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Amanda L. Zink

Examiner (ID: 5705, Phone: (571)270-7103 , Office: P/3739 )

Most Active Art Unit
3739
Art Unit(s)
3794, 3739, 4185
Total Applications
749
Issued Applications
624
Pending Applications
42
Abandoned Applications
103

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 6190896 [patent_doc_number] => 20110173180 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-07-14 [patent_title] => 'SEARCH ENGINE RECENCY USING CONTENT PREVIEW' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/687596 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 8402 [patent_no_of_claims] => 42 [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] => publications/A1/0173/20110173180.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12687596 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/687596
Search engine recency using content preview Jan 13, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6407968 [patent_doc_number] => 20100179952 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-15 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR DEFINING DATA CATEGORIES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/686319 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4623 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [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] => publications/A1/0179/20100179952.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12686319 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/686319
Method for defining data categories Jan 11, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6233705 [patent_doc_number] => 20100185608 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-22 [patent_title] => 'INFORMATION RETRIEVAL DEVICE, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PROGRAM AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/685121 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5581 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0185/20100185608.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12685121 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/685121
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL DEVICE, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PROGRAM AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD Jan 10, 2010 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8022015 [patent_doc_number] => 08140518 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-03-20 [patent_title] => 'System and method for optimizing search results ranking through collaborative gaming' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/684878 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 6097 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 322 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/140/08140518.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12684878 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/684878
System and method for optimizing search results ranking through collaborative gaming Jan 7, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6165575 [patent_doc_number] => 20110161345 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-30 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SLIDE KITS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/649564 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 4613 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0161/20110161345.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12649564 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/649564
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SLIDE KITS Dec 29, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5975899 [patent_doc_number] => 20110153668 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-23 [patent_title] => 'ACCESSING A DATA ITEM STORED IN AN UNAVAILABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/641729 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 13502 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0153/20110153668.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12641729 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/641729
ACCESSING A DATA ITEM STORED IN AN UNAVAILABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE Dec 17, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6087523 [patent_doc_number] => 20110145298 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-16 [patent_title] => 'Guide Structure Synchronization' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/639772 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2699 [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] => publications/A1/0145/20110145298.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12639772 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/639772
Guided structure synchronization Dec 15, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7745714 [patent_doc_number] => 08108377 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-01-31 [patent_title] => 'Predictive resource identification and phased delivery of structured documents' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/638910 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 7944 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 337 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/108/08108377.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12638910 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/638910
Predictive resource identification and phased delivery of structured documents Dec 14, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8033165 [patent_doc_number] => 08145669 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-03-27 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for representing probabilistic data using a probabilistic histogram' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/636544 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 19314 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 336 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/145/08145669.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12636544 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/636544
Methods and apparatus for representing probabilistic data using a probabilistic histogram Dec 10, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6216995 [patent_doc_number] => 20110137905 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-09 [patent_title] => 'USE OF INFERENCE TECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE CATEGORIZATION OF SYSTEM CHANGE INFORMATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/633747 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3496 [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] => publications/A1/0137/20110137905.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12633747 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/633747
Use of inference techniques to facilitate categorization of system change information Dec 7, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6607163 [patent_doc_number] => 20100131551 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-27 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/621100 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3447 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [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] => publications/A1/0131/20100131551.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12621100 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/621100
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Nov 17, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6056903 [patent_doc_number] => 20110113028 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-05-12 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CONTEXT-BASED ENTITY ASSOCIATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/617370 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5717 [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] => publications/A1/0113/20110113028.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12617370 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/617370
Method and apparatus for performing context-based entity association Nov 11, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9352175 [patent_doc_number] => 08671077 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-03-11 [patent_title] => 'Methods, systems and apparatuses for use in updating a portable storage medium' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/613490 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-11-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 16746 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 293 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12613490 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/613490
Methods, systems and apparatuses for use in updating a portable storage medium Nov 4, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6328891 [patent_doc_number] => 20100114863 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-06 [patent_title] => 'Search and storage engine having variable indexing for information associations' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/589843 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 10230 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0114/20100114863.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12589843 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/589843
Search and storage engine having variable indexing for information associations Oct 28, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6507638 [patent_doc_number] => 20100094857 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-15 [patent_title] => 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/578418 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 4173 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0094/20100094857.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12578418 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/578418
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Oct 12, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6507061 [patent_doc_number] => 20100094813 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-15 [patent_title] => 'REPRESENTING AND STORING AN OPTIMIZED FILE SYSTEM USING A SYSTEM OF SYMLINKS, HARDLINKS AND FILE ARCHIVES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/573690 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-10-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 5298 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0094/20100094813.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12573690 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/573690
Representing and storing an optimized file system using a system of symlinks, hardlinks and file archives Oct 4, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8170171 [patent_doc_number] => 08176073 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-05-08 [patent_title] => 'Imaging device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/570740 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 17474 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 384 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/176/08176073.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12570740 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/570740
Imaging device Sep 29, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7681278 [patent_doc_number] => 20100023530 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-28 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RICH MEDIA SERVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/504303 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7214 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0023/20100023530.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12504303 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/504303
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RICH MEDIA SERVICE Jul 15, 2009 Abandoned
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13/055716
USABILITY EVALUATION APPARATUS, USABILITY EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Jul 15, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6099994 [patent_doc_number] => 20110004521 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-01-06 [patent_title] => 'Techniques For Use In Sorting Partially Sorted Lists' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/498249 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3528 [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] => publications/A1/0004/20110004521.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12498249 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/498249
Techniques For Use In Sorting Partially Sorted Lists Jul 5, 2009 Abandoned
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