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Michael Andrew Berns

Examiner (ID: 1087, Phone: (313)446-4892 , Office: P/3667 )

Most Active Art Unit
3666
Art Unit(s)
3667, 3663, 3666
Total Applications
819
Issued Applications
668
Pending Applications
55
Abandoned Applications
119

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/209695
Hill hold function for a motor vehicle comprising a plurality of driven axles Jun 13, 2023 Issued
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18/207093
Road surface condition guided decision making and prediction Jun 6, 2023 Issued
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18/203298
Apparatus for controlling vehicle and method for the same May 29, 2023 Issued
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18/324324
Display control device for vehicle, display control system for vehicle, vehicle, display control method for vehicle, and non-transitory storage medium storing a program May 25, 2023 Issued
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18/318333
Cloud-based vehicle monitoring platform May 15, 2023 Issued
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18/310908
Computerized aircraft fault isolation May 1, 2023 Issued
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18/310494
Method for lane detection Apr 30, 2023 Issued
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18/140084
System for obstacle detection Apr 26, 2023 Issued
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18/139138
MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Apr 24, 2023 Pending
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18/302877
Method and device for finding the balance point along the transverse axis of a marine vessel Apr 18, 2023 Issued
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18/299164
Synchronising a plurality of aircraft tire monitoring devices Apr 11, 2023 Issued
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18/299126
Acoustic monitoring system Apr 11, 2023 Issued
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18/132234
Autonomous driving control system and method thereof Apr 6, 2023 Issued
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18/838289
METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Mar 27, 2023 Pending
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18/183633
Systems and techniques for determining range and range-rate using time-of-flight sensors Mar 13, 2023 Issued
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18/182082
Controller for processing image data, image processing system including controller, and method of operating controller Mar 9, 2023 Issued
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18/850106
Method for Supporting a Driver of a Vehicle in Travelling a Predetermined Route, Computer-Readable (Storage) Medium, and Assistance System for a Vehicle Mar 7, 2023 Pending
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18/173507
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for monitoring and maintaining vehicle condition Feb 22, 2023 Issued
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18/838098
CRANE CONTROL METHOD AND CRANE Feb 13, 2023 Pending
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18/104171
Systems and methods for crash determination Jan 30, 2023 Issued
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