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Thomas Schoeffler

Examiner (ID: 3997)

Most Active Art Unit
3201
Art Unit(s)
3201, 3721
Total Applications
441
Issued Applications
364
Pending Applications
5
Abandoned Applications
72

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/930073
Autonomous robotic cargo system Jul 14, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17997495 [patent_doc_number] => 11498586 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-15 [patent_title] => Method and system for dynamically generating a secure navigation path for navigation of autonomous vehicle [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/929155 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-07-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7252 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 267 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16929155 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/929155
Method and system for dynamically generating a secure navigation path for navigation of autonomous vehicle Jul 14, 2020 Issued
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16/921167
Moving robot and control method thereof Jul 5, 2020 Issued
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16/920082
Moving robot and control method thereof Jul 1, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19123170 [patent_doc_number] => 11967161 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-04-23 [patent_title] => Systems and methods of obstacle detection for automated delivery apparatus [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/914189 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 18377 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16914189 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/914189
Systems and methods of obstacle detection for automated delivery apparatus Jun 25, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18431166 [patent_doc_number] => 11676392 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-06-13 [patent_title] => Localization using surfel data [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/892186 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 9071 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 224 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16892186 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/892186
Localization using surfel data Jun 2, 2020 Issued
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16/842680
Unmanned Rover for Implementing Precise and Repetitive Processes and Operations Apr 6, 2020 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 20143505 [patent_doc_number] => 12377831 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-05 [patent_title] => Method for operating a vehicle brake system, and brake system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/594446 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-04-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 177 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17594446 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/594446
Method for operating a vehicle brake system, and brake system Apr 2, 2020 Issued
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16/836961
UNMANNED-DRIVE MOBILE MULTIFUNCTIONAL VEHICLE SYSTEM AND USING METHOD THEREOF Mar 31, 2020 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17977080 [patent_doc_number] => 11493939 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-08 [patent_title] => Premise mapping with security camera drone [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/820674 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-03-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 12267 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16820674 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/820674
Premise mapping with security camera drone Mar 15, 2020 Issued
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16/819018
SYSTEM AND METHOD AND MAP FOR DETERMINING A DRIVING ROUTE OF A VEHICLE Mar 12, 2020 Abandoned
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16/813180
Data integration from multiple sensors Mar 8, 2020 Issued
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16/733143
Removal of ephemeral points from point cloud of a high-definition map for navigating autonomous vehicles Jan 1, 2020 Issued
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16/704403
Selectively Forgoing Actions Based on Fullness Level of Containers Dec 4, 2019 Abandoned
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16/700790
Electronical device, and method, for automatically determining piloting information of a mobile machine accompanying a leader mobile machine, associated computer program Dec 1, 2019 Issued
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16/682575
PRECISE POINT CLOUD GENERATION USING GRAPH STRUCTURE-BASED SLAM WITH UNSYNCHRONIZED DATA Nov 12, 2019 Abandoned
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16/668475
Systems and methods for improving vehicle operations using movable sensors Oct 29, 2019 Issued
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16/663016
Optical time of flight sensor for navigation systems in robotic applications Oct 23, 2019 Issued
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16/590956
IMAGE SENSOR SYSTEM AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM USING THE SAME Oct 1, 2019 Abandoned
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16/573650
Methods and systems for shifting objects Sep 16, 2019 Issued
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