Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18854602 | CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18887446 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18846172 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A RETARDATION OF A VEHICLE | September 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18837773 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE IN PRESENCE OF HYDROPLANING | August 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18794602 | DUAL FUEL ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DUAL FUEL ENGINE SYSTEM | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18789766 | ENGINE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18789962 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18832879 | VEHICLE INTEGRATED CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE INTEGRATED CONTROL METHOD | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18729553 | Method and Device for Determining Pose Data Relating to the Pose of a Vehicle | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18772113 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18769606 | LANE CHANGE SUPPORT DEVICE | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18769094 | METHOD FOR LIMITING ACTIVE ACCELERATION BASED ON DRIVING SITUATIONS AND A VEHICLE DRIVABLE THEREBY | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760324 | PROPULSION TORQUE CONTROL DURING BRAKE-RELEASE IN A VEHICLE | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18750342 | System and Method for Controlling a Vehicle Brake to Prevent Vehicle Roll Away | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18744904 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18743258 | Systems and Methods for Coordinated Chassis Control | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18740822 | Apparatus for Controlling Autonomous Driving and Method Thereof | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18733878 | EARLY WARNING METHOD, DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR HOT SPOTS OF BRAKE DISC | June 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18680243 | DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18711908 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18661015 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18653030 | VEHICLE MANAGEMENT FOR CAR WASH | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18642620 | ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18702482 | TORQUE CONTROL IN AN ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18633602 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18627551 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18624633 | VEHICLE DRIVING ASSIST DEVICE, VEHICLE DRIVING ASSIST METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18614541 | ZONAL ARCHITECTURE FOR VEHICLE | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612477 | POWER BOOST DURING DEGRADATION OF A STEERING SYSTEM | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18688526 | MODEL-BASED PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18687523 | TRAILER CONTROL VALVE OF A TOWING VEHICLE | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588349 | COLLISION DAMAGE REDUCTION DEVICE AND COLLISION DAMAGE REDUCTION METHOD | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18583804 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581016 | VEHICLE DRIVING INTELLIGENT ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435200 | STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435223 | LOCATION OF VEHICLE TRACKING POINT | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18681880 | HILL STOP CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM AND VEHICLE | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433263 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GEOMETRIC AND DRIVER PROFILES FOR A VEHICLE | February 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429787 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING CONTINUOUS DRIVING STYLE | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18290597 | Method for Operating a Gated Camera, Control Device for Carrying Out Such a Method, Gated Camera Device Having Such a Control Device and Motor Vehicle Having Such a Gated Camera Device | January 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18579651 | Driving Safety System | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18413355 | APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATIONS FOR AN ELECTRONIC MECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEM | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18413600 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18411530 | MULTI-SENSOR BODY MEASUREMENT DETECTION AND RESTRAINT CONTROL | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18574853 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING INTERFACE CONDITIONS BETWEEN TIRE AND GROUND, PARTICULARLY TO DETERMINE THE ONSET OF AQUAPLANING PHENOMENA | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398614 | BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING LOCOMOTIVES WITH GESTURES | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18566841 | Method for Controlling a Braking Torque of a Vehicle During an at Least Partly Automated Traversal of an Incline And/or a Decline, Computing Device, and Assistance System for a Vehicle | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18526751 | VEHICLE STOP HOLDING DEVICE | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18387885 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490231 | DUAL FUEL SYSTEM HAVING DUAL FUEL INJECTOR AND ENGINE OPERATING METHOD | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18287350 | AUTOMATIC DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480673 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE SMART RANGE ESTIMATION DUE TO CHANGE IN VEHICLE CONFIGURATION | October 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18553435 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SLIP LIMIT VALUE FOR A WHEEL OF A VEHICLE | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469235 | ENERGY TRANSFER MACHINE | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549386 | Apparatus and Method for Influencing and/or Operating a Steering System, and Steering System, in Particular for a Vehicle | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236027 | Split-Load Electric Vehicle Chassis and Double Front Battery Lift System for Rapid Battery Exchange | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277941 | STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231930 | GRILL SHUTTER CONTROL FOR BRAKE COOLING | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358072 | STEERING COMPUTING DEVICE | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222266 | TRACTION CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18261358 | HANDLING OF BACKLASH IN A STEERING HOUSE OF A VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220076 | BATTERY PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY-EQUIPPED VEHICLE | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349100 | SKID AVOIDANCE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING WITH CONTROL ALGORITHM OVERRIDE FOR AUTONOMOUS OR ASSISTED DRIVING VEHICLES | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260358 | TRAIN CONTROL DEVICE AND SLIP-SLIDE DETECTION METHOD | July 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18317812 | MITIGATION OF POWERTRAIN AND ACCESSORY TORSIONAL OSCILLATION THROUGH ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR CONTROL | May 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310655 | UNIVERSAL ROTATION FRONT STEERING FOR A RIDING DEVICE | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18310424 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCONNECTING TANDEM AXLES | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140857 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CYLINDER DEACTIVATION IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE MIXING-CONTROLLED ENGINES | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024422 | AUTOMATIC TRAIN TRACKING METHOD AND AUTOMATIC TRAIN TRACKING SYSTEM | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111182 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020940 | CONTROL MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR | February 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166778 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020388 | MISFIRE DETECTION METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18165763 | Ignition circuit for a combustion engine | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165327 | CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164973 | EXTENDABLE SEATBELT ANCHOR | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18040209 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING COMPONENTS OF A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM, AND STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018781 | EXCESSIVE TRAIN BRAKE PIPE FLOW DIAGNOSTICS | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007374 | Vehicle Trailer Angle Estimation via Projective Geometry | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017445 | VEHICLE ACTIVE SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016990 | Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005870 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PHYSICAL STATE OF A RAIL | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016167 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AN ANTI-SLIDE SYSTEM | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152266 | Intelligent Engine Activation Planner | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18147828 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146469 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086087 | CONTROL APPARATUS, STEERING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18011680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE HEALTH OF A DAMPER FOR A RAIL VEHICLE | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18084109 | BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD DETERMINING TRAILER BRAKE PRESSURE MODEL BASED ON TRAILER INFORMATION | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18081250 | AIRBAG DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEPLOYMENT | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074767 | Vehicle Wheel Slip Control Device and Method | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993536 | REDUNDANT VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS BASED ON TIRE SENSORS | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988804 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | November 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998681 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17972426 | AUTONOMOUS-DRIVING-BASED CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND RELATED DEVICE | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969018 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM WITH ROAD WHEEL ACTUATOR POWER LIMIT HANDLING | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937494 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A WORK VEHICLE | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17957299 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIALLY CONTROLLED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907242 | ELECTROMECHANICAL SERVICE AND EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTUATOR FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE AND ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKING SYSTEM | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner JIN, GEORGE C..
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 36.4% 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.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner JIN, GEORGE C. works in Art Unit 3747 and has examined 563 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.
Examiner JIN, GEORGE C.'s allowance rate of 88.8% 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 JIN, GEORGE C. receive 0.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 8% 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 JIN, GEORGE C. is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 94% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JIN, GEORGE C.. This interview benefit is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 37.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 16.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 47% 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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