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Brian R. Kirby

Examiner (ID: 845, Phone: (571)272-8626 , Office: P/3747 )

Most Active Art Unit
3747
Art Unit(s)
3747
Total Applications
466
Issued Applications
318
Pending Applications
48
Abandoned Applications
119

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/403082
Vehicle traveling support apparatus Jan 2, 2024 Issued
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18/401701
BRAKE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Dec 31, 2023 Pending
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18/401061
MOTOR STALL AND TRAILER LIFT Dec 28, 2023 Pending
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18/382374
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEM, AND ITS SYSTEM Oct 19, 2023 Pending
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18/380708
Control unit and control method for a motor vehicle Oct 16, 2023 Issued
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18/481467
TRAJECTORY PLANNING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Oct 4, 2023 Pending
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18/370546
Power management for hybrid electric vehicles Sep 19, 2023 Issued
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18/466044
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Sep 12, 2023 Pending
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18/236449
Motion manager, control device of brake device, and control method Aug 21, 2023 Issued
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18/232921
Trailer sway detection and braking distribution using a camera mirror system Aug 10, 2023 Issued
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18/446736
Control device for vehicle and control method for vehicle Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/229853
Apparatus for driving assistance and method for driving assistance Aug 2, 2023 Issued
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18/221166
VEHICLE SUSPENSION EVENT RECORDING AND/OR REPORTING SYSTEM Jul 11, 2023 Pending
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18/863837
CONTROLLER FOR ESTIMATING INDIVIDUAL AXLE WEIGHTS OF A RAIL VEHICLE, COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD THEREFOR, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER Jun 12, 2023 Pending
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18/863691
CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE STEERING May 4, 2023 Pending
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18/134294
Control device of vehicle Apr 12, 2023 Issued
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18/125750
DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD Mar 23, 2023 Issued
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18/188570
Vehicle control device Mar 22, 2023 Issued
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18/188511
HYBRID SENSING METHOD FOR ACTIVATABLE PROTECTION DEVICES Mar 22, 2023 Pending
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18/125351
Systems and methods for high precision lane-keeping by autonomous vehicles Mar 22, 2023 Issued
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