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Joseph C. Merek

Examiner (ID: 16792)

Most Active Art Unit
3727
Art Unit(s)
3727
Total Applications
558
Issued Applications
325
Pending Applications
41
Abandoned Applications
192

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/649679
Devices, systems, and methods for cosmetic analysis and automated lash application Apr 28, 2024 Issued
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18/648116
Method and system for autonomous object manipulation Apr 25, 2024 Issued
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18/626092
ROBOT HAND AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Apr 2, 2024 Pending
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18/619427
System and method for dynamically adjusting coasting regeneration based on environmental information Mar 27, 2024 Issued
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18/618701
END EFFECTOR FORCE FEEDBACK TO MASTER CONTROLLER Mar 26, 2024 Pending
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18/616614
System and method for controlling a robotic manipulator based on hierarchical reinforcement learning of control policies Mar 25, 2024 Issued
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18/614355
LEARNING ABSTRACTIONS FOR MULTI-ROBOT PATH PLANNING IN UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS Mar 21, 2024 Pending
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18/598755
Methods and apparatus for an active convertor dolly Mar 6, 2024 Issued
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18/598164
HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE Mar 6, 2024 Abandoned
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18/590027
3D PRINTING WITH REINFORCEMENT OPTIMIZATION Feb 27, 2024 Pending
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18/442181
Handling apparatus, handling method, and recording medium Feb 14, 2024 Issued
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18/443209
Techniques for controlling robots using dynamic gain tuning Feb 14, 2024 Issued
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18/438745
Operational parameter based flight restriction Feb 11, 2024 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20149762 [patent_doc_number] => 20250249600 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-07 [patent_title] => Systems and Methods for Task-Specific Adaptive Velocity Estimation in Automated Control and Monitoring Systems [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/433522 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-02-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5858 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18433522 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/433522
Systems and Methods for Task-Specific Adaptive Velocity Estimation in Automated Control and Monitoring Systems Feb 5, 2024 Pending
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18/424481
METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE LENGTH OF WORK TRAJECTORY OF A TASK-PERFORMING ROBOT Jan 25, 2024 Abandoned
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18/415150
Systems and methods for managing speed thresholds for vehicles Jan 16, 2024 Issued
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18/410294
INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD, INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING A PROGRAM Jan 10, 2024 Pending
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18/409350
Systems and methods for master/tool registration and control for intuitive motion Jan 9, 2024 Issued
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18/408963
Method for controlling robot and system Jan 9, 2024 Issued
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18/404744
Detection of user touch on controller handle Jan 3, 2024 Issued
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