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Michael Andrew Berns

Examiner (ID: 7592, Phone: (313)446-4892 , Office: P/3667 )

Most Active Art Unit
3666
Art Unit(s)
3666, 3667, 3663
Total Applications
837
Issued Applications
679
Pending Applications
60
Abandoned Applications
119

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/149849
Mobility device Jan 14, 2021 Issued
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17/148093
Causing a robot to execute a mission using a behavior tree and a leaf node library Jan 12, 2021 Issued
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17/141543
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO DRIVERS WHEN ALIGNING ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES TO CHARGING EQUIPMENT Jan 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/247763
Laser rangefinder systems with divergent lenses for aircraft wingtip collision avoidance systems Dec 21, 2020 Issued
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17/126800
Machine-learned tillage shank malfunction in an autonomous farming vehicle Dec 17, 2020 Issued
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17/757467
Vehicular trailering guidance system Dec 15, 2020 Issued
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17/121552
Road surface state determination device and tire system including the same Dec 13, 2020 Issued
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17/121308
Optical laser target Dec 13, 2020 Issued
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17/120064
Scenario-based behavior specification and validation Dec 10, 2020 Issued
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17/115512
Vehicle stop transmission control system and method Dec 7, 2020 Issued
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17/108645
Mobility device Nov 30, 2020 Issued
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16/952930
Filtering return points in a point cloud based on radial velocity measurement Nov 18, 2020 Issued
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16/952569
Vehicle assembly having a capacitive sensor Nov 18, 2020 Issued
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17/099988
Autonomous driving control system and method thereof Nov 16, 2020 Issued
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17/097618
Presenting suggested routes based on local route ranking Nov 12, 2020 Issued
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17/780415
Reducing switching-on and switching-off processes in an electric drivetrain Nov 11, 2020 Issued
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17/096427
Device and method for marking indicia on terrestrial surfaces in topographical surveying Nov 11, 2020 Issued
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17/068318
Electric automotive vehicle Oct 11, 2020 Issued
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17/061385
Tire wear measurement device using tire bending stiffness variation and tire wear measurement method using same Sep 30, 2020 Issued
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17/061292
Tire wear measuring apparatus using irregularity of tire acceleration signal and tire wear measuring method using same Sep 30, 2020 Issued
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