USPTO Examiner MEHDIZADEH NAVID Z - Art Unit 3669

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18734473INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2024March 2026Allow2110YesNo
18182395INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DRIVING DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410YesNo
18067682TRAFFIC JAM AVOIDANCE SYSTEM THAT ASSIGNS VEHICLES TO LANES BASED ON DRIVER COMFORT LEVELSDecember 2022March 2023Allow310YesNo
18071428SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING VEHICLE MOVEMENTSNovember 2022March 2023Allow300NoNo
17975965METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC LANE GUIDANCE SYSTEM LANE GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC LANE GUIDANCE OF A VEHICLEOctober 2022April 2025Abandon3020YesNo
17454455VEHICLE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM, AND SERVER USED THEREINNovember 2021September 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17510261MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT STEERINGOctober 2021February 2023Allow1610NoNo
17382545VEHICLE REMOTE CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVER, IN-VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND TERMINAL DEVICEJuly 2021October 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17354289SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARD MITIGATIONJune 2021June 2022Abandon1110NoNo
17345501SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARD MITIGATIONJune 2021May 2022Abandon1110NoNo
17338897SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARD MITIGATIONJune 2021May 2022Abandon1110NoNo
17325444SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARD MITIGATIONMay 2021April 2022Abandon1111NoNo
17307805AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEMMay 2021January 2023Allow2010YesNo
17278732INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHODMarch 2021July 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17205372ELECTRIC SUSPENSION DEVICEMarch 2021July 2022Allow1610YesNo
17135208INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMDecember 2020November 2023Abandon3520YesNo
17134919ENHANCED VEHICLE OPERATIONDecember 2020January 2024Abandon3720YesNo
17125616METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING PASSENGER SAFETY BASED ON ACCIDENT/ROAD LINK CORRELATIONDecember 2020May 2024Abandon4121NoNo
17103988ENHANCED VEHICLE STEERING OPERATIONNovember 2020November 2023Abandon3620YesNo
17092944VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFNovember 2020February 2023Allow2710NoNo
17091337Methods and Systems for Protecting a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) DeviceNovember 2020November 2022Allow2400NoNo
17089815VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMNovember 2020November 2023Abandon3620NoNo
16996555APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DAMPING FORCE THROUGH ROAD FREQUENCY CLASSIFICATIONAugust 2020March 2023Allow3110YesNo
16994068ROUTE-BASED VEHICLE SELECTIONAugust 2020September 2023Abandon3710NoNo
16942874MOBILE ROBOT DOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2020February 2022Allow1810YesNo
16934808HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION METHOD, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2020August 2024Abandon4920NoNo
16933377Technology for Detecting Onboard Sensor TamperingJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16956356VEHICLE, VEHICLE MOTION STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE MOTION STATEJune 2020March 2023Allow3210NoNo
16892042AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICEJune 2020January 2023Allow3110YesNo
16891547MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT STEERINGJune 2020January 2021Allow810YesNo
16762463VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND NOTIFICATION METHODMay 2020July 2022Allow2720YesNo
16860633LANE CHANGE ASSIST DEVICEApril 2020April 2022Allow2400NoNo
16858025LANE CHANGE ASSIST DEVICEApril 2020February 2022Allow2200NoNo
16846675AUTOMATED DRIVING APPARATUSApril 2020March 2023Allow3511YesNo
16806562AIRCRAFT BRAKING BASED ON REAL TIME RUNWAY CONDITIONMarch 2020August 2024Abandon5340NoNo
16804043VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, MONITORING SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2020October 2022Allow3210YesNo
16804408VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2020September 2022Allow3010NoNo
16793570FLYING CAMERA WITH STRING ASSEMBLY FOR LOCALIZATION AND INTERACTIONFebruary 2020March 2021Allow1310YesNo
16639180METHOD/DEVICE FOR IMPROVING BRAKING PERFORMANCE ON WHEELED VEHICLEFebruary 2020October 2022Allow3220NoNo
16791335SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF MARINE VESSELSFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3701NoNo
16630995Vehicle Travel Control Method and Vehicle Travel Control DeviceJanuary 2020May 2021Allow1620YesNo
16724851ITEM EXCHANGE BETWEEN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES OF DIFFERENT SERVICESDecember 2019March 2022Allow2720YesNo
16714372DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEDecember 2019January 2023Allow3720NoNo
16620169INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEDecember 2019October 2023Abandon4620NoNo
16702448MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT STEERINGDecember 2019July 2021Allow2010NoNo
16689829ELECTRIC DRIVER FOR WHEELED GROUND SURFACE MODIFYING MACHINENovember 2019September 2022Allow3420NoNo
16683745DAMPER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD ACCORDING TO ROUGH ROAD DETERMINATIONNovember 2019July 2022Allow3210NoNo
16605347Traveling Assistance Method and Traveling Assistance DeviceOctober 2019February 2021Allow1610YesNo
16599861METHOD FOR SELECTING AND ACCELERATED EXECUTION OF REACTIVE ACTIONSOctober 2019November 2022Allow3820YesYes
16597958OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, OBJECT RECOGNITION METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODOctober 2019November 2022Allow3820NoNo
16581958DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN NEAR TRAILER AND CONNECTED TRAILERSeptember 2019March 2022Allow3010NoNo
16575692DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR VEHICLESeptember 2019December 2022Allow3920NoNo
16574584DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2019November 2022Allow3820NoNo
16566662Determination of a Control Signal for an In-Part-Autonomous VehicleSeptember 2019December 2021Allow2710NoNo
16488953VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAMAugust 2019October 2021Allow2510YesNo
16545902MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT STEERINGAugust 2019July 2021Allow2310NoNo
16485916VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL APPARATUSAugust 2019December 2021Allow2900NoNo
16515565VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMJuly 2019May 2022Abandon3420NoNo
16514083INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING AUTONOMOUS MOVEMENT OF STATIONARY VEHICLESJuly 2019April 2022Allow3320YesNo
16424961METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING VEHICLES TO TRIPSMay 2019April 2020Allow1120YesNo
16421395BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CROWDSOURCING OF MAP APPLICATIONSMay 2019February 2020Allow910YesNo
16413061VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEMay 2019August 2021Allow2710NoNo
16402369VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAMMay 2019February 2020Allow1010NoNo
16391751MARINE VESSEL STATION KEEPING SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2019November 2021Allow3120NoYes
16387500MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT STEERINGApril 2019May 2021Allow2510NoNo
16379190SURROUNDINGS MONITORING APPARATUSApril 2019December 2021Abandon3210NoNo
16366547ESTIMATING AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AT AIRPORTS USING TRANSPONDER DATAMarch 2019April 2022Abandon3711NoNo
16322164SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO ADJUST THE RIDE HEIGHT OF A VEHICLEJanuary 2019September 2022Allow4420NoNo
16261223VISUALIZATION METHOD OF THE ATTITUDE OF AN AIRCRAFT, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEMJanuary 2019March 2021Allow2610NoNo
16242929SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING VEHICLE MOVEMENTSJanuary 2019August 2022Allow4340YesNo
16241328CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MOVABLE BODY, CONTROL METHOD FOR MOVABLE BODY, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2019April 2022Allow3910NoNo
16240043SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARED CONTROL OF A VEHICLEJanuary 2019February 2022Allow3740YesNo
16239022VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEJanuary 2019March 2022Allow3820YesNo
16237454MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT STEERINGDecember 2018April 2021Allow2810NoNo
16234586HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAMEDecember 2018August 2021Allow3120YesNo
16232604FLYING CAMERA WITH STRING ASSEMBLY FOR LOCALIZATION AND INTERACTIONDecember 2018November 2019Allow1110YesNo
16219106MAINTENANCE NOTIFICATION APPARATUSDecember 2018January 2020Allow1310NoNo
16213992MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR LIGHT STEERINGDecember 2018April 2019Allow420YesNo
16198440VEHICLE MOTION ADAPTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2018December 2021Allow3720YesNo
16189871VEHICLE MULTI- COMMUNICATION MESSAGE TYPE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2018September 2022Allow4630YesNo
16183932VEHICLE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM, AND SERVER USED THEREINNovember 2018September 2021Allow3520YesNo
16167660DRIVING ASSISTANCE CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLEOctober 2018April 2021Allow3020NoNo
16165882METHOD FOR DETERMINING ENDPOINT(S) FOR DECIDING TO TRIGGER EVASIVE MANEUVER BY AN AIRCRAFT, ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMOctober 2018September 2021Abandon3520NoNo
16161952DYNAMIC HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTOctober 2018October 2024Abandon6061YesNo
16156698REAL-TIME SELECTION OF DATA TO COLLECT IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEOctober 2018July 2021Allow3320NoNo
16152373METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING ROUTE INFORMATION FOR SHIP INCLUDING COASTAL WEATHER INFORMATIONOctober 2018October 2021Allow3720NoNo
16150618AUTOMATIC COLLECTION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LOGGING DATAOctober 2018January 2023Allow5250NoNo
16143653UNMANNED VEHICLE MORPHINGSeptember 2018February 2022Allow4140NoNo
16144556ROAD SURFACE DETECTING APPARATUSSeptember 2018November 2020Allow2610NoNo
16140002CONTROLLING VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM USING PRESSURE SET POINTSeptember 2018June 2022Allow4520YesNo
16137027AUTOMATIC ADAPTIVE CLIMATE CONTROLSSeptember 2018February 2021Allow2910NoNo
16123071PARKING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESSeptember 2018September 2021Allow3740YesNo
16122445IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING DEVICE, MOVING BODY DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTSeptember 2018March 2023Allow5460YesNo
16117323STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAugust 2018February 2021Allow3010NoNo
16117076SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REVERSE BRAKING DURING AUTOMATED HITCH ALIGNMENTAugust 2018February 2021Allow2910NoNo
16116993DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE AND DRIVING SUPPORT METHODAugust 2018August 2021Allow3530NoNo
16117271METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCEAugust 2018June 2022Allow4541YesNo
16080978HYBRID WORK MACHINEAugust 2018January 2021Allow2910NoNo
16080853METHOD FOR MANOEUVRING A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING DETERMINATION OF A DISTANCE TO GO FOR BRAKE ACTUATION, CONTROL UNIT, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND MOTOR VEHICLEAugust 2018May 2021Allow3320YesNo
16115934Robotic Vehicle Separated Payload Detection and ResponseAugust 2018November 2020Allow2710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MEHDIZADEH, NAVID Z.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
8
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
33.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
21
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(28.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(71.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
42.8%
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, 28.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MEHDIZADEH, NAVID Z - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MEHDIZADEH, NAVID Z works in Art Unit 3669 and has examined 401 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MEHDIZADEH, NAVID Z's allowance rate of 77.1% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MEHDIZADEH, NAVID Z receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% 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 MEHDIZADEH, NAVID Z is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +25.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MEHDIZADEH, NAVID Z. This interview benefit is in the 72% 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, 26.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% 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 22.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 52.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 4.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 7% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 54% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 9.1% of allowed cases (in the 88% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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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