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Alexander S Thomas

Examiner (ID: 12883, Phone: (571)272-1502 , Office: P/1783 )

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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15/809118
METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCOMPANIMENT BASED ON USER HUMMING MELODY AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME Nov 9, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12235803 [patent_doc_number] => 20180068666 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-03-08 [patent_title] => 'ADAPTIVE PROCESSING WITH MULTIPLE MEDIA PROCESSING NODES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/808676 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-11-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 26647 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15808676 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/808676
ADAPTIVE PROCESSING WITH MULTIPLE MEDIA PROCESSING NODES Nov 8, 2017 Abandoned
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16/344793
STREAM SYNCHRONIZATION Nov 6, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12822787 [patent_doc_number] => 20180166101 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-06-14 [patent_title] => Environmental Characterization Based on a Change Condition [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/790000 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 28824 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15790000 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/790000
Environmental characterization based on a change condition Oct 21, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15886743 [patent_doc_number] => 10649716 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-12 [patent_title] => Acoustic coordination of audio sources [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/790001 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 28826 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 264 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15790001 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/790001
Acoustic coordination of audio sources Oct 21, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12161042 [patent_doc_number] => 20180032308 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-02-01 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SOUND' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/727784 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-10-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 30 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 12720 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15727784 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/727784
System, apparatus and method for generating sound Oct 8, 2017 Issued
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15/727742
AUDIO PROCESSING Oct 8, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12161041 [patent_doc_number] => 20180032307 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-02-01 [patent_title] => 'POWER REDUCTION THROUGH CLOCK MANAGEMENT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/725813 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-10-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5130 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15725813 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/725813
Power reduction through clock management Oct 4, 2017 Issued
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15/725859
SYNCHRONIZING LIGHT BULBS Oct 4, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14139891 [patent_doc_number] => 20190104335 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-04 [patent_title] => THEATER EARS AUDIO RECOGNITION & SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/720180 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-09-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 2335 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 85 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15720180 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/720180
THEATER EARS AUDIO RECOGNITION & SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHM Sep 28, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17253801 [patent_doc_number] => 11189295 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-11-30 [patent_title] => High bandwidth sonic tone generation [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/719164 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-09-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 8375 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 159 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15719164 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/719164
High bandwidth sonic tone generation Sep 27, 2017 Issued
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16/498477
AUDIO DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM Sep 20, 2017 Abandoned
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15/711139
MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREOF Sep 20, 2017 Abandoned
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16/644039
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 Sep 11, 2017 Issued
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15/676655
Adjusting a playback device Aug 13, 2017 Issued
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15/676655
Adjusting a playback device Aug 13, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12055522 [patent_doc_number] => 20170331866 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-16 [patent_title] => 'Social Media Connection Recommendations Based On Playback Information' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/664634 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 17089 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15664634 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/664634
Social media connection recommendations based on playback information Jul 30, 2017 Issued
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15/613471
Zone grouping Jun 4, 2017 Issued
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15/612023
Playback device with capacitive sensors Jun 1, 2017 Issued
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15/608675
Detecting media watermarks in magnetic field data May 29, 2017 Issued
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