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Todd M. Melton

Examiner (ID: 16768, Phone: (571)270-3871 , Office: P/3669 )

Most Active Art Unit
3669
Art Unit(s)
3669, 3667
Total Applications
797
Issued Applications
672
Pending Applications
54
Abandoned Applications
94

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/995502
On-board relay device, information processing method, and program Mar 14, 2021 Issued
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17/180739
Motorcycle with haptic feedback Feb 19, 2021 Issued
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17/173274
Method and system for determining and dynamically updating a route and driving style for passenger comfort Feb 10, 2021 Issued
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17/171685
Method of generating virtual vibration effect of internal combustion engine in electric vehicle Feb 8, 2021 Issued
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17/170293
Preemptive logical configuration of vehicle control systems Feb 7, 2021 Issued
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18/262824
Electrical wheel module for acceleration and braking of a heavy-duty vehicle Jan 26, 2021 Issued
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17/159996
Driving assistance device Jan 26, 2021 Issued
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17/154976
Use of relationship between activities of different traffic signals in a network to improve traffic signal state estimation Jan 20, 2021 Issued
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17/792908
Method for indicating exchange of a fuel vapor absorber and a vehicle with an indicator therefore Jan 11, 2021 Issued
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17/142908
Systems and methods for managing stall torque limits Jan 5, 2021 Issued
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17/759055
In-vehicle wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, and vehicle control method Jan 5, 2021 Issued
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17/140531
Method and apparatus for de-biasing the detection and labeling of objects of interest in an environment Jan 3, 2021 Issued
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17/247846
Using mapped elevation to determine navigational parameters Dec 25, 2020 Issued
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17/126251
Methods and systems for raising and lowering a payload Dec 17, 2020 Issued
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17/127613
Apparatus and method of producing virtual after-burn effect in electric vehicle Dec 17, 2020 Issued
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17/125293
VEHICLE DRIVING GUARANTEE METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Dec 16, 2020 Abandoned
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17/121897
Battery-operated vehicle route determination Dec 14, 2020 Issued
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17/112332
Calculating velocity of an autonomous vehicle using radar technology Dec 3, 2020 Issued
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17/756616
Information processing apparatus and information processing method for self-position estimation Nov 30, 2020 Issued
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17/102616
Systems and methods for navigating a vehicle among encroaching vehicles Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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