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Joseph W. Drodge

Examiner (ID: 16949, Phone: (571)272-1140 , Office: P/1778 )

Most Active Art Unit
1778
Art Unit(s)
1778, 1723, 1773, 1306, 1772, 1797
Total Applications
4399
Issued Applications
3355
Pending Applications
352
Abandoned Applications
725

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/510853
METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING OPERATION OF A DEVICE Oct 25, 2021 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 20439031 [patent_doc_number] => 12509860 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-12-30 [patent_title] => Control system for loading machine, control method therefor, and loading machine [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/254639 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 1229 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 209 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18254639 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/254639
Control system for loading machine, control method therefor, and loading machine Oct 24, 2021 Issued
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18/689250
Information processing device, control method, program, and storage medium Oct 13, 2021 Issued
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17/498065
Method and apparatus for determining positioning information of vehicle, electronic device, storage medium and program product Oct 10, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17354494 [patent_doc_number] => 20220015290 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-01-20 [patent_title] => INTELLIGENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING HARVESTER AND LOGISTICS VEHICLE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/490129 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5848 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 72 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17490129 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/490129
Intelligent system and method for coordinating harvester and logistics vehicle Sep 29, 2021 Issued
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17/476086
Authenticated traffic signs Sep 14, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19478735 [patent_doc_number] => 20240326777 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-10-03 [patent_title] => METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/689330 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8843 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 138 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18689330 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/689330
Method for controlling vehicle, and vehicle Sep 6, 2021 Issued
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17/466096
Optimizing a predictive dynamic bending light function of a lighting system Sep 2, 2021 Issued
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17/412267
Home position estimation system and home position estimation method Aug 25, 2021 Issued
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17/408681
Method, device and system for allocating a vehicle for a fleet system based on a user group Aug 22, 2021 Issued
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17/392349
Method for calculating dangerous spot and time, storage medium, and device for calculating dangerous spot Aug 2, 2021 Issued
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17/362640
Modular vehicle protection systems and methods Jun 28, 2021 Issued
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17/328149
Vehicle shovel May 23, 2021 Issued
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17/315289
System and method for providing information on fuel savings, safe operation, and maintenance by real-time predictive monitoring and predictive controlling of aerodynamic and hydrodynamic environmental internal/external forces, hull stresses, motion with six degrees of freedom, and the location of marine structure May 7, 2021 Issued
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17/306539
Electronic control system for electric refuse vehicle May 2, 2021 Issued
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17/211988
Watercraft share-ride system, a watercraft share-ride method, and a computer for a watercraft Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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17/206296
Systems and methods for predictive augmentation of vehicle service procedures Mar 18, 2021 Issued
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17/204304
Sensor assembly for use in association with aircraft collision avoidance system and method of using the same Mar 16, 2021 Issued
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17/196255
Method for adjusting the position of a power lift Mar 8, 2021 Issued
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17/195813
Steering controller Mar 8, 2021 Issued
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