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Steven Blount

Examiner (ID: 13033)

Most Active Art Unit
3726
Art Unit(s)
3726, 2661, 2668, 2616
Total Applications
400
Issued Applications
320
Pending Applications
27
Abandoned Applications
53

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/700623
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Oct 14, 2021 Pending
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17/482008
Multi-Hazard Spatio-Temporal Zone-Based Evacuation Management Platform Sep 21, 2021 Pending
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17/477460
Storage efficient data representation of three-dimensional obstructions for routing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems Sep 15, 2021 Issued
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17/447546
System for balancing dampening forces on a suspension system Sep 12, 2021 Issued
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17/462196
Drive circuit for controlling conduction states of multiple loads Aug 30, 2021 Issued
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17/460539
Terminal area noise management system and method Aug 29, 2021 Issued
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17/392759
Vehicle access and fleet management control via Bluetooth beacons Aug 2, 2021 Issued
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17/392808
Apparatus for controlling charging or discharging of vehicle, system for supplying power to outside of the vehicle, and method thereof Aug 2, 2021 Issued
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17/377348
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSISTED OR AUTOMATED GRAIN UNLOAD SYNCHRONIZATION Jul 14, 2021 Abandoned
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17/376597
Vehicle control with functional redundancy Jul 14, 2021 Issued
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17/305722
Systems and methods for route planning on topographical map using vehicle motion Jul 13, 2021 Issued
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17/369074
Vehicle routing with dynamic selection of turns across opposing traffic Jul 6, 2021 Issued
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18/009767
POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM Jun 10, 2021 Pending
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17/344534
SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING TRUCK-MOUNTED SENSORS TO DETECT TRAILER FOLLOWING VEHICLES AND TRAILER CONDITIONS Jun 9, 2021 Abandoned
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17/303550
MOBILITY ASSIST APPARATUS AND METHOD Jun 1, 2021 Abandoned
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18/007818
Work machine state monitoring system and work machine state monitoring method May 19, 2021 Issued
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17/302734
VEHICLE ROUTING USING THIRD PARTY VEHICLE CAPABILITIES May 10, 2021 Abandoned
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17/997645
AN UNMANNED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME May 6, 2021 Abandoned
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17/245390
METHOD OF SATELLITE PRECISE ORBIT DETERMINATION USING PARALLACTIC REFRACTION SCALE FACTOR ESTIMATION Apr 29, 2021 Abandoned
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17/226123
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROLLED BASED UPON A LIDAR DATA SEGMENTATION SYSTEM Apr 8, 2021 Abandoned
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