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Brian P. Sweeney

Examiner (ID: 19803, Phone: (313)446-4906 , Office: P/3667 )

Most Active Art Unit
3668
Art Unit(s)
3668, 3667
Total Applications
910
Issued Applications
822
Pending Applications
51
Abandoned Applications
56

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/115084
Human-like autonomous vehicle behavior based on map prior layer Feb 27, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20116762 [patent_doc_number] => 12366460 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-22 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for creating and managing wayareas [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/173245 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-02-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 4635 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 306 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18173245 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/173245
Systems and methods for creating and managing wayareas Feb 22, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19915871 [patent_doc_number] => 12291220 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-05-06 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for collection and analysis of vehicular data [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/172876 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-02-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3491 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 258 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18172876 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/172876
Systems and methods for collection and analysis of vehicular data Feb 21, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18453022 [patent_doc_number] => 20230194302 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-06-22 [patent_title] => METHOD OF UPDATING MAP DATA, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/110256 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-02-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5537 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 67 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18110256 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/110256
Method of updating map data, electronic device and storage medium Feb 14, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19022640 [patent_doc_number] => 20240078811 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-03-07 [patent_title] => METHOD FOR DETECTING OBSTACLES AROUND VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/103701 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-01-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5861 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 82 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18103701 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/103701
Method for detecting obstacles around vehicle, electronic device and storage medium Jan 30, 2023 Issued
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18/155915
System and method for monitoring work area Jan 17, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20342725 [patent_doc_number] => 12466446 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-11-11 [patent_title] => Method of controlling switching to manual driving mode of autonomous vehicle [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/097843 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-01-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4724 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18097843 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/097843
Method of controlling switching to manual driving mode of autonomous vehicle Jan 16, 2023 Issued
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18/154987
Methods for spatio-temporal scene-graph embedding for autonomous vehicle applications Jan 15, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19961282 [patent_doc_number] => 12330761 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-06-17 [patent_title] => System for and method of controlling watercraft [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/094423 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-01-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3241 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 312 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18094423 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/094423
System for and method of controlling watercraft Jan 8, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19551517 [patent_doc_number] => 12135219 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-11-05 [patent_title] => Methods and systems for item delivery along delivery routes [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/149146 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-01-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 17268 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 296 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18149146 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/149146
Methods and systems for item delivery along delivery routes Jan 1, 2023 Issued
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18/091168
Data-intensive electronic map data structures Dec 28, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19905064 [patent_doc_number] => 12282066 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-04-22 [patent_title] => Battery diagnosis system, vehicle equipped with the same, and battery diagnosis method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/066364 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 2394 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 221 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18066364 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/066364
Battery diagnosis system, vehicle equipped with the same, and battery diagnosis method Dec 14, 2022 Issued
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18/077625
Aftertreatment heat up strategies in vehicles with hybrid powertrains Dec 7, 2022 Issued
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18/716700
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE POWER CONTROL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Dec 4, 2022 Abandoned
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17/985982
Vehicular management Nov 13, 2022 Issued
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17/982582
Moving seats in a vehicle to enhance occupant protection Nov 7, 2022 Issued
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17/978307
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium Oct 31, 2022 Issued
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17/968669
Autonomous driving control apparatus and method thereof Oct 17, 2022 Issued
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17/968347
Method of controlling autonomous vehicle and electronic device Oct 17, 2022 Issued
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17/963762
Remote driving method, apparatus, and system, device, and medium Oct 10, 2022 Issued
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