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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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17/905015
Self-localization device Mar 12, 2020 Issued
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16/808641
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Mar 3, 2020 Abandoned
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16/803772
Lane based routing system for autonomous driving vehicles Feb 26, 2020 Issued
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16/800963
Method and device for determining the curve of a road Feb 24, 2020 Issued
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16/798804
Server and vehicle control system Feb 23, 2020 Issued
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16/796719
Surface coverage optimization method for mobile robotic devices Feb 19, 2020 Issued
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17/423739
Method for training a trajectory for a vehicle, and electronic vehicle guidance system Dec 15, 2019 Issued
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17/281554
Method for constructing driving coordinate system, and application thereof Sep 26, 2019 Issued
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16/570878
Method for autonomously weeding crops in an agricultural field Sep 12, 2019 Issued
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17/276356
Underwater vehicle system and working method Sep 2, 2019 Issued
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16/554361
DRIVER DRIVING STYLE DETECTION AND APPLICATION SYSTEM Aug 27, 2019 Abandoned
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16/548128
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING START OF ENGINE FOR MILD HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE Aug 21, 2019 Abandoned
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16/528100
Self-driving vehicle systems and methods Jul 30, 2019 Issued
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16/509975
Big telematics data network communication fault identification device Jul 11, 2019 Issued
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16/436714
COMBINATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND THE METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ENGAGE IN MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS Jun 9, 2019 Abandoned
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17/253945
Longitudinal driver assistance system in a motor vehicle May 27, 2019 Issued
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17/609817
Traveling control method and traveling control device for vehicle May 14, 2019 Issued
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16/410188
Excavator control architecture for generating sensor location and offset angle May 12, 2019 Issued
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16/372121
Big telematics data network communication fault identification method Mar 31, 2019 Issued
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17/046841
RECOMMENDED LANE DETERMINATION DEVICE Mar 25, 2019 Abandoned
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