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Brian A. Zimmerman

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 10394, Phone: (571)272-3059 , Office: P/2683 )

Most Active Art Unit
2604
Art Unit(s)
2211, 2686, 2635, 2612, 2604, 2683, 2735
Total Applications
1000
Issued Applications
579
Pending Applications
98
Abandoned Applications
325

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 4364491 [patent_doc_number] => 06218955 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-04-17 [patent_title] => 'Infrared link for security system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/796788 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-02-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3292 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 330 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/218/06218955.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 796788 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/796788
Infrared link for security system Feb 5, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4328914 [patent_doc_number] => 06243394 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-05 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for ADSL access' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/796759 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-02-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5475 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 238 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/243/06243394.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 796759 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/796759
Apparatus for ADSL access Feb 5, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4145164 [patent_doc_number] => 06034949 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-03-07 [patent_title] => 'Evaluation means for a message-oriented layer-3 communication' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/790428 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3373 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 118 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/034/06034949.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 790428 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/790428
Evaluation means for a message-oriented layer-3 communication Jan 28, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4198821 [patent_doc_number] => 06130625 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-10-10 [patent_title] => 'Universal remote control with incoming signal identification' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/788298 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3099 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 94 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/130/06130625.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 788298 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/788298
Universal remote control with incoming signal identification Jan 23, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1032045 [patent_doc_number] => 06879245 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-04-12 [patent_title] => 'Radio paging receiver with control means for controlling character size for messages displayed in successive screens based on the total number of characters in the message' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 08/784471 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 6784 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 200 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/879/06879245.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08784471 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/784471
Radio paging receiver with control means for controlling character size for messages displayed in successive screens based on the total number of characters in the message Jan 16, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4105296 [patent_doc_number] => 06097305 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-01 [patent_title] => 'Dialogic style RF guidance system for a visually handicapped person and its control method' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/782308 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 6226 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 511 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/097/06097305.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 782308 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/782308
Dialogic style RF guidance system for a visually handicapped person and its control method Jan 14, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4241894 [patent_doc_number] => 06075458 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-13 [patent_title] => 'Locator device' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/842208 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4011 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 121 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/075/06075458.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 842208 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/842208
Locator device Jan 9, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3941142 [patent_doc_number] => 05953325 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-09-14 [patent_title] => 'Forward link transmission mode for CDMA cellular communications system using steerable and distributed antennas' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/778358 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3582 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/953/05953325.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 778358 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/778358
Forward link transmission mode for CDMA cellular communications system using steerable and distributed antennas Jan 1, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1551468 [patent_doc_number] => 06346873 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-02-12 [patent_title] => 'Power saving in a contention and polling system communication system' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 08/775883 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6840 [patent_no_of_claims] => 52 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/346/06346873.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08775883 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/775883
Power saving in a contention and polling system communication system Jan 1, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1399310 [patent_doc_number] => 06556538 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-29 [patent_title] => 'Integration of a centralized network restoration system with a distributed network restoration system' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 08/775221 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4271 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 32 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/556/06556538.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08775221 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/775221
Integration of a centralized network restoration system with a distributed network restoration system Dec 30, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4323016 [patent_doc_number] => 06243012 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-05 [patent_title] => 'Inexpensive modulated backscatter reflector' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/774499 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2623 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 89 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/243/06243012.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 774499 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/774499
Inexpensive modulated backscatter reflector Dec 30, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3976431 [patent_doc_number] => 05886647 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-03-23 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for wireless, remote control of multiple devices' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/770428 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4264 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 160 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/886/05886647.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 770428 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/770428
Apparatus and method for wireless, remote control of multiple devices Dec 19, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4041850 [patent_doc_number] => 05995016 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-11-30 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for N choose M device selection' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/767739 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4391 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 58 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/995/05995016.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 767739 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/767739
Method and apparatus for N choose M device selection Dec 16, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4415465 [patent_doc_number] => 06310537 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-10-30 [patent_title] => 'System with optical or radio remote control for closing motor vehicles' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/760922 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 2799 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 302 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/310/06310537.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 760922 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/760922
System with optical or radio remote control for closing motor vehicles Dec 5, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4105336 [patent_doc_number] => 06097308 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-01 [patent_title] => 'Pager to computer link apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/767108 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 2119 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/097/06097308.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 767108 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/767108
Pager to computer link apparatus Dec 3, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1588888 [patent_doc_number] => 06359547 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-03-19 [patent_title] => 'Electronic access control device' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 08/760062 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 10588 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/359/06359547.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08760062 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/760062
Electronic access control device Dec 3, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3769702 [patent_doc_number] => 05844500 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-12-01 [patent_title] => 'Device with a human-machine interface' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/758983 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4403 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/844/05844500.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 758983 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/758983
Device with a human-machine interface Dec 1, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4246720 [patent_doc_number] => 06081200 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Single ID radio pager for receiving traffic status data' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/757626 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 1326 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 211 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/081/06081200.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 757626 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/757626
Single ID radio pager for receiving traffic status data Nov 26, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3961281 [patent_doc_number] => 05991264 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-11-23 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for isolating network failures by applying alarms to failure spans' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/753559 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6634 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 196 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/991/05991264.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 753559 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/753559
Method and apparatus for isolating network failures by applying alarms to failure spans Nov 25, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4246614 [patent_doc_number] => 06075766 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-13 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for identifying restoral routes in a network' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/753553 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6422 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 62 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/075/06075766.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 753553 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/753553
Method and apparatus for identifying restoral routes in a network Nov 25, 1996 Issued
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