USPTO Examiner HO MATTHEW - Art Unit 3669

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18734277METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE ADAPTIVE MOTOR UTILIZATIONJune 2024February 2026Allow2001NoNo
18594636Systems and Methods for Control of a Remotely Controllable Material Handling VehicleMarch 2024June 2025Allow1611YesNo
18430959METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS DEVICEFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1831YesNo
18577511ROBOT SYSTEM INCLUDING AN AERIAL VEHICLE AND A GROUND VEHICLEJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100NoNo
18536883PREDICTIVE SPEED MAP GENERATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2023March 2026Allow2741YesNo
18526612MAP GENERATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2023January 2026Allow2611YesNo
18514431Etiquette-Based Vehicle Having Pair Mode and Smart Behavior Mode and Control Systems ThereforeNovember 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18502627INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE THAT MAINTAINS OBJECT AVOIDANCE CONTROL WHEN THE FIRST TRAVEL MODE IS SWITCHED TO THE SECOND TRAVEL MODENovember 2023December 2025Allow2510NoNo
18377259ROUTE PREDICTION WITH CITY NODESOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18481941DENSITY DESIGN FOR CITY NODESOctober 2023January 2026Allow2820NoNo
18371753SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMATED VEHICLE TRAVELSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18456267METHOD FOR BUILDING CONTROLLER FOR ROBOT, METHOD, DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF ROBOT, AND ROBOTAugust 2023November 2025Allow2710YesNo
18263667Determination of Trip InformationJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710YesNo
18261548METHODS, DEVICES FOR REAL-TIME NEAREST NEIGHBOUR SEARCH ON A ROAD SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2026Allow3130YesNo
18216721DETECTING LOOPS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJune 2023August 2025Allow2630YesNo
18267520MANAGING A FLEET OF ROBOTSJune 2023December 2025Allow3030NoNo
18332852UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF, HANDHELD CONTROL DEVICE, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICEJune 2023August 2025Allow2611YesNo
18256649SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING DESTINATION LOCATIONJune 2023February 2026Abandon3320NoNo
18325372INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MOVING OBJECT FOR GUIDING A DISABLED PERSON WHO HAS MADE A RESERVATION FOR USE OF A BUS FROM A GATHERING POINT TO A POINT SET AS A BUS STOP FOR THE BUSMay 2023February 2026Abandon3320YesNo
18038275SHARING SYSTEMMay 2023February 2026Abandon3320NoNo
18320966WHEELED ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18035856RELIABILITY CORRECTION DEVICE, RELIABILITY CORRECTION METHOD, AND VEHICLE OPERATING SYSTEMMay 2023October 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18310283METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION OF ROBOT FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER AREAMay 2023September 2025Allow2920NoNo
18308999AREA RECOGNITION SYSTEM, USING MAGNETIC SENSORS, AREA RECOGNITION METHOD, USING MAGNETIC SENSORS, AND PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING AREA RECOGNITION METHOD USING MAGNETIC SENSORSApril 2023July 2025Allow2620NoNo
18306367AREA RECOGNITION SYSTEM, AREA RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM INCLUDING MAGNETIC MEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING A TRAVEL AREA OF A ROBOTApril 2023January 2026Abandon3220NoNo
18249974INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING AN ACCELERATION IN A CENTER DIRECTIONApril 2023October 2025Allow3020YesNo
18302353AREA RECOGNITION SYSTEM, AREA RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM INCLUDING MAGNETIC MEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING A TRAVEL AREA OF A ROBOTApril 2023May 2025Allow2520NoNo
18185551EXTENDING EV RANGE THROUGH CONNECTED VEHICLESMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18184189EVENT BUFFER STORAGE PRIORITIZATIONMarch 2023July 2025Allow2820NoNo
18182224COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PREVENTING LOSS OF FUNCTION IN CASE OF DISTURBANCE OF A CONNECTION TO A BACKEND IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2023October 2025Allow3120YesNo
18172898REMOTE-CONTROLLED VEHICLE WITH CAMERA MOUNTFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2310NoNo
18021932MACHINE-ENABLED FARMINGFebruary 2023July 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18109981LOCKING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ACCESSORY MANAGEMENTFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3330NoNo
18101800DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE TO ASSIST A DRIVER VIA NOTIFICATIONSJanuary 2023July 2025Allow2930YesNo
18160024Methods And Systems For Measuring Sensor VisibilityJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3521YesNo
18093402SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE CRUISE CONTROL FOR SELF-PROPELLED WINDROWERJanuary 2023June 2025Allow3021YesNo
18093297LONG RANGE WEATHER CHARACTERIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSORSJanuary 2023May 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18002965Mapping Method for Autonomous VehiclesDecember 2022April 2025Allow2820NoNo
18066095OBSTACLE DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION OF AERIAL VEHICLES USING ACTIVE OR PASSIVE SONARDecember 2022August 2025Allow3221YesNo
18076135ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REGENERATIVE BRAKING AMOUNT THEREOFDecember 2022July 2025Allow3121NoNo
18073840METHOD OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO DRIVER BASED ON HIGH-DEFINITION MAP OF ROAD, AND VEHICLE INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM APPLYING METHODDecember 2022April 2025Abandon2801NoNo
17986913TRAVELING BODY WHICH DETECTS OBSTACLES AND GENERATES AN OBSTACLE MAPNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17974781BLACK BOX OPERATIONS CONTROLLED BY DRIVER MENTAL STATE EVALUATIONOctober 2022February 2026Allow4040NoNo
17973994SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE DETERIORATION DETECTIONOctober 2022April 2025Allow3020NoNo
17937379VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING NAVIGATION SUPPORTSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3021NoNo
17915443METHOD OF CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESSeptember 2022March 2026Allow4240NoNo
17946783PASSENGER DISCOMFORT-AWARE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3120NoNo
17815656ADAS SYSTEM CALIBRATION GUIDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS DEVICEJuly 2022June 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17871522METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DRIVABLE AREA, MOBILE DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022July 2025Allow3530NoNo
17792724Method and Apparatus for Operating an Automated Driving Function of a VehicleJuly 2022October 2025Allow3940NoNo
17864269Delivery Hand Off Procedure When Electric Vehicle (EV) is About to Lose PowerJuly 2022April 2025Allow3330YesNo
17808370METHOD FOR PASSING ALONG NARROW ROADSJune 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17806227SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING CONTENT TO A USER BASED ON GEOLOCATIONJune 2022May 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17752324VEHICLE REGULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022June 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17752225APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HUD OF VEHICLEMay 2022August 2024Allow2710NoNo
17660282INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICEApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17659861SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING ONBOARD WEIGHT SENSORSApril 2022October 2024Allow3030YesNo
17659236ELECTRIC VEHICLE ASSEMBLYApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17640148Work Machine Management System and Work Machine Management DeviceMarch 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo
17638969TRAIN DISPATCHING CONTROL METHOD, PLATFORM, AND SYSTEM, INTELLIGENT CARRIAGE, AND MEDIUMFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2911NoNo
17676899MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo
17575190APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DISPLAYJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3220YesNo
17569036MULTI-FUNCTION INPUT DEVICES FOR VEHICLESJanuary 2022September 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17569029DETERMINATION OF BRAKE FLUID LIFE BASED ON CONTINUOUS LEVEL AND QUALITY MEASUREMENTSJanuary 2022April 2025Abandon4020YesNo
17562478VEHICLE LOCALISATIONDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910YesNo
17457562DUMP PLATE DEVICE, DUMP PLATE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF HANDLING DUMP PLATE DEVICEDecember 2021March 2025Abandon4050YesNo
17542336VEHICLE WITH COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIORSDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810NoNo
17529651SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A CHARGING ENTITY BASED ON OCCUPANCY STATUSNovember 2021October 2023Allow2310NoNo
17526782METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OBSERVER-BASED LANDING CONTROL OF A VEHICLENovember 2021May 2024Allow3020YesNo
17525743REMOTE OPERATION QUEUEING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2021July 2024Allow3220YesNo
17511665DYNAMIC CONTROL OF HUMAN-TETHERED E-PALLETOctober 2021August 2024Allow3410YesNo
17495578SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING VEHICLEOctober 2021June 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17440933METHOD FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION SERVICE USING MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINALSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2920NoNo
17469162DEVICE FOR PREDICTION OF VEHICLE STATE AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2021January 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17425452WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL DEVICE FOR WORK VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR SPECIFYING DIRECTION OF WORK VEHICLEJuly 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17382427SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CROP UNLOADING TUBE POSITION OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTERJuly 2021May 2024Allow3430YesNo
17372583MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND KEYCODE SERVERJuly 2021July 2024Allow3740NoNo
17364277MASS DISTRIBUTION-INFORMED OPTIMIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMSJune 2021August 2024Allow3850YesNo
17305090SYSTEM PROCESSING SCENARIO OBJECTS DURING SIMULATIONJune 2021July 2023Allow2510YesNo
17416634Method for the Navigation of a VehicleJune 2021June 2025Abandon4840NoNo
17348600Operating Modes of Magnetic Navigation DevicesJune 2021October 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17334029OPTIMIZATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ROUTE CALCULATION USING A NODE GRAPHMay 2021July 2024Abandon3740YesNo
17295890WORK VEHICLEMay 2021February 2024Allow3310NoNo
17245247MULTI-ROTOR AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAMEApril 2021March 2023Allow2310NoNo
17229287COMMUNICATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, VEHICLE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAMApril 2021May 2024Abandon3720YesNo
17219216TERMINAL, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2021October 2023Abandon3020NoNo
17281582INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMMarch 2021December 2023Abandon3220YesNo
17204262VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2021February 2023Allow2300NoNo
17249798ADAPTIVE ACCELERATION FOR MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLEMarch 2021September 2023Allow3030YesNo
17193733Systems and Methods for Control of a Remotely Controllable Material Handling VehicleMarch 2021July 2023Allow2820YesNo
17182680INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEMFebruary 2021September 2024Abandon4320YesNo
17177685REMOTE-CONTROLLED VEHICLE WITH CAMERA MOUNTFebruary 2021December 2022Allow2210NoNo
17172748PREVIEW DAMPING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND PREVIEW DAMPING CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLEFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3330YesNo
17164861Evaluation of a route determinationFebruary 2021December 2025Abandon5860YesYes
17151379METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATH RECONSTRUCTION OF PERIODICALLY SAMPLED GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION DATAJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3120YesNo
17149445INTELLIGENT AIRCRAFT AND ROTORCRAFT LOAD FACTOR AND STALL PROTECTIONJanuary 2021May 2023Allow2820YesNo
17147306SYSTEM FOR REALIZING AUTOMATED TRANSPORT OF GOODS AND RELATED APPARATUSJanuary 2021June 2024Allow4120NoNo
17142732VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2021December 2023Abandon3520YesNo
17258134METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING THE ORIENTATION OF AN OBJECTJanuary 2021February 2023Allow2510YesNo
17132806TREE POLICY PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING SOLUTIONSDecember 2020August 2024Allow4430YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HO, MATTHEW.

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
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
54.6%
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

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 HO, MATTHEW - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HO, MATTHEW works in Art Unit 3669 and has examined 59 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HO, MATTHEW's allowance rate of 66.1% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HO, MATTHEW receive 2.34 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% 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 HO, MATTHEW is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HO, MATTHEW. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 25.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 20% 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, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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:

    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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