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Brian P. Sweeney

Examiner (ID: 15401, Phone: (313)446-4906 , Office: P/3667 )

Most Active Art Unit
3668
Art Unit(s)
3667, 3668
Total Applications
907
Issued Applications
819
Pending Applications
51
Abandoned Applications
56

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/919935
Control system May 27, 2020 Issued
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16/870841
Transitioning steering control from an autonomous vehicle to a driver May 7, 2020 Issued
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16/865628
Control device of hybrid vehicle May 3, 2020 Issued
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16/847858
Unmanned aerial vehicle ad-hoc clustering and collaboration via shared intent and operator discovery Apr 13, 2020 Issued
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16/841395
Vehicle control apparatus Apr 5, 2020 Issued
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16/837018
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Mar 31, 2020 Abandoned
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16/832424
Hybrid vehicle and control method for same Mar 26, 2020 Issued
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16/827045
Autonomous driving device Mar 22, 2020 Issued
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16/824060
Delivery system, delivery method, and computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a program Mar 18, 2020 Issued
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17/598991
Method for dynamic securing Mar 17, 2020 Issued
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16/819644
Restraint system operating method and restraint system for vehicle having detachable doors Mar 15, 2020 Issued
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16/818982
Methods and systems for item delivery along delivery routes Mar 12, 2020 Issued
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16/815685
Moving seats in a vehicle to enhance occupant protection Mar 10, 2020 Issued
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16/815433
Torque deration in response traction control events Mar 10, 2020 Issued
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16/814402
Method and control unit for operating a hybrid vehicle Mar 9, 2020 Issued
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16/801596
Prognostics for improved maintenance of vehicles Feb 25, 2020 Issued
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16/799378
Pre-collision system for entering water Feb 23, 2020 Issued
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16/791748
Semantic information sharing in autonomous vehicles Feb 13, 2020 Issued
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16/790954
Hybrid vehicle Feb 13, 2020 Issued
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17/427330
Position determining arrangement for a vehicle, and vehicle Feb 11, 2020 Issued
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