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Michael E. Butler

Examiner (ID: 19563, Phone: (571)272-6937 , Office: P/3653 )

Most Active Art Unit
3653
Art Unit(s)
3651, 2765, 3653, 3655
Total Applications
842
Issued Applications
444
Pending Applications
70
Abandoned Applications
331

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/152138
Hydrogen-to-power assisted-drive integrating system and driving method Jan 8, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20914111 [patent_doc_number] => 12710956 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-08-18 [patent_title] => System, method, and apparatus for managing vehicle automation [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/093970 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-01-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 35 [patent_figures_cnt] => 56 [patent_no_of_words] => 27027 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 212 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18093970 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/093970
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE AUTOMATION Jan 5, 2023 Pending
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17/892905
Turbine powered electric or hybrid vehicle Aug 21, 2022 Issued
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17/818815
Systems and methods for automated package translation Aug 9, 2022 Issued
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17/883447
RECHARGE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) WITHOUT IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO PERMANENT CHARGING STATION Aug 7, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18077014 [patent_doc_number] => 20220402626 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-22 [patent_title] => FLIGHT PUSHBACK STATE MONITORING METHOD BASED ON MULTI-MODAL DATA FUSION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/882486 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4878 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17882486 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/882486
Flight pushback state monitoring method based on multi-modal data fusion Aug 4, 2022 Issued
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17/854110
SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING DISPOSAL OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND RELATED METHODS Jun 29, 2022 Pending
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17/848472
Vehicle airborne state detection and suspension and CVT compensation Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/718186
Animal feces collecting robot Apr 10, 2022 Issued
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17/689142
Three-dimensional risk maps Mar 7, 2022 Issued
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17/592690
Systems and methods for adaptive optimization for energy systems Feb 3, 2022 Issued
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17/573910
TRANSPORT RACK AND TRANSPORT RACK DOCKING INTERFACE Jan 11, 2022 Pending
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17/549721
Automated cargo selection for transport system Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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17/547999
MAILPIECE REJECT PROCESSING OF FIRST PASS DPS REJECTS Dec 9, 2021 Pending
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17/634046
Visual login Nov 9, 2021 Issued
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17/511439
Pan and method of panning Oct 25, 2021 Issued
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17/460250
Battery and Motor Systems for Electric-Powered Vehicles Aug 28, 2021 Pending
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17/404039
AUTOMATIC SORTING OF WASTE Aug 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/393287
Small object sorting system and method Aug 2, 2021 Issued
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17/389728
WASTE RECEPTACLE WITH SENSING AND INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION SYSTEM Jul 29, 2021 Abandoned
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