierarchical Vehicle Action PredictionDecember 2022April 2023Allow410YesNo
18060948Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Sensor System Including Integrated Light SourceDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110YesNo
18058669CURVATURE SENSING AND GUIDANCE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLENovember 2022March 2025Allow2820NoNo
18057079ADVERSARIAL SCENARIOS FOR SAFETY TESTING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2022February 2024Allow1510NoNo
18054288DETERMINING DRIVABLE FREE-SPACE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2022November 2023Allow1220YesNo
17962806Systems and Methods for Detecting Surprise Movements of an Actor with Respect to an Autonomous VehicleOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WEBER, TAMARA L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
98.2%
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
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(62.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(37.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
90.6%
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, 62.5% 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 WEBER, TAMARA L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WEBER, TAMARA L works in Art Unit 3667 and has examined 512 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WEBER, TAMARA L's allowance rate of 85.9% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WEBER, TAMARA L receive 1.58 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% 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 WEBER, TAMARA L is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEBER, TAMARA L. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 73.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 14.3% 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, 17.9% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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.

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.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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