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Benjamin J. Smith

Examiner (ID: 510, Phone: (571)270-3825 , Office: P/2144 )

Most Active Art Unit
2144
Art Unit(s)
2145, 2172, 2144, 2176
Total Applications
432
Issued Applications
251
Pending Applications
46
Abandoned Applications
143

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/444825
System and method for generating a digital image collage Feb 27, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13390091 [patent_doc_number] => 20180246588 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-08-30 [patent_title] => CONTROLLING DISPLAYED CONTENT USING STYLUS ROTATION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/444632 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-02-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7270 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 64 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15444632 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/444632
Controlling displayed content using stylus rotation Feb 27, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11944911 [patent_doc_number] => 20170249062 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-08-31 [patent_title] => 'Customizable World Map' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/444177 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4876 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15444177 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/444177
Customizable world map Feb 26, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11951230 [patent_doc_number] => 20170255381 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-09-07 [patent_title] => 'DISPLAY DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/443107 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4209 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15443107 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/443107
DISPLAY DEVICE Feb 26, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11693409 [patent_doc_number] => 20170169126 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-15 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND DEVICE OF DISPLAYING WEBPAGE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/442455 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-02-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3063 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15442455 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/442455
METHOD AND DEVICE OF DISPLAYING WEBPAGE Feb 23, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11570695 [patent_doc_number] => 20170109339 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-04-20 [patent_title] => 'APPLICATION PROGRAM ACTIVATION METHOD, USER TERMINAL, AND SERVER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/395325 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 19974 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15395325 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/395325
APPLICATION PROGRAM ACTIVATION METHOD, USER TERMINAL, AND SERVER Dec 29, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11556894 [patent_doc_number] => 20170103140 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-04-13 [patent_title] => 'DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING WEB PAGE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/386382 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 13327 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15386382 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/386382
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING WEB PAGE Dec 20, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16217541 [patent_doc_number] => 10733355 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-08-04 [patent_title] => Information processing system that stores metrics information with edited form information, and related control method information processing apparatus, and storage medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/359029 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 7439 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [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] => 15359029 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/359029
Information processing system that stores metrics information with edited form information, and related control method information processing apparatus, and storage medium Nov 21, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14736319 [patent_doc_number] => 10387559 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-08-20 [patent_title] => Template-based identification of user interest [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/359101 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7135 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 356 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15359101 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/359101
Template-based identification of user interest Nov 21, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12756352 [patent_doc_number] => 20180143951 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-05-24 [patent_title] => AUTOMATIC CREATION OF HIERARCHICAL DIAGRAMS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/356936 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 2670 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15356936 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/356936
AUTOMATIC CREATION OF HIERARCHICAL DIAGRAMS Nov 20, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11651636 [patent_doc_number] => 20170147537 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-25 [patent_title] => 'Method, apparatus and system for reproducing a document defined in a page description language' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/357983 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 11935 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [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] => 15357983 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/357983
Method, apparatus and system for reproducing a document defined in a page description language Nov 20, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12756379 [patent_doc_number] => 20180143960 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-05-24 [patent_title] => Modifying Tabular Data to be Rendered on a Display Device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/355367 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5652 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15355367 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/355367
Modifying Tabular Data to be Rendered on a Display Device Nov 17, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11672531 [patent_doc_number] => 20170161253 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-08 [patent_title] => 'System and Method for Dynamically Integrating Web Data, Services, and Functionality Into A Web Site' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/354896 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 46 [patent_figures_cnt] => 46 [patent_no_of_words] => 17492 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15354896 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/354896
System and Method for Dynamically Integrating Web Data, Services, and Functionality Into A Web Site Nov 16, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17180440 [patent_doc_number] => 11157684 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-10-26 [patent_title] => Contextual menu with additional information to help user choice [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/354381 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 10406 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 251 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15354381 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/354381
Contextual menu with additional information to help user choice Nov 16, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13721777 [patent_doc_number] => 20170371843 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-12-28 [patent_title] => INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/345605 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4810 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 7 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15345605 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/345605
Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method for executing a function common to two archive files Nov 7, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13679977 [patent_doc_number] => 20160378725 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-12-29 [patent_title] => METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EDITING VIRTUAL DOCUMENTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/264151 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10296 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 109 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15264151 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/264151
Method and system for editing virtual documents Sep 12, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12235048 [patent_doc_number] => 20180067911 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-03-08 [patent_title] => 'CREATING AND EDITING DOCUMENTS USING WORD HISTORY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/258012 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5912 [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] => 15258012 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/258012
Creating and editing documents using word history Sep 6, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12235049 [patent_doc_number] => 20180067912 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-03-08 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MINIMALLY REDUCE CHARACTERS IN CHARACTER LIMITING SCENARIOS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/258250 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 11033 [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] => 15258250 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/258250
System and method to minimally reduce characters in character limiting scenarios Sep 6, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16371482 [patent_doc_number] => 10803245 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-10-13 [patent_title] => Compiling documents into a timeline per event [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/256924 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 13377 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 242 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15256924 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/256924
Compiling documents into a timeline per event Sep 5, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11958624 [patent_doc_number] => 20170262776 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-09-14 [patent_title] => 'FRAMEWORK FOR HIERARCHY-BASED DATA PROCESSING' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/256306 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 10250 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] => 15256306 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/256306
Framework for hierarchy-based data processing Sep 1, 2016 Issued
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