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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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17/369435
Airflow adjusting apparatus Jul 6, 2021 Issued
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17/367842
Aircraft flight route determination systems and methods Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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17/362648
Multi-stage operation of autonomous vehicles Jun 28, 2021 Issued
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17/357229
Positioning method and electronic device Jun 23, 2021 Issued
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18/570930
LOST ARTICLE PREVENTION DEVICE, LOST ARTICLE PREVENTION PROGRAM, AND LOST ARTICLE PREVENTION METHOD Jun 22, 2021 Pending
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17/345508
Methods and systems for monitoring and displaying energy use and energy cost of a transport vehicle climate control system or a fleet of transport vehicle climate control systems Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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17/343100
Lane line determination method and apparatus, lane line positioning accuracy evaluation method and apparatus, and device Jun 8, 2021 Issued
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17/336821
Vehicle sensors arrangement and method for mapping the road profiles Jun 1, 2021 Issued
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17/321754
ABNORMAL NOISE SOURCE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, ABNORMAL NOISE SOURCE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, ABNORMAL NOISE SOURCE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, ABNORMAL NOISE SOURCE NOTIFICATION DEVICE, AND ON-BOARD DEVICE May 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/314036
Aerial vehicle powering off method and device, and aerial vehicle May 5, 2021 Issued
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17/302505
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE, INTERIOR INSPECTION OF CAVITIES USING AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM May 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/238894
Synchronization of aircraft engines Apr 22, 2021 Issued
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17/223403
Systems and methods for speed control of wheels of a vehicle Apr 5, 2021 Issued
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17/219280
Enhanced boat launching and loading detection and management system Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/762918
Vehicle control device Mar 28, 2021 Issued
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17/211002
Control apparatus and control method Mar 23, 2021 Issued
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17/202355
Parking aid system Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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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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