USPTO Examiner CHENG MICAH CHUEN HIM - Art Unit 3669

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18621734TRANSPORT SYSTEMMarch 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18620444SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION FOR SECURE VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE CONNECTIONSMarch 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18189722Methods and Computing Systems for Vehicle to Vehicle Platooning and CommunicationsMarch 2023February 2026Abandon3520YesNo
18122125DRIVING THREAT ANALYSIS AND CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON DRIVING STATE OF ADVANCED DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18119888HANDLING FAULTS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18019091DIAGNOSIS APPARATUSJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3520YesNo
18155984MOVING BODY CONTROL DEVICE AND MOVING BODY CONTROL METHODJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3620YesNo
18087343VECTOR-BASED OBJECT REPRESENTATION FOR VEHICLE PLANNINGDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910YesNo
18069597Navigation Method, Navigation System, and Intelligent VehicleDecember 2022March 2026Allow3830NoNo
18002327METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT CONTROL PROCEDURES IN A VEHICLEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3220NoYes
18075896LOCALIZATION SYSTEM, LOCALIZATION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND MAP GENERATION DEVICEDecember 2022December 2024Allow2510YesNo
17928816Vehicle Control DeviceNovember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
17974896AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, STATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DOOR THEREOFOctober 2022January 2026Abandon3821NoNo
17952554METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE-ASSISTED FEATURE CAPTURESeptember 2022April 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17812644SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEJuly 2022September 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17812273ROUTING APPARATUS, ROUTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING ROUTING PROGRAMJuly 2022January 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17811981DYNAMIC CREATION OF VEHICLE FENCE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE MOVEMENTJuly 2022December 2024Allow2910YesNo
17812007VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022February 2026Allow4340YesNo
17742575TELEPRESENCE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEMay 2022April 2025Abandon3520YesNo
17742424NAUTICAL CHART PROCESSING DEVICE AND NAUTICAL CHART PROCESSING METHODMay 2022May 2025Allow3620YesNo
17733861OPTIMIZED AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESApril 2022November 2025Allow4330YesNo
17723476VEHICLE OPERATION SYSTEMApril 2022March 2025Abandon3521NoNo
17708294SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING DRIVER SITUATIONAL AWARENESSMarch 2022October 2025Allow4240NoNo
17642845VEHICLE STATE DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2022August 2025Allow4130NoNo
17642243SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPTIMIZE CITYWIDE TRAFFIC FLOW BY PRIVACY PRESERVING SCALABLE PREDICTIVE CITYWIDE TRAFFIC LOAD-BALANCING SUPPORTING, AND BEING SUPPORTED BY, OPTIMAL ZONE TO ZONE DEMAND-CONTROL PLANNING AND PREDICTIVE PARKING MANAGEMENTMarch 2022July 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17652361System for repositioning UAV swarmFebruary 2022December 2025Abandon4540YesNo
17652455VEHICLE COLLISION DETERMINATION APPARATUSFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010YesNo
17584537Ride-Sharing Matching Method and SystemJanuary 2022December 2025Abandon4640NoNo
17583659SECOND TASK EXECUTION ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910YesNo
17628821ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEMJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3120NoNo
17625321METHOD AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A USER INPUT FOR A DEVICE OF A VEHICLEJanuary 2022May 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17440581METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN FOR A WORKING MACHINE, DRIVE TRAIN FOR A WORKING MACHINE, AND WORKING MACHINESeptember 2021January 2026Allow5230NoNo
17440573A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLESeptember 2021August 2025Allow4730YesNo
17472682VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3310YesNo
17437257AUTONOMOUS WORKING MACHINE WITH COMPUTER VISION-BASED MONITORING AND SECURITY SYSTEMSeptember 2021December 2025Allow5130NoNo
17458214SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DRIVER ASSIST FUNCTIONS BASED ON DISTRACTION LEVEL OF DRIVERAugust 2021February 2025Abandon4220NoNo
17405075INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021May 2024Allow3310YesNo
17445079SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS INTERFACES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATORSAugust 2021February 2024Allow3010YesNo
17375171METHODS FOR ANALYZING VEHICLE JOURNEYSJuly 2021May 2025Abandon4640NoNo
17362036INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING, AND PROGRAMJune 2021March 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17360352VEHICLE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021April 2024Allow3420YesNo
17298079METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE MACHINE CONTROLMay 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo
17320630VEHICLE DOOR STATE DETECTIONMay 2021November 2024Allow4230YesNo
15733964PREDICTIVE REMOTE THERMAL MANAGMENTDecember 2020February 2025Abandon5130NoNo
16996081WHEELIE SUPPRESSING CONTROL UNITAugust 2020October 2023Allow3810NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner CHENG, MICAH CHUEN-HIM - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHENG, MICAH CHUEN-HIM works in Art Unit 3669 and has examined 14 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHENG, MICAH CHUEN-HIM's allowance rate of 71.4% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CHENG, MICAH CHUEN-HIM receive 2.07 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% 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 CHENG, MICAH CHUEN-HIM is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 19% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +50.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHENG, MICAH CHUEN-HIM. This interview benefit is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.7% 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 0.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 3% 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.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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

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