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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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16/200454
Image shading correction based on printer cover being open or closed Nov 25, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14047197 [patent_doc_number] => 20190079705 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-03-14 [patent_title] => PRINTING DATA OUTPUT METHOD, PRINTING DATA OUTPUT PROGRAM, AND PRINTING DATA OUTPUT SYSTEM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/189411 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-11-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10924 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 121 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16189411 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/189411
PRINTING DATA OUTPUT METHOD, PRINTING DATA OUTPUT PROGRAM, AND PRINTING DATA OUTPUT SYSTEM Nov 12, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17423004 [patent_doc_number] => 11256458 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-02-22 [patent_title] => Image forming apparatus with a confirmation printing function and a printing timeout function [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/176222 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 10455 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 187 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16176222 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/176222
Image forming apparatus with a confirmation printing function and a printing timeout function Oct 30, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17557767 [patent_doc_number] => 11314471 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-04-26 [patent_title] => Preventing print data from being transmitted when printer is in a busy state [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/159728 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 8379 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 378 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16159728 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/159728
Preventing print data from being transmitted when printer is in a busy state Oct 14, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14193137 [patent_doc_number] => 20190116274 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-18 [patent_title] => IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/159801 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 15305 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16159801 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/159801
Image forming apparatus sharing connection information with a terminal device Oct 14, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14223657 [patent_doc_number] => 20190124214 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-25 [patent_title] => COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/159978 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7476 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 129 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16159978 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/159978
Determining whether session IDs match and taking action accordingly Oct 14, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15919307 [patent_doc_number] => 10656891 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-19 [patent_title] => Determining which communication standard to be used in a direct wireless communication system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/158960 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 11552 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 178 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16158960 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/158960
Determining which communication standard to be used in a direct wireless communication system Oct 11, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14646399 [patent_doc_number] => 10367957 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-30 [patent_title] => Highly-scalable native fleet management [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/158771 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 8932 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 200 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16158771 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/158771
Highly-scalable native fleet management Oct 11, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14165715 [patent_doc_number] => 20190109960 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-11 [patent_title] => SIMULATION DEVICE, DEVICE SETTING METHOD, AND DEVICE SETTING PROGRAM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/157768 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11705 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16157768 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/157768
Device for simulating an image forming apparatus Oct 10, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13911743 [patent_doc_number] => 20190045076 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-02-07 [patent_title] => JOB PROCESSING APPARATUS, JOB PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING JOB PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/155762 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-10-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 16820 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 209 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16155762 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/155762
Storing print data in association with user data Oct 8, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16411298 [patent_doc_number] => 10819873 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-10-27 [patent_title] => Image processing apparatus capable of suppressing degradation of image quality, caused by electrostatic noise, method of controlling same, and storage medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/117319 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 6656 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 130 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16117319 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/117319
Image processing apparatus capable of suppressing degradation of image quality, caused by electrostatic noise, method of controlling same, and storage medium Aug 29, 2018 Issued
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16/046652
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Jul 25, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13540681 [patent_doc_number] => 20180321887 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-11-08 [patent_title] => INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/031534 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-07-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6612 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 385 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16031534 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/031534
Displaying information on a terminal device based on the terminal device type Jul 9, 2018 Issued
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16/026445
Displaying terms having corresponding character strings on a display Jul 2, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13513085 [patent_doc_number] => 20180308085 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-10-25 [patent_title] => DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM AND A CONTROL METHOD OF THE DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/020450 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 13157 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16020450 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/020450
Point-of-sale printer interpreting a markup language from a client device to control a scanner using scanner-control commands Jun 26, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13743123 [patent_doc_number] => 20180376032 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-12-27 [patent_title] => COLOR CHART FOR COLOR SELECTION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR CHART FOR COLOR SELECTION, AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING COLOR CHART FOR COLOR SELECTION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/012903 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 14671 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16012903 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/012903
Color chart for color selection, method for producing color chart for color selection, and device for producing color chart for color selection Jun 19, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15136763 [patent_doc_number] => 10481848 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-11-19 [patent_title] => Resolving print setting conflicts [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/969659 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-05-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 37 [patent_no_of_words] => 10478 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 126 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15969659 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/969659
Resolving print setting conflicts May 1, 2018 Issued
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15/968948
Redirecting transmission of content from first HTTPS address to second HTTPS address May 1, 2018 Issued
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15/969163
Updating settings of a plurality of image forming apparatuses May 1, 2018 Issued
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15/967838
Method of nesting three-dimensional print objects Apr 30, 2018 Issued
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