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Alexander S. Thomas

Examiner (ID: 13165)

Most Active Art Unit
1783
Art Unit(s)
1794, 1504, 1315, 1721, 1772, 1508, 1506, 2899, 1783, 1773
Total Applications
3961
Issued Applications
3043
Pending Applications
87
Abandoned Applications
838

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/523635
Gate driver and display device Nov 28, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20175611 [patent_doc_number] => 12394364 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-19 [patent_title] => Gate driving circuit and display device including the same [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/516836 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-11-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 6884 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 305 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18516836 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/516836
Gate driving circuit and display device including the same Nov 20, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19500063 [patent_doc_number] => 20240339081 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-10-10 [patent_title] => DISPLAY DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/506134 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-11-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 16098 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -19 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18506134 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/506134
Display device Nov 9, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19019212 [patent_doc_number] => 20240075383 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-03-07 [patent_title] => INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/505545 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-11-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 27275 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 387 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18505545 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/505545
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, and information processing method Nov 8, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20507062 [patent_doc_number] => 12541338 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-02-03 [patent_title] => Shared-content session user interfaces [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/380116 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 218 [patent_figures_cnt] => 230 [patent_no_of_words] => 146245 [patent_no_of_claims] => 42 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 262 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18380116 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/380116
Shared-content session user interfaces Oct 12, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19814032 [patent_doc_number] => 12245464 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-04 [patent_title] => Display panel and display apparatus including the same [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/486024 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 19134 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18486024 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/486024
Display panel and display apparatus including the same Oct 11, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19985565 [patent_doc_number] => 20250123787 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-04-17 [patent_title] => REALISTIC LIGHTING FOR FISH TANK-STYLE VR DISPLAY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/484704 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-10-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 63 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18484704 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/484704
REALISTIC LIGHTING FOR FISH TANK-STYLE VR DISPLAY Oct 10, 2023 Pending
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18/569234
Array substrate and display panel Oct 10, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19362662 [patent_doc_number] => 20240264696 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-08-08 [patent_title] => MULTI-USER MULTI-TOUCH PROJECTED CAPACITANCE TOUCH SENSOR WITH EVENT INITIATION BASED ON COMMON TOUCH ENTITY DETECTION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/378327 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-10-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 24037 [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] => 18378327 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/378327
Multi-user multi-touch projected capacitance touch sensor with event initiation based on common touch entity detection Oct 9, 2023 Issued
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18/470573
Display apparatus Sep 19, 2023 Issued
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18/370868
Display device Sep 19, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19834021 [patent_doc_number] => 20250085807 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-13 [patent_title] => TOUCHPAD FORCE CALCULATION USING NO-TOUCH CAPACITANCE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/463572 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8010 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [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] => 18463572 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/463572
Touchpad force calculation using no-touch capacitance Sep 7, 2023 Issued
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18/240100
Electronic Device Having Sensors Laminated to One or More Interior Surfaces of a Housing Aug 29, 2023 Abandoned
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18/456545
DISPLAY MODULE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Aug 27, 2023 Pending
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18/702054
Array substrate and display apparatus Jul 31, 2023 Issued
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18/351612
DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Jul 12, 2023 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 20537378 [patent_doc_number] => 12554455 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-02-17 [patent_title] => Intuitive augmented reality collaboration on visual data [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/221182 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 6985 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 240 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18221182 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/221182
Intuitive augmented reality collaboration on visual data Jul 11, 2023 Issued
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18/838685
DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Jun 29, 2023 Pending
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18/336441
Touch module and touch screen using same Jun 15, 2023 Issued
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18/996076
AREA-BASED DISPLAY METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE May 18, 2023 Pending
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