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Rene D. Ford

Examiner (ID: 7429, Phone: (571)272-8140 , Office: P/3741 )

Most Active Art Unit
3741
Art Unit(s)
3741
Total Applications
552
Issued Applications
414
Pending Applications
53
Abandoned Applications
94

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/240414
Vehicle Management Method and Apparatus Jan 3, 2019 Abandoned
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16/960850
DRIVING STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND DRIVING STATE DETERMINATION METHOD Dec 25, 2018 Abandoned
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16/755997
MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Nov 8, 2018 Abandoned
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16/648460
Method for controlling a parking process Oct 23, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16256342 [patent_doc_number] => 20200265717 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-08-20 [patent_title] => METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELF-ORGANIZED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AT INTERSECTIONS USING A DISTRIBUTED AI APPROACH [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/644737 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7912 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -20 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16644737 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/644737
Methods and systems for self-organized traffic management at intersections using a distributed AI approach Oct 4, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19168127 [patent_doc_number] => 11984037 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-14 [patent_title] => Method for providing flight route to unmanned aerial vehicle, acquisition method and device, and system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/271917 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 7336 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 82 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17271917 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/271917
Method for providing flight route to unmanned aerial vehicle, acquisition method and device, and system Aug 29, 2018 Issued
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16/650249
Method for reducing the potential hazard in road traffic Aug 20, 2018 Issued
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16/644663
FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AND FLIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS Jul 10, 2018 Abandoned
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17/255720
ALIGHTING POINT DETERMINATION METHOD AND ALIGHTING POINT DETERMINATION DEVICE Jun 25, 2018 Pending
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17/255561
BOARDING/ALIGHTING POINT DETERMINATION METHOD AND BOARDING/ALIGHTING POINT DETERMINATION DEVICE Jun 25, 2018 Pending
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16/622090
DETECTION OF NON-V2V VEHICLES Jun 14, 2018 Pending
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16/493946
INFORMATION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND ROUTE INFORMATION ANALYSIS METHOD Feb 20, 2018 Abandoned
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16/318844
Spacecraft and control device Dec 21, 2017 Issued
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16/348225
Steering control device Oct 31, 2017 Issued
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16/332832
Method for improving the driving dynamics of a vehicle and drive device suitable for performing the method Sep 10, 2017 Issued
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16/328895
WORK MACHINE Sep 5, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14781651 [patent_doc_number] => 20190265723 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-08-29 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TOW HITCH LOCATION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/332516 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-08-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5959 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16332516 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/332516
Apparatus and method for determining tow hitch location Aug 22, 2017 Issued
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16/326138
Latent space model for road networks to predict time-varying traffic Aug 13, 2017 Issued
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16/328174
Method for measuring a driving event, server device, and system comprised of the server device and a plurality of motor vehicles Jul 26, 2017 Issued
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16/317002
Vehicle braking force control device Jul 25, 2017 Issued
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