USPTO Examiner MCANDREWS TAWRI MATSUSHIGE - Art Unit 3668

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18690847Identification Processing Method And System For Ship-To-Ship RefuelingMarch 2024September 2025Abandon1820NoNo
18591594DRIVER MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD USING CRITERION BASED ON SURROUNDING VEHICLESFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2410YesNo
18522696VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR STEERING REACTION DURING MANUAL DRIVING FOR RETURNING TO A PRESET ROUTENovember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18131230POSITIONING ALERT SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFTApril 2023November 2025Abandon3110NoNo
18155659COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT AT AIRPORTJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210YesNo
18153558IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE BRAKE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE WITH A SINGLE RELAY CONNECTIONJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2700YesNo
18065804WORKING MACHINE CONTROL METHOD USING TARGET POSITION CURVE AND REWARD MODEL, WORKING MACHINE CONTROL DEVICE AND WORKING MACHINEDecember 2022December 2025Allow3620NoNo
18078408DISPLAY METHOD FOR VEHICLE, DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, AND VEHICLEDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3711NoNo
18046164DISENGAGEMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODE BASED ON VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONSOctober 2022October 2024Allow2430YesNo
17943738SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING AN OPTICAL SENSOR MOUNTED ON BOARD OF A VEHICLE USING A GRADUATED MOUNTING BARSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3820YesNo
17881545SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPOSITIONING VEHICLES IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA BASED ON UTILIZATION METRICAugust 2022November 2025Allow3921YesNo
17713782Generating Labeled Training Instances for Autonomous Vehicles Using Temporally Correlated TimestampsApril 2022October 2025Allow4321YesNo
17713462ADAPTIVE APERTURE SIZE AND SHAPE BY ALGORITHM CONTROLApril 2022September 2025Abandon4121YesNo
17701362SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING AN OPTICAL SENSOR MOUNTED ON BOARD OF A VEHICLEMarch 2022December 2024Allow3330YesNo
17688386SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE INTEGRATION DEVICE FOR NON-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESMarch 2022December 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17586910RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM OF UNFORESEEN DRIVING SCENARIOS USING SURROUNDING SENSOR-PROVIDED ENTITIESJanuary 2022October 2025Abandon4540NoNo
17457224METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE BLENDING OF DRIVER AND AUTOMATED STEERING COMMANDS UNDER EXTERNAL THREATDecember 2021June 2024Allow3110YesNo
17520313VEHICLES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A RECOMMENDED VEHICLE DRIVING MODENovember 2021February 2025Allow3931YesNo
17518102AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVEN VEHICLENovember 2021August 2024Abandon3320YesNo
17509339TRANSITIONING OF VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FROM AN ADAS OR AD SYSTEM TO A DRIVEROctober 2021December 2025Abandon4940NoNo
17481724SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT USER-AUTOMATION EXPECTATIONS GAPSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon3920YesNo
17411474DRIVING TAKEOVER APPARATUS BASED ON DRIVER OPERATION AMOUNT AND TAKEOVER OPERATIONAugust 2021August 2024Allow3620YesNo
17408643REAL TIME EVENT TRIGGERED FEEDBACK FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESAugust 2021September 2024Abandon3711YesNo
17432684MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE AND MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD USING TRAINED RISK MODELAugust 2021December 2024Allow4030YesNo
17374861VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING OF VEHICLE BY DETERMINING ERRONEOUS TRAFFIC LIGHT INFORMATIONJuly 2021August 2024Allow3730YesNo
17420453Work Vehicle With Manual Driving Mode, Manned Automatic Driving Mode, and Unmanned Automatic Driving ModeJuly 2021September 2024Allow3820YesNo
17250970HAILING SELF DRIVING PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICESApril 2021April 2025Allow4831YesNo
17217340ACCOMMODATION AREA MANAGEMENT DEVICEMarch 2021June 2023Abandon2620YesNo
17200064DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMarch 2021August 2024Abandon4130NoNo
17191745AUTOMATED DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEMMarch 2021April 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17186973DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE, DRIVE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTFebruary 2021October 2023Abandon3211NoNo
17168389VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLEFebruary 2021October 2023Abandon3320YesNo
17165162SALIENCY-BASED PRESENTATION OF OBJECTS IN AN IMAGEFebruary 2021December 2023Abandon3420YesNo
17160747SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL-STAGE SPATIO-TEMPORAL MULTI-MODAL FUTURE FORECASTINGJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3130YesNo
17256986VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE ALERT SYSTEM FOR PAVED ROAD AND OFF-ROAD DRIVING CONDITIONSDecember 2020December 2024Allow4820YesNo
17256520CRANE AND CRANE CONTROL METHOD BASED ON CURRENT AND TARGET BOOM TIP AND LOAD POSITIONSDecember 2020August 2024Allow4410NoNo
17116003DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR ERRONEOUS ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATIONDecember 2020December 2022Allow2410NoNo
17111056VEHICLE DEVICE AUTHORIZATION VIA SECONDARY DEVICEDecember 2020September 2024Allow4631YesNo
16950431OPERATIONAL DESIGN DOMAIN VALIDATION COVERAGE FOR ROAD AND LANE TYPENovember 2020October 2023Abandon3520NoNo
17053653Driver Assistance System and Method for Automated Driving with Automated Longitudinal GuidanceNovember 2020February 2023Allow2720YesNo
17089810Systems And Methods For Using In-Vehicle Voce Recognition, IOT Sensors and Vehicle State Data For Augmenting Car-Generated GPS/Location-Based Data For Predicting Travel PatternsNovember 2020February 2023Allow2710YesNo
17079431AUTOMATIC DISENGAGEMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODEOctober 2020August 2022Allow2220YesNo
17078359NEUTRAL STABILITY PATH FOLLOWING UNDER DRIVER-APPLIED STEERING TORQUEOctober 2020February 2023Abandon2820YesNo
17075996FACILITATING TRANSFERS OF CONTROL BETWEEN A USER AND A VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMOctober 2020April 2023Allow3030YesNo
17047033INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR WEARABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL FOR A DRIVER OF AN AUTOMATIC DRIVING VEHICLEOctober 2020September 2023Allow3530NoNo
17011959Method and System for Determining an Attribute of an Object at a Pre-Determined Time PointSeptember 2020April 2023Allow3130YesNo
16971423CONTROLLER FOR A VEHICLE BASED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONAugust 2020June 2023Allow3421NoNo
16966597DRIVING AUTHORITY TRANSFER DEVICEJuly 2020August 2022Abandon2510YesNo
16964189MOVEMENT DEVICE FOR CONTROL OF A VEHICLE BASED ON DRIVER INFORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONJuly 2020January 2023Allow2920NoNo
16931525DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUSJuly 2020May 2023Allow3331NoNo
16932681FILTERING USER RESPONSES FOR GENERATING TRAINING DATA FOR MACHINE LEARNING BASED MODELS FOR NAVIGATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJuly 2020April 2023Allow3310NoNo
16924465VEHICLE-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2020July 2022Allow2420NoNo
16916214DRIVING OPERATION HANDOVER SYSTEM AND VEHICLEJune 2020August 2022Allow2520YesNo
16907975REMOTELY OPERATED AUTOMATIC DRIVING VEHICLE WITH IN-VEHICLE EMERGENCY STOP FEATUREJune 2020October 2022Allow2820YesNo
16901665CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHODJune 2020October 2022Abandon2820YesNo
16884209VEHICLE CONTROLLER DEVICE AND REMOTE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMMay 2020September 2022Allow2720YesNo
16863254CONNECTIVITY-ENABLED TRAFFIC-AWARE SUPPLEMENTAL SENSOR CONTROL FOR INFORMED DRIVINGApril 2020March 2022Allow2310YesNo
16856449METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING THE CONTROL OF A VEHICLEApril 2020August 2022Allow2720YesNo
16873467Commercial Vehicle and Rail System Passenger Seat for Passenger Comfort, Safety, and ConvenienceApril 2020January 2023Allow3310YesNo
16848357VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFApril 2020January 2023Allow3330NoNo
16840827VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A FIRST AND SECOND AUTOMATED DRIVING MODEApril 2020September 2022Allow3030YesNo
16832705VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMMarch 2020December 2022Abandon3321NoNo
16832648VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMMarch 2020May 2022Abandon2620NoNo
16830969CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2020September 2022Allow3030NoNo
16825146VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUSMarch 2020June 2023Abandon3820YesNo
16819517CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, NOTIFICATION METHOD FOR VEHICLE, AND MEDIUMMarch 2020January 2022Abandon2210NoNo
16816942GENERATING LABELED TRAINING INSTANCES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESMarch 2020November 2021Allow2010NoNo
16644004BRAKING CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2020August 2024Abandon5340YesNo
16803386METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SAFETY OF EGO AND SOCIAL OBJECTSFebruary 2020February 2022Allow2310NoNo
16801194VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2020June 2022Allow2720NoNo
16749602SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND UPDATING THE OPERATIONAL DESIGN DOMAIN OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEJanuary 2020March 2022Allow2520YesNo
16630898VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODJanuary 2020June 2024Allow5360YesNo
16629411Road Vehicle and Method for Reengaging Manual DrivingJanuary 2020January 2022Abandon2410YesNo
16728571VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON USER-REQUESTED DRIVING FORCEDecember 2019April 2022Allow2820YesNo
16721010METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A DEFENSIVE DRIVING STRATEGY, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2019October 2021Allow2210NoNo
16710860EMERGENCY HALT METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE DRIVING AT LEAST PARTIALLY IN AUTOMATED FASHIONDecember 2019July 2022Allow3230NoNo
16670792SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE INTEGRATION DEVICE FOR NON-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESOctober 2019October 2021Allow2410NoNo
16599103INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND SAFETYOctober 2019September 2022Allow3530YesNo
16589204VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2019June 2022Allow3240YesNo
16517977SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECORDING INTERACTIVITY AND ANOMALY DATA AT A VEHICLEJuly 2019October 2021Abandon2610NoNo
16513219SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION OF AN AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY ANOMALYJuly 2019April 2023Abandon4520YesYes
16454838CUSTOM AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY WITH A TERRAIN AWARENESS AND WARNING SYSTEMJune 2019August 2022Allow3830YesNo
16447918SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING AN OPTICAL SENSOR MOUNTED ON BOARD OF A VEHICLEJune 2019April 2022Abandon3420NoNo
16470456TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE FOR MOVING BODYJune 2019September 2021Allow2720NoNo
16439919INTELLIGENT ENGINE OFFLOAD OF AUXILIARY LOADS FOR ENHANCED ENGINE DURABILITYJune 2019October 2022Allow4040YesNo
16435673Methods and Systems for Performing Maintenance on an AircraftJune 2019February 2022Allow3220YesNo
16466052OPERATION SWITCHING SUPPORT DEVICE AND OPERATION SWITCHING SUPPORT METHODJune 2019August 2021Abandon2710NoNo
16402367OBJECT SOUND DETECTIONMay 2019August 2021Allow2820YesNo
16392005ARCHITECTURE AND METHODOLOGY OF LIMIT HANDLING INTENDED DRIVER COMMAND INTERPRETER TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM LATERAL GRIPApril 2019September 2022Allow4130YesNo
16379997CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, AND VEHICLEApril 2019February 2022Allow3420YesNo
16372886LIGHTING ELEMENT CONTROL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEApril 2019January 2022Allow3330YesNo
16370705APPROACHES FOR MANAGING VEHICLESMarch 2019April 2022Allow3640YesNo
16358406Greenhouse Mobile Sensor VehicleMarch 2019June 2021Allow2710YesNo
16356190SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ANIMAL DETECTION AND WARNING DURING VEHICLE START UPMarch 2019July 2021Abandon2820YesNo
16353616RIDE-HAILING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATIONMarch 2019December 2021Allow3330YesNo
16332048DRIVE MODE SWITCH CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2019August 2021Abandon3010NoNo
16296740METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING OBSTACLE DETECTIONMarch 2019June 2021Allow2720YesNo
16294435DRIVER READINESS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLEMarch 2019October 2021Allow3130YesNo
16326641INFORMATION OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE AND INFORMATION OUTPUT CONTROL METHODFebruary 2019December 2021Abandon3420YesNo
16271628Generating Targeted Training Instances for Autonomous VehiclesFebruary 2019October 2021Allow3220YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCANDREWS, TAWRI MATSUSHIGE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
17.2%
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
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
9.5%
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 MCANDREWS, TAWRI MATSUSHIGE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MCANDREWS, TAWRI MATSUSHIGE works in Art Unit 3668 and has examined 88 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MCANDREWS, TAWRI MATSUSHIGE's allowance rate of 68.2% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MCANDREWS, TAWRI MATSUSHIGE receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% 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 MCANDREWS, TAWRI MATSUSHIGE is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCANDREWS, TAWRI MATSUSHIGE. This interview benefit is in the 59% 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, 41.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% 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 4.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 2% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% 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:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • 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

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