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Todd M. Melton

Examiner (ID: 13348, Phone: (571)270-3871 , Office: P/3669 )

Most Active Art Unit
3669
Art Unit(s)
3669, 3667
Total Applications
813
Issued Applications
681
Pending Applications
59
Abandoned Applications
94

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/956850
Automatic berthing system and method Sep 29, 2022 Issued
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18/577734
AIRCRAFT WITH MOVING SYSTEM FOR MOVING SENSING MEANS DURING FLIGHT Sep 25, 2022 Pending
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17/951467
Vehicle medical device interface system Sep 22, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18733221 [patent_doc_number] => 11801944 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-10-31 [patent_title] => System and method for monitoring and mitigating pilot actions in an electric aircraft [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/884125 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 16778 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 97 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17884125 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/884125
System and method for monitoring and mitigating pilot actions in an electric aircraft Aug 8, 2022 Issued
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17/880948
Fixed drone visualization in security systems Aug 3, 2022 Issued
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18/293478
VULNERABLE ROAD USER (VRU) COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM Aug 1, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18287018 [patent_doc_number] => 20230102490 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-03-30 [patent_title] => ROBOT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/869490 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12648 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17869490 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/869490
Robot and operating method thereof Jul 19, 2022 Issued
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17/869498
Information processing apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for granting an incentive to share vehicle history Jul 19, 2022 Issued
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17/869515
Marine propulsion system and method with single rear drive and lateral marine drive Jul 19, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18570004 [patent_doc_number] => 20230260341 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-17 [patent_title] => AI-BASED NOISE GENERATION DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PE COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/869478 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3450 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 96 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17869478 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/869478
AI-based noise generation diagnosis apparatus and method of PE components for electric vehicle Jul 19, 2022 Issued
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17/869533
Marine propulsion system and joystick control method Jul 19, 2022 Issued
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18/578111
METHOD FOR ALIGNED PARKING OF A TRAILER Jul 18, 2022 Pending
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17/851661
Positioning Method and Electronic Device Jun 27, 2022 Abandoned
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17/844655
Multi-mode visual geometry localization Jun 19, 2022 Issued
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17/829348
Secondary sensor data-based soft constraint optimization for pose graph and mapping refinement May 30, 2022 Issued
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17/828654
System and method for identifying trip similarities May 30, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18059869 [patent_doc_number] => 20220390955 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-08 [patent_title] => Systems and Methods for Material Handling Vehicle Travel Control Based on Object Detection Systems [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/828806 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9114 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 136 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17828806 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/828806
Systems and methods for material handling vehicle travel control based on object detection systems May 30, 2022 Issued
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17/749923
Systems and methods for inducing speed reduction responsive to detecting a surface having a relatively low coefficient of friction May 19, 2022 Issued
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17/663677
System and method using wireless latching relay for vehicle sharing May 16, 2022 Issued
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17/743512
System and method of establishing a communication link between lead and remote vehicles of a consist May 12, 2022 Issued
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