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Michael L. Dignan

Examiner (ID: 16687, Phone: (571)272-6425 , Office: P/1723 )

Most Active Art Unit
1723
Art Unit(s)
1723
Total Applications
785
Issued Applications
420
Pending Applications
72
Abandoned Applications
318

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/400595
System and methods for alternate path generation Aug 11, 2021 Issued
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17/394638
PEER-BASED MOBILE COMPUTING ENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Aug 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/368007
Identifying unassigned passengers for autonomous vehicles Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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17/304079
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS PROVIDING A GLOBAL TRADING MARKET-PLACE FOR CHEMICAL PRODUCTS Jun 13, 2021 Abandoned
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17/227439
ORDER ALLOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Apr 11, 2021 Abandoned
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17/223467
"GOFOR" FINAL MILE PACKAGE PICKUP Apr 5, 2021 Abandoned
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17/222003
REAL-TIME TRACKING OF CARGO LOADS Apr 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/209597
CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Mar 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/208238
Determining and providing predetermined location data points to service providers Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/201290
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS Mar 14, 2021 Abandoned
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17/201290
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS Mar 14, 2021 Abandoned
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17/195255
DETERMINING ESTIMATED PICK-UP/DELIVERY WINDOWS USING CLUSTERING Mar 7, 2021 Abandoned
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17/614349
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONFERENCE DOORPLATE AND CONFERENCE DOORPLATE Jan 18, 2021 Abandoned
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17/132441
Information processing apparatus, method, and system Dec 22, 2020 Issued
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17/131340
Mobile delivery vehicle management and routing Dec 21, 2020 Issued
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17/124554
Sensor zone management Dec 16, 2020 Issued
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17/120509
SYSTEM OF PRIVACY ORIENTED AUTOMATED ELECTRIC VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED USAGE FEE ASSESSMENT AND SETTLEMENT USING UTILITY SMART GRID COMMUNICATION NETWORK Dec 13, 2020 Pending
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17/120509
SYSTEM OF PRIVACY ORIENTED AUTOMATED ELECTRIC VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED USAGE FEE ASSESSMENT AND SETTLEMENT USING UTILITY SMART GRID COMMUNICATION NETWORK Dec 13, 2020 Pending
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17/120509
SYSTEM OF PRIVACY ORIENTED AUTOMATED ELECTRIC VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED USAGE FEE ASSESSMENT AND SETTLEMENT USING UTILITY SMART GRID COMMUNICATION NETWORK Dec 13, 2020 Pending
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17/118132
Methods and systems for optimizing the pooling and shipping of freight Dec 9, 2020 Issued
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