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Alan B. Waits

Examiner (ID: 13341, Phone: (571)270-3664 , Office: P/3656 )

Most Active Art Unit
3656
Art Unit(s)
3656, 3617, 3682
Total Applications
1536
Issued Applications
1009
Pending Applications
116
Abandoned Applications
441

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 3805101 [patent_doc_number] => 05822722 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-13 [patent_title] => 'Wide-band signal encoder' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/606805 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-02-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5110 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/822/05822722.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 606805 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/606805
Wide-band signal encoder Feb 25, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4044158 [patent_doc_number] => 05903868 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-05-11 [patent_title] => 'Audio recorder with retroactive storage' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/600495 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-02-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3113 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/903/05903868.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 600495 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/600495
Audio recorder with retroactive storage Feb 12, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4114695 [patent_doc_number] => 06067517 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-05-23 [patent_title] => 'Transcription of speech data with segments from acoustically dissimilar environments' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/595722 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-02-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4569 [patent_no_of_claims] => 37 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 69 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/067/06067517.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 595722 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/595722
Transcription of speech data with segments from acoustically dissimilar environments Feb 1, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4010120 [patent_doc_number] => 05920833 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-07-06 [patent_title] => 'Audio decoder employing method and apparatus for soft-muting a compressed audio signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/594283 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-01-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2968 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 47 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/920/05920833.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 594283 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/594283
Audio decoder employing method and apparatus for soft-muting a compressed audio signal Jan 29, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3995383 [patent_doc_number] => 05918205 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-06-29 [patent_title] => 'Audio decoder employing error concealment technique' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/595225 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-01-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 2870 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 47 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/918/05918205.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 595225 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/595225
Audio decoder employing error concealment technique Jan 29, 1996 Issued
08/591995 VERY LOW BIT RATE TIME DOMAIN SPEECH ANALYZER FOR VOICE MESSAGING Jan 25, 1996 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3796924 [patent_doc_number] => 05809453 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-09-15 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for detecting harmonic structure in a waveform' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/591766 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-01-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 2219 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/809/05809453.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 591766 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/591766
Methods and apparatus for detecting harmonic structure in a waveform Jan 24, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3829054 [patent_doc_number] => 05832432 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-11-03 [patent_title] => 'Method for converting a text classified ad to a natural sounding audio ad' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/584414 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-01-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 2814 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 99 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/832/05832432.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 584414 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/584414
Method for converting a text classified ad to a natural sounding audio ad Jan 8, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4071910 [patent_doc_number] => 05864800 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-01-26 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for processing digital signals by allocation of subband signals and recording medium therefor' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/582893 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-01-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 31 [patent_figures_cnt] => 44 [patent_no_of_words] => 15670 [patent_no_of_claims] => 35 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 98 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/864/05864800.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 582893 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/582893
Methods and apparatus for processing digital signals by allocation of subband signals and recording medium therefor Jan 3, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3900643 [patent_doc_number] => 05749072 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-05 [patent_title] => 'Communications device responsive to spoken commands and methods of using same' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/579714 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-12-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3836 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 84 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/749/05749072.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 579714 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/579714
Communications device responsive to spoken commands and methods of using same Dec 27, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3880040 [patent_doc_number] => 05797121 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-08-18 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for implementing vector quantization of speech parameters' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/578818 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-12-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4181 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 160 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/797/05797121.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 578818 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/578818
Method and apparatus for implementing vector quantization of speech parameters Dec 25, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3838575 [patent_doc_number] => 05732189 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-03-24 [patent_title] => 'Audio signal coding with a signal adaptive filterbank' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/577350 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4588 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 51 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/732/05732189.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 577350 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/577350
Audio signal coding with a signal adaptive filterbank Dec 21, 1995 Issued
08/576581 A PREDICTIVE NETWORK WITH GRAPHICALLY DETERMINED PREPROCESSED TRANSFERS Dec 21, 1995 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4101965 [patent_doc_number] => 06026358 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-02-15 [patent_title] => 'Neural network, a method of learning of a neural network and phoneme recognition apparatus utilizing a neural network' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/576585 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-12-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 13116 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 96 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/026/06026358.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 576585 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/576585
Neural network, a method of learning of a neural network and phoneme recognition apparatus utilizing a neural network Dec 20, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3807244 [patent_doc_number] => 05727123 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-03-10 [patent_title] => 'Block normalization processor' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/575303 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-12-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 23338 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/727/05727123.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 575303 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/575303
Block normalization processor Dec 19, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3805450 [patent_doc_number] => 05737719 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-04-07 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for enhancement of telephonic speech signals' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/574527 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-12-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2008 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/737/05737719.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 574527 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/574527
Method and apparatus for enhancement of telephonic speech signals Dec 18, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3829154 [patent_doc_number] => 05832439 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-11-03 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for linguistic command processing in a video server network' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/572095 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-12-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 1755 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 225 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/832/05832439.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 572095 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/572095
Method and system for linguistic command processing in a video server network Dec 13, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3900247 [patent_doc_number] => 05715369 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-02-03 [patent_title] => 'Single processor programmable speech recognition test system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/562760 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-11-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4023 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/715/05715369.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 562760 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/562760
Single processor programmable speech recognition test system Nov 26, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4224371 [patent_doc_number] => 06029135 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-02-22 [patent_title] => 'Hypertext navigation system controlled by spoken words' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/557525 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-11-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 4169 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 63 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/029/06029135.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 557525 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/557525
Hypertext navigation system controlled by spoken words Nov 13, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4421268 [patent_doc_number] => 06173262 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-01-09 [patent_title] => 'Text-to-speech system with automatically trained phrasing rules' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/548794 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-11-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4281 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/173/06173262.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 548794 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/548794
Text-to-speech system with automatically trained phrasing rules Nov 1, 1995 Issued
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