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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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17/000800
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING AND GRANTING PRIORITY BETWEEN VEHICLES Aug 23, 2020 Abandoned
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16/947832
Determining object detection area based on articulation angle Aug 18, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17029369 [patent_doc_number] => 11091171 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-08-17 [patent_title] => Controlling driving modes of self-driving vehicles [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/997202 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-08-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 11611 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 136 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16997202 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/997202
Controlling driving modes of self-driving vehicles Aug 18, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16628290 [patent_doc_number] => 20210046943 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-02-18 [patent_title] => POINT CLOUD OCCLUSION MAPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/992913 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-08-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4961 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 60 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16992913 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/992913
Point cloud occlusion mapping for autonomous vehicles Aug 12, 2020 Issued
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16/947314
Vehicle operational diagnostics, condition response, vehicle pairing, and blind spot detection system Jul 27, 2020 Issued
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17/632076
Device and method for controlling a shading system for a vehicle Jul 14, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18963704 [patent_doc_number] => 11897449 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-02-13 [patent_title] => Hybrid vehicle control units configured for operation continuity [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/597205 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-07-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 26 [patent_no_of_words] => 5628 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17597205 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/597205
Hybrid vehicle control units configured for operation continuity Jul 6, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18443052 [patent_doc_number] => 11678599 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-06-20 [patent_title] => Method and system for estimating surface roughness of ground for an off-road vehicle to control steering [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/946629 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 15822 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 134 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16946629 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/946629
Method and system for estimating surface roughness of ground for an off-road vehicle to control steering Jun 29, 2020 Issued
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16/913951
Systems and methods for vehicle braking Jun 25, 2020 Issued
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16/898658
VEHICLE DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Jun 10, 2020 Abandoned
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16/897677
Agricultural product recommendation methods and systems Jun 9, 2020 Issued
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16/898368
Unmanned carrier for carrying urban manned vehicles Jun 9, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17542476 [patent_doc_number] => 11307597 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-04-19 [patent_title] => Tele-operation of autonomous cars to negotiate problem situations [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/890506 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 17429 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 53 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16890506 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/890506
Tele-operation of autonomous cars to negotiate problem situations Jun 1, 2020 Issued
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17/999813
Autonomous and manual mode swtiching for utility vehicle May 27, 2020 Issued
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15/929693
Battery operated autonomous robotic trash can carrier May 14, 2020 Issued
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16/867273
Method and system for mitigating anticipated risks in self-driving vehicles via use of malicious roadway falsified appearances May 4, 2020 Issued
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16/862379
Monitoring device Apr 28, 2020 Issued
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16/861297
Vehicle control device for an adaptive variable suspension Apr 28, 2020 Issued
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17/602566
Vehicle localization Apr 6, 2020 Issued
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16/839323
VEHICLE SYSTEM Apr 2, 2020 Abandoned
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