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
18829597WIRELESS BASED PICK-UP AND IN POOL NAVIGATIONSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18774837SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING SEARCH WARRANT BY AERIAL VEHICLEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310YesNo
18737726SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT LOAD ALLEVIATIONJune 2024January 2025Allow810YesNo
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
18595390REAL-TIME AUTONOMOUS SWARMS CONDUCT AND ORCHESTRATIONMarch 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18423149SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION CHECKINGJanuary 2024November 2024Allow910YesNo
18392063VEHICLE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSIONDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
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
18485408VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR DETECTING HEARTBEAT FREQUENCY USING STEERING WHEEL PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SENSOROctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18369756UPDATING EXECUTION OF TASKS OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRESCRIPTIONSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18368970Modifying Map Elements Associated with Map DataSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18353200VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH SENSOR OFFSET CORRECTIONJuly 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
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
18337563LANDING PAD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJune 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
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
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
18084485Autonomous Vehicle Remote Teleoperations SystemDecember 2022July 2023Allow710YesNo
18084512TRANSPORT ITEM MANAGEMENTDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310YesNo
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
17916908METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING OPERATIONS OF MOBILE ROBOTSOctober 2022August 2024Allow2210NoNo
17949695INTELLIGENT DRIVING MODE SELECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DELIVERY SYSTEMSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1510NoNo
17947872INTELLIGENT DRIVING MODE SELECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DELIVERY SYSTEMSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17910738Method For Adjusting a Vehicle Mirror and/or a Screen, and System For Carrying Out the MethodSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17901163HAND-HELD PENDANT FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR IN A SEMI-AUTONOMOUS MODESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17886513STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2022May 2024Allow2100NoNo
17878957Shared Mobility Simulation and Prediction SystemAugust 2022May 2024Allow2120YesNo
17816909SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ADAPTIVE TRAJECTORY PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17873584AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022February 2023Allow610NoNo
17873288Trajectory Prediction for Autonomous DevicesJuly 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17873637AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022January 2023Allow610YesNo
17846963AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17844628PREDICTIVE PLANNINGJune 2022November 2022Allow510YesNo
17826989RELOCATION BASED COVERAGE AREA ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMMay 2022April 2025Allow3520YesNo
17780381INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMay 2022May 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17746422METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CURATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICIESMay 2022October 2022Allow510NoNo
17745004DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUSMay 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17741137ZERO-TURN VEHICLE WITH DRIVELINE CONTROLMay 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17741308COLLABORATIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTMay 2022July 2024Allow2610YesNo
17738462METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CURATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICIESMay 2022January 2023Allow910NoNo
17732845COLLISION ZONE DETECTION FOR VEHICLESApril 2022July 2023Allow1410YesNo
17712431OPERATION OF A VEHICLE USING MOTION PLANNING WITH MACHINE LEARNINGApril 2022October 2023Allow1810YesNo
17710859METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAUSING A LANE CHANGE MANEUVER OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEMarch 2022September 2022Allow610YesNo
17707549VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUSMarch 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17707754ASSISTING ONE-PEDAL DRIVINGMarch 2022June 2024Allow2710YesNo
17698990SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OVERLAP-AWARE RANKING OF NAVIGATION AVOIDANCE AREAS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESMarch 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17635599NAVIGATION BASED ON PARTIALLY OCCLUDED PEDESTRIANSFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1210NoNo
17648745UAV HARDWARE ARCHITECTUREJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4130YesNo
17552518HAND-MANIPULATED INPUT DEVICE FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMDecember 2021November 2024Allow3530NoNo
17550461AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2021April 2022Allow410YesNo
17511627Robotic System And Method For Removing A Volume Of Material From A PatientOctober 2021January 2023Allow1500NoNo
17510855DECENTRALIZED COLLISION AVOIDANCE FOR UAVSOctober 2021October 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17505357SWATH ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE AND AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTOctober 2021February 2024Allow2810NoNo
17503644ARRANGING PASSENGER PICKUPS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2021July 2023Allow2010YesNo
17498535AUTONOMOUS MOBILE GOODS TRANSFEROctober 2021August 2023Allow2220YesNo
17498104SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A WORKSITE BASED ON BATTERY POWEROctober 2021April 2024Allow3010YesNo
17493578SENSOR UNIT FOR A CAR LOCKING SYSTEMOctober 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17448377AXLE WEIGHT SENSING DEVICESeptember 2021November 2023Allow2520NoNo
17473543FLIGHT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2021August 2023Allow2420NoNo
17467560AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AUTOMATIC TURNING METHOD, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AUTOMATIC TURNING SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONSeptember 2021January 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17435909VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3620NoNo
17464656VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING STABILITY AND OCCUPANT COMFORTSeptember 2021January 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17412009DYNAMIC COLLISION CHECKINGAugust 2021June 2023Allow2110YesNo
17432319Vehicle Travel Control Method and Vehicle Travel Control DeviceAugust 2021February 2022Allow600NoNo
17431492MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF WORK SITE AND MANAGEMENT METHOD OF WORK SITEAugust 2021January 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17403864METHOD FOR SOLVING ATTITUDE OF RIGID BODY BASED ON FUNCTION ITERATIVE INTEGRATIONAugust 2021July 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17395104SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A WORK VEHICLEAugust 2021January 2024Allow3010NoNo
17380421COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE COMPONENTJuly 2021January 2024Allow3000NoNo
17374645WARNING DEVICE FOR A CHARGING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESJuly 2021August 2024Allow3720NoNo
17420457Content Delivery In Real-Time Guided NavigationJuly 2021April 2025Allow4540YesNo
17365538METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CURATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICIESJuly 2021February 2022Allow810YesNo
17355650VEHICLE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSIONJune 2021September 2023Allow2710NoNo

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
98.3%
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
89.9%
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 581 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.4%, 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 87.4% places them in the 62% 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 1.52 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 WEBER, TAMARA L is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEBER, TAMARA L. This interview benefit is in the 50% 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, 36.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 74.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 93% 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 43% 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 66% 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, 13.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 7% 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 49% 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 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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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