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Derrick W. Ferris

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 6087, Phone: (571)272-3123 , Office: P/2478 )

Most Active Art Unit
2663
Art Unit(s)
2400, 2411, OPT, 2616, 2463, 2663, 2478
Total Applications
404
Issued Applications
279
Pending Applications
38
Abandoned Applications
91

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/474790
Control method and system for article transportation based on mobile robot Sep 25, 2023 Issued
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18/474790
Control method and system for article transportation based on mobile robot Sep 25, 2023 Issued
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18/473453
Robotic System Trajectory Planning Sep 24, 2023 Pending
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18/453631
AUTOMATED BREAK LOCATION RECOMMENDATION Aug 21, 2023 Pending
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18/453631
AUTOMATED BREAK LOCATION RECOMMENDATION Aug 21, 2023 Pending
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18/447518
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GUARDING A MOBILE ROBOT Aug 9, 2023 Pending
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18/447518
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GUARDING A MOBILE ROBOT Aug 9, 2023 Pending
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18/231330
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Aug 7, 2023 Pending
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18/361334
Vehicle with switchable forward and backward configurations, control method, and control program Jul 27, 2023 Issued
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18/361334
Vehicle with switchable forward and backward configurations, control method, and control program Jul 27, 2023 Issued
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18/361334
Vehicle with switchable forward and backward configurations, control method, and control program Jul 27, 2023 Issued
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18/352547
Collaborative safety awareness for robotic applications enabled by augmented reality and other location-based technologies Jul 13, 2023 Issued
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18/352547
Collaborative safety awareness for robotic applications enabled by augmented reality and other location-based technologies Jul 13, 2023 Issued
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18/299789
ROBOT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Apr 12, 2023 Pending
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18/134080
ROBOT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Apr 12, 2023 Pending
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18/127789
VISUAL HEIGHT ESTIMATOR WITH ROBOTIC POURING CONTROLLER FOR GRANULAR MEDIA Mar 28, 2023 Pending
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18/127789
VISUAL HEIGHT ESTIMATOR WITH ROBOTIC POURING CONTROLLER FOR GRANULAR MEDIA Mar 28, 2023 Pending
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18/179796
TOOL CALIBRATION FOR MANUFACTURING ROBOTS Mar 6, 2023 Pending
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18/178564
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Mar 5, 2023 Pending
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18/177180
VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD Mar 1, 2023 Abandoned
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