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Alexander S Thomas

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Most Active Art Unit
1783
Art Unit(s)
1508, 2899, 1794, 1783, 1315, 1772, 1504, 1721, 1773, 1506
Total Applications
3955
Issued Applications
2968
Pending Applications
161
Abandoned Applications
826

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/356477
MEDIA PLAYBACK BASED ON SENSOR DATA Jul 20, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18758977 [patent_doc_number] => 20230362458 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-09 [patent_title] => ENCODING INPUT FOR MACHINE LEARNING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/222605 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4706 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 100 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18222605 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/222605
ENCODING INPUT FOR MACHINE LEARNING Jul 16, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18772720 [patent_doc_number] => 20230367546 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-16 [patent_title] => AUDIO OUTPUT CONTROL [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/207386 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-06-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 29396 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18207386 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/207386
AUDIO OUTPUT CONTROL Jun 7, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18633054 [patent_doc_number] => 20230291974 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-09-14 [patent_title] => APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SONG PLAY USING A MEDIA DEVICE HAVING A BUFFER [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/320099 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-05-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11346 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18320099 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/320099
APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SONG PLAY USING A MEDIA DEVICE HAVING A BUFFER May 17, 2023 Pending
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18/317611
Device Grouping May 14, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18758338 [patent_doc_number] => 20230361811 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-09 [patent_title] => METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR A MEDIA PRESENTATION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/313092 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-05-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6721 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18313092 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/313092
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR A MEDIA PRESENTATION May 4, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18572071 [patent_doc_number] => 20230262408 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-17 [patent_title] => MEDIA PLAYBACK BASED ON SENSOR DATA [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/308087 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-04-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11351 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18308087 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/308087
MEDIA PLAYBACK BASED ON SENSOR DATA Apr 26, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18570186 [patent_doc_number] => 20230260523 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-17 [patent_title] => TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE AND RECEPTION METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/307605 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-04-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10042 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 55 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18307605 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/307605
TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE AND RECEPTION METHOD Apr 25, 2023 Pending
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18/136745
ROUTING FOR CHATBOTS Apr 18, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18534568 [patent_doc_number] => 20230239647 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-07-27 [patent_title] => MEDIA PLAYBACK BASED ON SENSOR DATA [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/189863 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-03-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11369 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 227 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18189863 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/189863
MEDIA PLAYBACK BASED ON SENSOR DATA Mar 23, 2023 Pending
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18/149415
MODIFYING PLAYBACK OF CONTENT USING PRE-PROCESSED PROFILE INFORMATION Jan 2, 2023 Pending
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18/146214
Playback Device Pairing Dec 22, 2022 Pending
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18/067879
Networked Playback Device Dec 18, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18457761 [patent_doc_number] => 20230199043 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-06-22 [patent_title] => Social Media Connection Recommendations Based On Playback Information [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/067720 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 16711 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 186 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18067720 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/067720
Social Media Connection Recommendations Based On Playback Information Dec 17, 2022 Pending
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18/057130
Sum-difference arrays for audio playback devices Nov 17, 2022 Issued
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18/049882
Audio fingerprinting Oct 25, 2022 Issued
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17/963500
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO ADJUST VOLUMES OF INDIVIDUAL AUDIO COMPONENTS IN A MEDIA ASSET BASED ON A TYPE OF A SEGMENT OF THE MEDIA ASSET Oct 10, 2022 Pending
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17/936675
PODCAST INTERFACE Sep 28, 2022 Pending
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17/933401
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING SPATIAL AUDIO ASSOCIATED WITH A SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT Sep 18, 2022 Pending
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17/947610
Playback Updates Sep 18, 2022 Pending
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