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Jonathan L. Sample

Examiner (ID: 15424, Phone: (571)270-5925 , Office: P/3664 )

Most Active Art Unit
3664
Art Unit(s)
3657, 3664
Total Applications
1167
Issued Applications
941
Pending Applications
74
Abandoned Applications
174

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/525111
Robot for gripping an object using dual fingers and object grip method thereof Nov 29, 2023 Issued
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18/522973
Systems and methods for controlling an on-premises robot through an industrial digital twin Nov 28, 2023 Issued
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18/521538
Bulk dispenser actuation detection Nov 27, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20115403 [patent_doc_number] => 12365089 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-22 [patent_title] => System having a sensor and a method for monitoring a plurality of protected zones [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/514237 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-11-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 495 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18514237 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/514237
System having a sensor and a method for monitoring a plurality of protected zones Nov 19, 2023 Issued
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18/507165
METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY CONTROLLING SPEED OF COMPONENTS AND FUNCTIONS OF A ROBOT Nov 12, 2023 Pending
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19/129005
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE SUSPENSION Nov 9, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20401950 [patent_doc_number] => 12491917 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-12-09 [patent_title] => Integrated operation apparatus for autonomous driving vehicle [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/387140 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-11-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 3331 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 267 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18387140 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/387140
Integrated operation apparatus for autonomous driving vehicle Nov 5, 2023 Issued
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19/118730
INCREASING MOBILITY OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEMS WHILE MAINTAINING A PARTIALLY CONSTRAINED FIELD OF VIEW Oct 2, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20729605 [patent_doc_number] => 12636850 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-05-26 [patent_title] => Method and apparatus for inflating and sealing a prefabricated inflatable track [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/479054 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 9889 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 188 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18479054 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/479054
Method and apparatus for inflating and sealing a prefabricated inflatable track Sep 29, 2023 Issued
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18/372849
Automated testing system Sep 25, 2023 Issued
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18/372849
Automated testing system Sep 25, 2023 Issued
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18/371483
Vehicle information management device Sep 21, 2023 Issued
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19/109592
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Sep 7, 2023 Pending
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18/242351
Vehicle control device Sep 4, 2023 Issued
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18/242069
Component pre-inspection device for hybrid irregular component insertion robot Sep 4, 2023 Issued
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18/240924
Systems and methods for cross slope bias estimation Aug 30, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20254640 [patent_doc_number] => 12426973 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-09-30 [patent_title] => Surgical robot and robotic surgical system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/365268 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 7073 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 148 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18365268 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/365268
Surgical robot and robotic surgical system Aug 3, 2023 Issued
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18/230013
SHUTTLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SHUTTLE SYSTEM BY MEANS OF A CONTROL DEVICE Aug 2, 2023 Pending
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18/358675
Generating and/or using training instances that include previously captured robot vision data and drivability labels Jul 24, 2023 Issued
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18/224881
Robot for acquiring learning data and method for controlling thereof Jul 20, 2023 Issued
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