Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18416604 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | January 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226438 | GEOLOCATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM | July 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226415 | GEOLOCATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226488 | GEOLOCATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM | July 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307231 | EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OF A DRONE-BASED FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18249898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | April 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122710 | COVERAGE PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR MULTIPLE UNMANNED SURFACE MAPPING VEHICLES | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183623 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING SECTIONS FOR MAP UPDATE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18183003 | METHOD OF UPDATING ROAD INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024513 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18173465 | ASSISTANCE INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING VESSELS IN MANEUVERING AT BERTHINGS | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS SURVEILLANCE OF AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098691 | PATH GENERATION APPARATUS AND PATH GENERATION METHOD | January 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003580 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE | December 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088026 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC BRAKE OF VEHICLE | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074102 | METHOD OF VIRTUALIZING CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059988 | MAGNET-GUIDING SWITCHING SYSTEM AND MAGNET-GUIDING SWITCHING METHOD | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994831 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING ROBOT MISSIONS | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17981749 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM | November 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981908 | PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS | November 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979151 | ESTIMATION OF REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE TIME IN STATIONARY ELECTRIC VEHICLES | November 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18051696 | ACCELERATION LIMIT FUNCTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921870 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ROUTE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROUTE THEREFOR | October 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956839 | SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING SENSORS WHEN MOORING TO BERTH HAVING ROOF | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16776993 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIMODAL SAFETY OPERATIONS WITH AN AUTONOMOUS AGENT | January 2020 | June 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16505372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIMODAL SAFETY OPERATIONS WITH AN AUTONOMOUS AGENT | July 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16505075 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FLEET ASSETS | July 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16381416 | ADAPTIVE ALGORITHM-BASED ENGINE HEALTH PREDICTION | April 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16240183 | METHOD FOR ACCELEROMETER-ASSISTED NAVIGATION | January 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16193783 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A VEHICLE CONSIST | November 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16180681 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DRIVER IN A TELEMATIC APPLICATION | November 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16093771 | VEHICLE SEAT DEVICE | October 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16155628 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ASPIRATOR MOTIVE FLOW | October 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16149727 | VERTICAL FLIGHTPATH OPTIMIZATION | October 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16135117 | APPARATUS FOR AN INSPECTION DEVICE | September 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16080061 | MOTOR CONTROL UNIT AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME | August 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16067627 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM | July 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15984273 | Seamless Transition from Outdoor to Indoor Mapping | May 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15771495 | AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM | April 2018 | April 2019 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15964941 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | April 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15938375 | CAMERA BASED ACTIVATION OF HEATED WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD DEFROST | March 2018 | February 2021 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15934436 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN INDUSTRIAL CART FOR A GROW POD | March 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15762443 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE | March 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15923315 | VEHICLE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE, AND CHARGING SYSTEM | March 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15921362 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADAPTING A TRIGGERING ALGORITHM OF A PERSONAL RESTRAINT MEANS OF A VEHICLE | March 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15758039 | OPEN TERRAIN NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15914471 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION | March 2018 | March 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15911587 | Driverless Transport System | March 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15898776 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STEERING ANGLE OF MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING | February 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15892544 | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE SYSTEM | February 2018 | October 2018 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15890638 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | February 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15747904 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE | January 2018 | August 2018 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15747885 | Travel Control Method and Travel Control Apparatus | January 2018 | November 2018 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15880192 | MOBILE DEVICE TETHERING FOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS BASED ON VARIABLE TIME-OF-FLIGHT AND DEAD RECKONING | January 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15879222 | Positioning Vehicles to Improve Quality of Observations at Intersections | January 2018 | May 2020 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15875000 | Systems and Methods for Brake Redundancy for an Autonomous Vehicle | January 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15871222 | GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM | January 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15866712 | NAVIGATING TO A MOVING TARGET | January 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15866785 | NAVIGATING TO A MOVING TARGET IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT | January 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15742641 | Ground Loss Detection Circuit | January 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15863912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANTI-THEFT CONTROL FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | January 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15860697 | ADAPTIVE REGENERATION SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | January 2018 | November 2018 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15856851 | SENSOR-BASED ANTI-HACKING PREVENTION IN PLATOONING VEHICLES | December 2017 | November 2020 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15856360 | DRIVING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE THEREOF | December 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15852189 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-FLIGHT CREW ASSISTANCE | December 2017 | May 2020 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15738808 | METHOD FOR STEERING A VEHICLE, CONTROLLER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | December 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15738797 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | December 2017 | January 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15846271 | EMERGENCY LANE CHANGE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | December 2017 | August 2020 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15843512 | Trajectory Generation Using Curvature Segments | December 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15829690 | UAV WITH SELECTIVE OPERATIONAL CONTROL DURING HOLDING | December 2017 | April 2020 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15578383 | ADAPTATION OF MINING OPERATIONS SATELLITE COVERAGE | November 2017 | July 2020 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15825668 | AUTONOMOUS DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP | November 2017 | July 2020 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15822672 | AUTOMATIC MAINTENANCE OF FRONT AND/OR REAR WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY | November 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15821900 | CONSTRUCTION WORK MACHINE WITH CORRECTIVE POWER CONTROL | November 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15821778 | Systems and Methods for Powering an Electric Aerial Vehicle | November 2017 | March 2020 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15816835 | IDENTIFICATION OF AUDIO SIGNALS IN SURROUNDING SOUNDS AND GUIDANCE OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN RESPONSE TO THE SAME | November 2017 | April 2020 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15799119 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL VELOCITY OF VEHICLE | October 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15570211 | IMPROVEMENTS IN VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | October 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15725774 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS | October 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15709275 | ATTENTION MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | September 2017 | November 2019 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15698805 | PROPELLER HEALTH MONITORING | September 2017 | March 2020 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15552829 | Hybrid Construction Machine | August 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15676589 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED OBSTACLE AWARENESS IN USING A V2X COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM | August 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15673339 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE | August 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15670771 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS AND/OR PEOPLE | August 2017 | July 2020 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15652558 | METHOD FOR ACCELEROMETER-ASSISTED NAVIGATION | July 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15532200 | AUTOMATED AGRICULTURE SYSTEM | June 2017 | September 2018 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15604824 | LANE DEPARTURE PREVENTION DEVICE | May 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15588881 | WORK MACHINE WITH LIFTING MAGNET | May 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15588282 | RELAY DRONE SYSTEM | May 2017 | August 2017 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15497086 | MANAGING UNMANNED VEHICLES | April 2017 | January 2020 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15493260 | MACHINE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM | April 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15492391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAJECTORY RE-PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES | April 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15486728 | ROUTING A VEHICLE TO AVOID EMERGENCY VEHICLES | April 2017 | October 2020 | Abandon | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15474568 | ALERT REDUCTION IN VEHICLES USING MAP DATA | March 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15473155 | AUTO-LEVELING SUSPENSION AND METHOD FOR THE SAME | March 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15452355 | DOOR STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE | March 2017 | February 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15506724 | MANAGING VEHICLE DECELERATION | February 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15428556 | DRIVING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE | February 2017 | August 2018 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15426478 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM OF MOBILE OBJECT | February 2017 | April 2019 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN.
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.
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, 50.0% 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.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN works in Art Unit 3668 and has examined 231 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN's allowance rate of 88.7% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SCHNEIDER, PAULA LYNN. This interview benefit is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 46.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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