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Edward W Merz

Examiner (ID: 13547)

Most Active Art Unit
2211
Art Unit(s)
2735, 2211, 2604
Total Applications
231
Issued Applications
163
Pending Applications
31
Abandoned Applications
37

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/532878
DYNAMIC AIRCRAFT THREAT CONTROLLER MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS Nov 21, 2021 Pending
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17/532089
Cooperative driving method based on driving negotiation and apparatus for the same Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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17/532262
Brake system Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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17/532283
Method of using a single controller (ECU) for a fault-tolerant/fail-operational self-driving system Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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17/533087
MAP CREATION METHOD FOR MOBILE ROBOT AND PATH PLANNING METHOD BASED ON THE MAP Nov 21, 2021 Pending
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17/529724
Driving control management system, driving control management method, and computer readable medium Nov 17, 2021 Issued
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17/526603
Dynamic lane adjustment for multipurpose roadway zones Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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17/521439
Embedded display automatic flight controls distributed architecture Nov 7, 2021 Issued
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17/516012
Driving domain management unit, driving domain management system, and driving domain management method Oct 31, 2021 Issued
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17/508457
Method and system for switching between local and remote guidance instructions for autonomous vehicles Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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17/505281
System and method for object alignment and pairing Oct 18, 2021 Issued
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17/502871
Method for operating an industrial truck operable in an at least partially automated manner Oct 14, 2021 Issued
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17/503181
Restricting areas available to autonomous and teleoperated vehicles Oct 14, 2021 Issued
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17/500447
Multi-scale driving environment prediction with hierarchical spatial temporal attention Oct 12, 2021 Issued
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17/498657
Driver guidance for guided maneuvering Oct 10, 2021 Issued
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17/449317
SHOVEL AND CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM Sep 28, 2021 Pending
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17/448431
CALIBRATION COURSES AND TARGETS Sep 21, 2021 Pending
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17/448106
GROUND MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Sep 19, 2021 Pending
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17/472692
Unmanned conveying system Sep 12, 2021 Issued
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17/400175
Driving assistance device, driving assistance system, driving assistance method, and non-transitory compter-readable recording medium Aug 11, 2021 Issued
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