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David P. Merlino

Examiner (ID: 7077, Phone: (571)272-8362 , Office: P/3669 )

Most Active Art Unit
3669
Art Unit(s)
3665, 3669
Total Applications
499
Issued Applications
339
Pending Applications
53
Abandoned Applications
121

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/976257
Traffic-rule-compliant decision-making in dynamic traffic scenarios Oct 27, 2022 Issued
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17/976477
Driver assistance system and method Oct 27, 2022 Issued
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18/730246
VEHICLE MOVEMENT CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD Oct 24, 2022 Pending
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18/702766
METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TARGET TRAJECTORY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATED IN AT LEAST SEMI-AUTOMATED FASHION ON A SINGLE-LANE ROAD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Oct 17, 2022 Pending
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17/958944
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FLEXIBLE CONTROL OF VEHICLES BY DIVERSE AGENTS IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SIMULATION Oct 2, 2022 Abandoned
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17/945088
LANDING GUIDE SYSTEM USING ENERGY ANALYSIS OF UAM AIR VEHICLE Sep 14, 2022 Abandoned
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17/940384
Validation of occlusions identified within autonomous vehicle driving environments Sep 7, 2022 Issued
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17/819316
Sensor matrix for rider monitoring Aug 11, 2022 Abandoned
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17/855717
Data augmentation for detour path configuring Jun 29, 2022 Issued
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17/849588
On-vehicle driving behavior modelling Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/735757
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OF ROADWAYS May 2, 2022 Abandoned
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18/850220
MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Mar 29, 2022 Pending
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18/564230
METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEADLIGHT SYSTEM Mar 28, 2022 Pending
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17/699432
Drone wireless communication diagnosis and correction Mar 20, 2022 Issued
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18/845201
Vehicle travel control method and vehicle travel control device Mar 17, 2022 Issued
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17/694761
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PARKING SYSTEM Mar 14, 2022 Abandoned
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17/686361
AN AUTONOMOUS WORKING SYSTEM, AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND A TURNING METHOD THEREOF Mar 2, 2022 Abandoned
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18/687430
MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD, MOVEMENT CONTROL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Feb 24, 2022 Pending
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17/666043
Movement control system and moving object Feb 6, 2022 Issued
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17/562926
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TO PLAN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ROUTES Dec 26, 2021 Abandoned
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