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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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17/122465
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for organizing autonomous vehicles in an autonomous transition region Dec 14, 2020 Issued
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17/121476
VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT TIRE DAMAGE Dec 13, 2020 Abandoned
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17/118590
CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Dec 9, 2020 Pending
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17/116973
Vehicle control method and device Dec 8, 2020 Issued
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17/116238
Vehicle control system Dec 8, 2020 Issued
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17/106668
Vehicle communication system and vehicle control device Nov 29, 2020 Issued
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16/953619
Map-information obstacle-tracking system and method Nov 19, 2020 Issued
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17/756146
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Nov 12, 2020 Pending
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17/092614
Trajectory generation and optimization using closed-form numerical integration in route-relative coordinates Nov 8, 2020 Issued
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17/086332
Vehicle energy management system and related methods Oct 30, 2020 Issued
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17/067933
Method and apparatus for upcoming turn identification and assistance Oct 11, 2020 Issued
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17/061382
Vehicle energy management system and related methods Sep 30, 2020 Issued
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17/035341
Path providing device and path providing method thereof Sep 27, 2020 Issued
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17/763467
SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TIME LIMITED COMMUNICATION FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLES Sep 25, 2020 Pending
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17/030854
Apparatus and method for determining traveling position of vehicle Sep 23, 2020 Issued
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17/028229
Method, apparatus, and computer program for controlling autonomous vehicle using preset area information Sep 21, 2020 Issued
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17/763844
METHOD FOR ITERATIVELY DETERMINING THE RADIUS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL Sep 17, 2020 Pending
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17/025794
Method, apparatus and control system for controlling mobile robot Sep 17, 2020 Issued
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17/640972
Method for determining passabilty, passability determination apparatus, and movement path generation Sep 15, 2020 Issued
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17/017867
Automatic driving control system Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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