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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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18/536240
Riding vehicle and riding vehicle motion analysis method Dec 11, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20242548 [patent_doc_number] => 12422866 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-09-23 [patent_title] => Fault tolerant flight control architecture [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/533932 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-12-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3814 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 218 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18533932 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/533932
Fault tolerant flight control architecture Dec 7, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19466075 [patent_doc_number] => 20240319745 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-09-26 [patent_title] => METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECELERATING AND REDIRECTING AN AIRBORNE PLATFORM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/527975 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-12-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6627 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 102 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18527975 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/527975
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECELERATING AND REDIRECTING AN AIRBORNE PLATFORM Dec 3, 2023 Issued
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18/519604
Battery electric vehicle Nov 26, 2023 Issued
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18/380226
Vehicle occupancy sensor systems and methods Oct 15, 2023 Issued
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18/485857
Adaptive data collection based on fleet-wide intelligence Oct 11, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18926550 [patent_doc_number] => 20240029554 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-01-25 [patent_title] => METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING STATE OF TRAFFIC LIGHT, STORAGE MEDIUM, DEVICE AND VEHICLE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/482045 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-10-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10938 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18482045 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/482045
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING STATE OF TRAFFIC LIGHT, STORAGE MEDIUM, DEVICE AND VEHICLE Oct 5, 2023 Pending
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18/480156
Connected-vehicle interface module and method of use Oct 2, 2023 Issued
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18/469195
STUBBLE LEAN DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER Sep 17, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20455485 [patent_doc_number] => 12518543 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-01-06 [patent_title] => Vehicle control with sun glare [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/466869 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3036 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18466869 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/466869
Vehicle control with sun glare Sep 13, 2023 Issued
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18/241907
Vehicle occupancy sensor systems and methods Sep 3, 2023 Issued
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18/233976
Vehicle Aug 14, 2023 Issued
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18/219097
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF UNATTENDED VEHICLE DEATHS Jul 6, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18725304 [patent_doc_number] => 20230339469 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-10-26 [patent_title] => Robust Method for Detecting Traffic Signals and their Associated States [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/218290 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10178 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 105 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18218290 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/218290
Robust method for detecting traffic signals and their associated states Jul 4, 2023 Issued
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18/218488
Route generation method, route generation system, and route generation program Jul 4, 2023 Issued
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18/878233
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A RAIL VEHICLE Jun 1, 2023 Pending
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18/306217
Method and system for managing unmanned aerial vehicle data transmission in smart city based on the internet of things Apr 23, 2023 Issued
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18/295491
Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle with occluded sensor zones Apr 3, 2023 Issued
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18/124234
CONTROL METHOD, MOVING BODY, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Mar 20, 2023 Abandoned
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18/120275
VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD Mar 9, 2023 Pending
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