Listed by the USPTO as SWEENEY, BRIAN P
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3667 3668
This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases
SWEENEY, BRIAN P is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and art unit 3667. The profile includes 793 resolved cases, a 93.4% allowance rate, and a 7.6% interview lift. The median days to allowance is 720. The allowance rate and comparatively shorter recorded median provide a basis for considering an efficient prosecution path, although the interview measure shows only a limited associated lift.
The leading companies are Kia Corporation, Zoox Inc., and The Heil Co. The listed firms are Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA), LEE & HAYES, P.C., and MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP. This company and firm mix gives practitioners concrete examples of the automotive, mobility, and equipment work represented in the docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19253605 | SENSOR FUSION FOR OBJECT DETECTION | Non-Final OA | Zoox, Inc. |
| 19349454 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SWITCHING TO MANUAL DRIVING MODE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 19349570 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SWITCHING TO MANUAL DRIVING MODE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 19349586 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SWITCHING TO MANUAL DRIVING MODE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 19349575 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SWITCHING TO MANUAL DRIVING MODE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 18933083 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SAFETY INFORMATION | Final Rejection | KIA CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy93.4% of resolved applications examined by Brian P Sweeney were allowed (793 resolved cases), compared with 64.0% across Art Unit 3667 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +7.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Brian P Sweeney took 720 days on average from filing to allowance.
Brian P Sweeney examines applications in Art Unit 3667 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).