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Michael F. Whalen

Examiner (ID: 4429, Phone: (571)270-7747 , Office: P/3665 )

Most Active Art Unit
3665
Art Unit(s)
3661, 3665, 3664
Total Applications
463
Issued Applications
286
Pending Applications
48
Abandoned Applications
146

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/066887
METHOD FOR PROACTIVE SAFETY Feb 27, 2025 Pending
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19/066237
SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WATERCRAFT Feb 27, 2025 Pending
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19/067032
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVELY DEVISING ROUTE BETWEEN TARGET PICKUP LOCATION AND TARGET DESTINATION LOCATION Feb 27, 2025 Pending
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19/056183
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Feb 17, 2025 Pending
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19/023250
AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT PRE-BOOTING FOR IMPROVED MAN MACHINE INTERFACE PERFORMANCE Jan 14, 2025 Pending
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18/968629
VEHICLE WITH SPRAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Dec 3, 2024 Pending
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18/968503
Vehicle and Control Method Thereof Dec 3, 2024 Pending
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18/963525
System and method for airborne sunlight management films Nov 27, 2024 Issued
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18/947334
VEHICLE STATE DETECTION APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STATE DETECTION METHOD Nov 13, 2024 Pending
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18/947296
DRIVING ASSISTANCE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF Nov 13, 2024 Pending
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18/945004
BUMP DETECTOR Nov 11, 2024 Pending
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18/883352
Connected-vehicle interface module and method of use Sep 11, 2024 Issued
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18/821381
VISION-BASED DETECTION AND CONTROL OF MACHINERY Aug 29, 2024 Issued
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18/817843
MOVING VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM WITH CONSOLE DISPLAY INTEGRATION AND CONTEXTUAL WARNING MANAGEMENT Aug 27, 2024 Pending
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18/818045
METHOD AND DEVICE WITH PARKING SPACE NAVIGATION Aug 27, 2024 Pending
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18/798720
Hybrid electric vehicle and drive control method thereof Aug 7, 2024 Issued
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18/776777
Device and method for controlling vehicle Jul 17, 2024 Issued
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18/764613
ONBOARD CONNECTION SYSTEM AND ONBOARD SYSTEM DESIGN METHOD Jul 4, 2024 Pending
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18/679273
Automatic detection system and automatic detection method for enclosed space May 29, 2024 Issued
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18/647108
VEHICLES, METHODS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR REAL-TIME DYNAMIC PATH GENERATION Apr 25, 2024 Pending
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