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Bruce H. Hess

Examiner (ID: 7249, Phone: (571)272-1525 , Office: P/1785 )

Most Active Art Unit
1774
Art Unit(s)
1508, 1317, 1785, 1605, 1513, 1794, 1604, 1774, 1504, 1509
Total Applications
4168
Issued Applications
3690
Pending Applications
26
Abandoned Applications
458

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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14/869030
Image processing system for combining scanned data with previously stored data Sep 28, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10665692 [patent_doc_number] => 20160011837 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-01-14 [patent_title] => 'DISPLAY LIST GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/864575 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 9416 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14864575 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/864575
Display list generation apparatus Sep 23, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10668143 [patent_doc_number] => 20160014288 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-01-14 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INTERFACE WHERE USER SELECTIONS ARE DISPLAYED IN A HIERARCHICAL MANNER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/859787 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 10467 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [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] => 14859787 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/859787
Image forming apparatus interface where user selections are displayed in a hierarchical manner Sep 20, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15236789 [patent_doc_number] => 10506136 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-10 [patent_title] => Printer calibration using limited range reflection scanners as input sources [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/854932 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 2651 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 185 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14854932 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/854932
Printer calibration using limited range reflection scanners as input sources Sep 14, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10742022 [patent_doc_number] => 20160088173 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-03-24 [patent_title] => 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/853376 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6269 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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] => 14853376 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/853376
Image forming apparatus accepting an instruction indicating a shift key has been selected from a mobile device Sep 13, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11682455 [patent_doc_number] => 09681007 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-13 [patent_title] => 'Processing received image data based on a communication status of an image forming apparatus that receives the image data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/837679 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5957 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 234 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14837679 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/837679
Processing received image data based on a communication status of an image forming apparatus that receives the image data Aug 26, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11473709 [patent_doc_number] => 20170060492 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-02 [patent_title] => 'ADAPTIVE POLLING OF PRINTERS THAT SERVICE SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL REQUESTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/836306 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3995 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14836306 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/836306
ADAPTIVE POLLING OF PRINTERS THAT SERVICE SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL REQUESTS Aug 25, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11222758 [patent_doc_number] => 09451111 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-09-20 [patent_title] => 'Method of determining a media class in an imaging device using an optical translucence sensor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/833648 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 11225 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 360 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14833648 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/833648
Method of determining a media class in an imaging device using an optical translucence sensor Aug 23, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11022209 [patent_doc_number] => 20160219164 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-07-28 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/829268 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 9490 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [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] => 14829268 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/829268
Image forming apparatus for reading indicia on a sheet and inserting images on a subsequent printed sheet at a location corresponding to the location of the read indicia Aug 17, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11299543 [patent_doc_number] => 09507551 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-11-29 [patent_title] => 'Changing the name of a print job when a print instruction is for a pass-through mode' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/818471 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3153 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 101 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14818471 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/818471
Changing the name of a print job when a print instruction is for a pass-through mode Aug 4, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12018593 [patent_doc_number] => 09811298 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-07 [patent_title] => 'Image forming system for printing using an image forming device by selecting a group name that the image forming device belongs to' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/810557 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-07-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 8063 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 185 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14810557 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/810557
Image forming system for printing using an image forming device by selecting a group name that the image forming device belongs to Jul 27, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11552873 [patent_doc_number] => 09621743 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-04-11 [patent_title] => 'Terminal device which performs communication with an image processing device after switching a working application in the terminal device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/793293 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-07-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 12444 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14793293 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/793293
Terminal device which performs communication with an image processing device after switching a working application in the terminal device Jul 6, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10419501 [patent_doc_number] => 20150304512 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-10-22 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/790503 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-07-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5597 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14790503 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/790503
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Jul 1, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11440455 [patent_doc_number] => 20170041476 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-09 [patent_title] => 'PREPRINTING METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SECURED INFORMATION FOR GAMING SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/021887 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-06-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 6840 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15021887 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/021887
Preprinting method and system of secured information for gaming system Jun 24, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10403826 [patent_doc_number] => 20150288835 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-10-08 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS WITH A PRINTER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/744002 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-06-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 15292 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => 14744002 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/744002
Retrieving data associated with a printer using near field communication Jun 17, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10488191 [patent_doc_number] => 20150373212 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-12-24 [patent_title] => 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/734396 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-06-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8665 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14734396 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/734396
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Jun 8, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10470860 [patent_doc_number] => 20150355876 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-12-10 [patent_title] => 'ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, HOST CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/730097 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-06-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 18209 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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] => 14730097 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/730097
Electronic apparatus comprising a mode where the electronic apparatus is operated as a storage device for a connected host apparatus Jun 2, 2015 Issued
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14/723083
Displaying information on terminal device based on terminal device type May 26, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11238924 [patent_doc_number] => 09465569 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-10-11 [patent_title] => 'Cloud print method using automatic response system and cloud print system for performing the same' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/703254 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-05-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 8323 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 188 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14703254 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/703254
Cloud print method using automatic response system and cloud print system for performing the same May 3, 2015 Issued
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14/701827
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Apr 30, 2015 Abandoned
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