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Bruce H Hess

Examiner (ID: 13699, Phone: (571)272-1525 , Office: P/1785 )

Most Active Art Unit
1774
Art Unit(s)
1774, 1509, 1604, 1785, 1794, 1504, 1508, 1317, 1513, 1605
Total Applications
4168
Issued Applications
3688
Pending Applications
26
Abandoned Applications
458

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/317878
SELECTION-INFERENCE NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS May 14, 2023 Pending
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18/299232
METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ITEM OF TIME INFORMATION Apr 11, 2023 Pending
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18/192170
Automatic selection of templates for extraction of data from electronic documents Mar 28, 2023 Issued
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18/127836
Method for operating a soil processing machine Mar 28, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20172545 [patent_doc_number] => 12391274 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-19 [patent_title] => Learning constraints over beliefs in autonomous vehicle operations [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/175747 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-02-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 17693 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18175747 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/175747
Learning constraints over beliefs in autonomous vehicle operations Feb 27, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20186575 [patent_doc_number] => 12397679 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-26 [patent_title] => Optimal control strategy for a distributed low voltage system with bidirectional direct current converters [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/169322 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-02-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 2219 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 172 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18169322 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/169322
Optimal control strategy for a distributed low voltage system with bidirectional direct current converters Feb 14, 2023 Issued
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18/832477
DIGITAL TWIN-BASED CHARGING STATION CONTROL SYSTEM Feb 6, 2023 Pending
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18/098934
Frustration scores for flows, page views, webpages, sessions, and websites Jan 18, 2023 Issued
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18/094756
Apparatus and methods for updating a user profile based on a user file Jan 8, 2023 Issued
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18/151799
Method for controlling an electropneumatic abs brake system in a towing vehicle, function control device and towing vehicle Jan 8, 2023 Issued
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18/150391
Embedded meeting extensions Jan 4, 2023 Issued
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18/149271
Systems and methods for improved web-based document retrieval and object manipulation Jan 2, 2023 Issued
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18/091294
MODELLING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND DRIVING USAGE BEHAVIOR WITH VEHICLE-BASED CLUSTERING Dec 28, 2022 Abandoned
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18/087540
Latent variable determination by a diffusion model Dec 21, 2022 Issued
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18/084820
System and method for verifying whether text will be properly rendered in a target area of a user interface and/or a graphics file Dec 19, 2022 Issued
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18/065463
Collision avoidance for document field placement Dec 12, 2022 Issued
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18/064262
Adjusting a value associated with presenting an online system user with a link that initiates a conversation with an entity via a messaging application Dec 9, 2022 Issued
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18/060357
VIRTUALIZED TEST ENVIRONMENT FOR VEHICLE TOPOLOGIES WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CONTROL UNITS Nov 29, 2022 Pending
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18/070629
Control system and control method for vehicle Nov 28, 2022 Issued
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17/994749
Autonomous vehicle control apparatus and method thereof Nov 27, 2022 Issued
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