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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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17/469405
NAVIGATION BY MIMIC AUTONOMY Sep 7, 2021 Abandoned
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18/044542
Autonomous vehicle navigation based on inter-vehicle communication Sep 6, 2021 Issued
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17/467391
NAVIGATION WITH SUN GLARE INFORMATION Sep 5, 2021 Abandoned
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18/252967
Vehicle control device for suppressing unnecessary lane-change operation Aug 30, 2021 Issued
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17/459096
Navigation with drivable area detection Aug 26, 2021 Issued
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17/404386
ELECTRIC MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD WITH EMERGENCY DEPLETION MODE Aug 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/401982
Big telematics data network communication fault identification system Aug 12, 2021 Issued
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17/402008
Big telematics data network communication fault identification system method Aug 12, 2021 Issued
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18/017424
Work vehicle having a controller that controls the hydraulic cylinders and the electrically driven motor on a basis of a distribution ratio of a first torque and a distribution ratio of a second torque Aug 1, 2021 Issued
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18/002589
Rocket control system and method of controlling landing operation of rocket Jul 15, 2021 Issued
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17/370617
Method and system for controlling aircraft Jul 7, 2021 Issued
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17/358317
METHOD FOR SECURING A STARTING MOVEMENT OF A SEMI-AUTOMATED OR FULLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE Jun 24, 2021 Pending
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17/349489
IMPLEMENTING SYNTHETIC SCENES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Jun 15, 2021 Pending
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17/335181
Driving patterns May 31, 2021 Issued
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17/335040
CONTROLLING A MOTOR VEHICLE BASED UPON WIND May 30, 2021 Abandoned
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17/234644
Vehicle control method and apparatus, electronic device and storage medium Apr 18, 2021 Issued
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17/204588
Systems and methods for matching an autonomous vehicle to a rider Mar 16, 2021 Issued
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18/282140
Travel control method and travel control device for vehicle Mar 16, 2021 Issued
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17/200353
CONNECTED VEHICLE MANEUVERING MANAGEMENT FOR A SET OF VEHICLES Mar 11, 2021 Abandoned
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17/199948
Continuing lane driving prediction Mar 11, 2021 Issued
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