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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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17/246628
Method and system for dynamic estimation and predictive route generation Apr 30, 2021 Issued
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17/246628
Method and system for dynamic estimation and predictive route generation Apr 30, 2021 Issued
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17/246628
Method and system for dynamic estimation and predictive route generation Apr 30, 2021 Issued
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17/246628
Method and system for dynamic estimation and predictive route generation Apr 30, 2021 Issued
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17/920757
Apparatus and method for controlling an electric machine of a vehicle Apr 20, 2021 Issued
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17/919819
Powering a surgical robot arm Apr 20, 2021 Issued
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17/233117
Method and apparatus for positioning a robot at start-up, electronic device and storage medium Apr 15, 2021 Issued
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17/231116
Vehicle driving and monitoring system, vehicle including the vehicle driving and monitoring system, method for maintaining a situational awareness at a sufficient level, and computer readable medium for implementing the method Apr 14, 2021 Issued
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17/212189
Vehicle movement assist system Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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17/907085
System and method for controlling an interaction between an operator and a machine Mar 22, 2021 Issued
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17/614315
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE CONVERSATION INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A USER AND A ROBOT COMPUTING DEVICE OR CONVERSATION AGENT Feb 25, 2021 Abandoned
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17/184973
Operation of vehicle accessories based on predicted runtime of a primary system Feb 24, 2021 Issued
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17/175484
Methods and apparatus for controlling a continuum robot Feb 11, 2021 Issued
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17/797154
Graphically supported adaptation of robot control programs Feb 9, 2021 Issued
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17/151572
Apparatus and method for controlling steering of electric power steering system Jan 17, 2021 Issued
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17/141421
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSLATING NAVIGATIONAL ROUTE INTO BEHAVIORAL DECISION MAKING IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Jan 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/134219
Collision avoidance method and mobile machine using the same Dec 24, 2020 Issued
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17/130124
Systems and methods for costing autonomous vehicle maneuvers Dec 21, 2020 Issued
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18/026459
Driving assistance control device and driving assistance control method Dec 9, 2020 Issued
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17/114663
Robotic surgical systems and methods for monitoring applied forces Dec 7, 2020 Issued
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