USPTO Examiner HATCH DAVID P - Art Unit 3668

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18904250METHOD FOR DRIVING BEHAVIOR MODELING BASED ON SPATIO-TEMPORAL INFORMATION FUSIONOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18753782Distributed Computing Network Comprised of Autonomous Vehicles Carrying Liquid Immersion Cooling PlatformsJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18661595CONTROL SYSTEMS AND PREDICTION METHODS FOR IT COOLING PERFORMANCE IN CONTAINMENTMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18418811VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS WITH INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION INTERFACEJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710NoNo
18520266SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING FOR MANUAL DRIVING OF A VEHICLENovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18480248SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE ALGORITHM SELECTIONOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420NoNo
18331795ALTERNATE DESTINATION MANAGEMENT AND SELECTIONJune 2023February 2025Allow2100YesNo
18328451VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS WITH INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION INTERFACEJune 2023November 2023Allow620NoNo
18036419VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODMay 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18191460Electric Vehicle Range Detection and ProcessingMarch 2023March 2024Abandon1120NoNo
18103083DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICEJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410YesNo
18091625VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2022November 2024Allow2210NoNo
18085694AUTONOMOUS FOOTCHASE ASSISTANCEDecember 2022December 2024Allow2410NoNo
18011281METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WHEEL LOADER, AND WHEEL LOADER AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
17986400DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING NETWORK COMPRISED OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES CARRYING LIQUID IMMERSION COOLING PLATFORMSNovember 2022April 2024Allow1711NoNo
17974350ADVANCED LOCKED WHEEL PROTECTION FUNCTIONALITYOctober 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17952639METHOD AND VEHICLE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO THE VEHICLESeptember 2022April 2025Allow3120NoNo
17952631VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17912874VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2022September 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17899565SYMMETRICAL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DIRECTION INDICATIONAugust 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17873379DRIVING HANDOVER CONTROL DEVICE AND DRIVING HANDOVER CONTROL METHODJuly 2022April 2024Allow2000NoNo
17873247DRIVING HANDOVER CONTROL DEVICE AND DRIVING HANDOVER CONTROL METHODJuly 2022April 2024Allow2020YesNo
17828619INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND TELEMATICS TERMINALMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17828815Online State Space Refinement for Competence-Aware SystemsMay 2022February 2025Allow3310NoNo
17734513AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND NONTRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022November 2024Allow3110YesNo
17703551AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022May 2024Allow2610YesNo
17698070POWER SUPPLY FACILITY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESMarch 2022July 2024Allow2800NoNo
17641414MANEUVER COORDINATION SERVICE IN VEHICULAR NETWORKSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3620YesNo
17677507REMOTE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND REMOTE SUPPORT METHODFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2210NoNo
17630622MOBILITY CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2022March 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17555208SEVERITY SIMULATION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320YesNo
17529803HYBRID LOG SIMULATED DRIVINGNovember 2021January 2025Allow3840YesNo
17523679TRAJECTORY DESIGN FOR IMAGE DATA ACQUISITION FOR OBJECT DETECTION/RECOGNITIONNovember 2021December 2023Allow2510NoNo
17511164SENSOR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEOctober 2021August 2024Allow3411NoNo
17504600SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLES USING AN AMODAL CUBOID BASED ALGORITHMOctober 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17482470AUTONOMOUS DRIVING PREDICTION METHOD BASED ON BIG DATA AND COMPUTER DEVICESeptember 2021September 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17481761MODEL LEARNING SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, AND MODEL LEARNING METHODSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3811YesNo
17469177Method for Depicting a Virtual ElementSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3820YesNo
17409243METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGAugust 2021March 2025Abandon4240NoNo
17423100Lane Change Monitoring Method and Lane Change Monitoring System for Autonomous VehicleJuly 2021May 2024Allow3420NoNo
17374259METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLEJuly 2021May 2024Abandon3430YesNo
17328566End-To-End Tracking of ObjectsMay 2021June 2025Allow4930YesNo
17326090Auction-Based Cooperative Perception for Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Driving SystemsMay 2021June 2023Allow2510YesNo
17295822Autonomous Tractor and Method to Cultivate Farmland Using This TractorMay 2021April 2024Allow3511NoNo
17287093AUTONOMOUS MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLEApril 2021June 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17213799DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGMarch 2021June 2024Abandon3930NoNo
17199394AGRICULTURAL APPARATUS COMPRISING SPEED SENSORS AND CONTROLSMarch 2021March 2024Allow3620NoNo
17192992VEHICLE ROOF ASSEMBLYMarch 2021February 2024Allow3510YesNo
17136222ACTIVE POWER CONTROL USING NEIGHBORING PIXELSDecember 2020May 2023Allow2910YesNo
17120292VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE CONTROLLING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFORDecember 2020May 2023Abandon2920NoNo
17066253AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PEDESTRIAN PRESENCEOctober 2020March 2023Allow3020YesNo
17061133Apparatus and Method for Providing Customized Mobility Driving Path Using Brain WaveOctober 2020October 2022Allow2520NoNo
17035377ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INTEGRATING AND PREDICTING FUTURE TRAJECTORIES OF UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF SURROUNDING VEHICLES AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020March 2024Allow4130YesNo
17042747METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING OF VEHICLE, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEMSeptember 2020March 2024Abandon4240YesNo
17026807ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTANCE TO EMPTY THEREOFSeptember 2020July 2023Allow3420NoNo
17026947VEHICLE AND SELF-DRIVING CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2020August 2022Allow2320YesNo
17019804VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2810NoNo
17020261VEHICLE DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY PREDICTION SYSTEMSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2000YesNo
16977639Vehicle-Behavior Prediction Method and Vehicle-Behavior Prediction DeviceSeptember 2020August 2023Allow3530YesNo
17008591Systems And Methods For Directing A Parked Vehicle To Travel From A First Parking Spot To A Second Parking SpotAugust 2020September 2023Allow3730NoNo
16976587HYBRID DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM FOR TRACK VEHICLE OPERATIONAugust 2020September 2023Allow3710NoNo
16993820THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF STEERING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESAugust 2020December 2022Allow2810NoNo
16969038Method, System, and Vehicle for Preparing an Energy Forecast and Determining an Optimized Driving Behavior with Respect to the Energy ForecastAugust 2020November 2022Allow2720YesNo
16941434SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE ALGORITHM SELECTIONJuly 2020June 2023Allow3540NoNo
16937491Prompting Method of Bicycle Information, a Device, a Server, and a User TerminalJuly 2020July 2022Allow2410YesNo
16935572VEHICLE TRAVEL SYSTEMJuly 2020June 2022Allow2320YesNo
16933543DRIVING HANDOVER CONTROL DEVICE AND DRIVING HANDOVER CONTROL METHODJuly 2020November 2022Allow2820YesNo
16925616METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED VEHICLEJuly 2020October 2022Abandon2710NoNo
16914582METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL, VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2020August 2022Allow2520YesNo
16958985HEAD-UP DISPLAY APPARATUSJune 2020January 2023Abandon3120NoNo
16913347AUTOMATIC DRIVING VEHICLE AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2020December 2022Abandon3020NoNo
16905468REMOTE MANUAL AND AUTONOMOUS WORK MACHINE CONTROLJune 2020August 2023Abandon3830NoNo
16897386SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LONG-TERM PREDICTION OF LANE CHANGE MANEUVERJune 2020May 2022Allow2310YesNo
16892673WORKING VEHICLE AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE SAMEJune 2020January 2023Allow3210NoNo
16869654SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR RISK-AWARE DRIVINGMay 2020August 2023Abandon4040YesNo
16869635VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2020October 2022Abandon2920NoNo
16868801SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLES USING AN AMODAL CUBOID BASED ALGORITHMMay 2020September 2021Allow1600NoNo
16852057COLLABORATIVE VEHICLE GUIDANCEApril 2020June 2024Allow5040YesNo
16852060METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION ORDER FOR VEHICLESApril 2020November 2022Allow3110NoNo
16848166METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMApril 2020May 2023Allow3720YesNo
16845814Device For Revving An Engine of A VehicleApril 2020May 2023Allow3720YesNo
16844278VEHICLES THAT CAN BE CUSTOMIZED AND PERSONALIZED VIA MOBILE USER PROFILESApril 2020March 2024Allow4740YesNo
16830495ENHANCED SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE USERSMarch 2020May 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16831317ELECTRICAL CONTROL DEVICE FOR HEADLIGHT OR WIPER OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BASED ON DRIVING STATEMarch 2020November 2022Allow3130YesNo
16822050VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020February 2022Allow2310NoNo
16817068Systems and Methods for Generating Behavioral Predictions in Reaction to Autonomous Vehicle MovementMarch 2020September 2023Allow4230YesNo
16809620VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020May 2023Abandon3820YesNo
16641431VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEFebruary 2020February 2023Allow3510NoNo
16796642APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LEVELS OF DRIVING AUTOMATIONFebruary 2020January 2022Allow2310NoNo
16637564APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MAPFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2620NoNo
16701402CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2019August 2023Abandon4520NoNo
16616582METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OPERATOR CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLENovember 2019February 2022Allow2710YesNo
16671042AUTOMATED VEHICULAR DAMAGE DETECTIONOctober 2019September 2022Allow3510YesNo
16659235METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A WAIT TIME AT A DESTINATION OF A VEHICLE USING V2V COMMUNICATIONOctober 2019December 2022Abandon3810NoNo
16499146VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEMSeptember 2019June 2023Allow4420NoNo
16581809METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME ELECTRIC VEHICLE EMULATIONSeptember 2019August 2022Abandon3420YesNo
16553027REMAINING USEFUL LIFE PREDICTION FOR A COMPONENT OF A MACHINEAugust 2019November 2022Allow3920YesNo
16545303ESTIMATING FUEL ECONOMYAugust 2019April 2024Allow5630YesNo
16402656DETERMINING SERVICABILITY AND REMAINING LIFE OF AN IN-SERVICE STRUCTURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAN DATAMay 2019March 2023Allow4720YesYes

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
99.3%
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, 100.0% 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

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner HATCH, DAVID P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HATCH, DAVID P works in Art Unit 3668 and has examined 95 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HATCH, DAVID P's allowance rate of 77.9% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HATCH, DAVID P receive 1.74 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% 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 HATCH, DAVID P is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HATCH, DAVID P. This interview benefit is in the 63% 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, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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 30.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 16.7% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% 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 36% 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:

  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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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