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Brent C. Thomas

Examiner (ID: 3331, Phone: (571)270-7737 , Office: P/1724 )

Most Active Art Unit
1724
Art Unit(s)
1726, 1795, 1724
Total Applications
508
Issued Applications
246
Pending Applications
48
Abandoned Applications
224

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/925032
STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE Oct 23, 2024 Pending
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18/916677
CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Oct 14, 2024 Pending
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18/895823
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Sep 24, 2024 Pending
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18/893886
TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS Sep 22, 2024 Pending
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18/891458
NACELLE INLET DUCT FOR A DUCTED FAN ENGINE Sep 19, 2024 Pending
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18/830739
CONTROL UNIT FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, STEERING ACTUATOR FOR A VEHICLE, VEHICLE, METHOD FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Sep 10, 2024 Pending
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18/829730
MAXIMUM SPEED INFORMING DEVICE Sep 9, 2024 Pending
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18/818854
VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE Aug 28, 2024 Pending
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18/790008
STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Jul 30, 2024 Pending
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18/786186
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AND CONTROLLING EMISSIONS IN A HYBRID SYSTEM Jul 25, 2024 Pending
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18/765782
Method And Driver Assistance System For Assisted Reversing With A Vehicle-Trailer Combination And Motor Vehicle Jul 7, 2024 Pending
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18/759256
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STEERING ANGLE BASED ON DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Jun 27, 2024 Pending
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18/758543
MOTION MANAGER FOR VEHICLE Jun 27, 2024 Pending
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18/744088
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FOUR-WHEEL INDEPENDENT STEERING VEHICLE Jun 13, 2024 Pending
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18/742189
VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH VEHICLE STATE ESTIMATION Jun 12, 2024 Pending
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18/740477
Vehicle behavior control device and vehicle behavior control method Jun 10, 2024 Issued
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18/678868
Apparatus and Method for Producing a Controller May 29, 2024 Pending
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18/676673
Process and apparatus to adjust the steering angle of a motor vehicle May 28, 2024 Issued
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18/661949
Target Vehicle Position Prediction for Assisted Lane Change May 12, 2024 Pending
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18/627858
Collaborative steering in steer-by-wire systems for automated driving Apr 4, 2024 Issued
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