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Matthew E. Zimmerman

Examiner (ID: 2856, Phone: (571)270-5278 , Office: P/3684 )

Most Active Art Unit
3684
Art Unit(s)
3625, 3683, 3688, 3684
Total Applications
743
Issued Applications
442
Pending Applications
33
Abandoned Applications
280

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/124515
Map reliability determination apparatus and driving assistance apparatus Mar 20, 2023 Issued
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18/121903
CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Mar 14, 2023 Issued
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18/841309
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONTINUUM ROBOT Feb 22, 2023 Pending
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18/112765
Control device, control method, and computer-readable recording medium Feb 21, 2023 Issued
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18/107047
Robotic arm for dispensing a beverage Feb 7, 2023 Pending
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18/834542
EARLY WARNING ALERT FOR A DISTRACTED DRIVER Jan 25, 2023 Pending
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18/835537
QUADRUPEDAL WALKING ROBOT Jan 25, 2023 Pending
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18/159225
Safeguard enclosure and method of operating an autonomous part processing system Jan 24, 2023 Issued
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18/090967
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IN HAND ROBOTICS DEXTEROUS MANIPULATION OF OBJECTS Dec 28, 2022 Pending
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17/990345
Robot apparatus and controlling method thereof Nov 17, 2022 Issued
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18/056443
Machine learning logic-based adjustment techniques for robots Nov 16, 2022 Issued
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17/985342
ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISE ORGAN EXCISION TECHNOLOGY Nov 10, 2022 Pending
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18/049437
Method for operating a hybrid electric vehicle and data processing device Oct 24, 2022 Issued
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17/956782
Load area tracking type ship battery management system Sep 28, 2022 Issued
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17/951536
Stereoscopic visualization camera and integrated robotics platform with force/torque sensor non-linearity correction Sep 22, 2022 Issued
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17/932338
Seat control system Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/866279
Automatically adjusting ergonomic features of a vehicle seat Jul 14, 2022 Issued
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17/847246
Aircraft inspection systems and methods Jun 22, 2022 Issued
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17/805058
Multifunctional vehicle with remote driving function and remote driving method Jun 1, 2022 Issued
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17/742836
Systems and methods for navigating with sensing uncertainty May 11, 2022 Issued
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