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Frank S. Chen

Examiner (ID: 9862, Phone: (571)270-7993 , Office: P/2611 )

Most Active Art Unit
2611
Art Unit(s)
2611, 2677
Total Applications
867
Issued Applications
693
Pending Applications
71
Abandoned Applications
122

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/381198
Controller Oct 17, 2023 Issued
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18/380808
Method And Apparatus for Controlling Speed of Autonomous Vehicle Oct 16, 2023 Pending
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18/467506
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING CARRIER PHASE OFFSET IN SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM Sep 13, 2023 Abandoned
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18/243954
Vehicle for performing minimal risk maneuver during autonomous driving and method of operating the vehicle Sep 7, 2023 Issued
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18/457585
VEHICLE DEVICE, SERVER, AND COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD Aug 28, 2023 Pending
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18/448397
Vehicle controller, vehicle control method, and vehicle control computer program for vehicle control Aug 10, 2023 Issued
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18/364523
Vehicle lateral positioning on a non-divided road Aug 2, 2023 Issued
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18/354412
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DYNAMIC OBJECT RECOGNITION INFORMATION CONVERGENCE PROCESSING IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Jul 17, 2023 Pending
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18/350491
Method and system for downforce estimation using a half-car model with a data driven uncertainties estimator Jul 10, 2023 Issued
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18/349216
EDGE AND GENERATIVE AI-BASED SUSTAINABLE GPS NAVIGATED WEARABLE DEVICE FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE Jul 9, 2023 Abandoned
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18/334869
Cross member location and avoidance during an unloading operation Jun 13, 2023 Issued
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18/208407
SERVER DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR A SERVER DEVICE Jun 11, 2023 Pending
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18/844085
Method and Device for Reducing Vehicle Vibrations May 22, 2023 Pending
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18/295734
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED BIT IMAGING AND INSPECTION USING DRONES Apr 3, 2023 Pending
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18/124498
Vehicle control apparatus Mar 20, 2023 Issued
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18/176027
Traveling control apparatus for vehicle Feb 27, 2023 Issued
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18/173524
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE CYCLES IN VEHICULAR KNOWLEDGE NETWORKING Feb 22, 2023 Pending
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18/163086
Methods and system for operating a vehicle in sand Jan 31, 2023 Issued
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18/148906
Vehicular environment estimation device Dec 29, 2022 Issued
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18/085776
CHARGING LOCATION SEARCH ENGINE IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Dec 20, 2022 Abandoned
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