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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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15/965100
Accessing a service, such as a printing service, via a scannable code Apr 26, 2018 Issued
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15/963399
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR STORING JOB LOG, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Apr 25, 2018 Abandoned
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15/943942
Estimating colorimetric value of measured target image Apr 2, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14528465 [patent_doc_number] => 10341507 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-02 [patent_title] => Identifying a foreign object in an electronic document [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/940007 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-03-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 6078 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 120 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15940007 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/940007
Identifying a foreign object in an electronic document Mar 28, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14890963 [patent_doc_number] => 10425541 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-09-24 [patent_title] => Push scanning system for displaying notifications [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/938138 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-03-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 8551 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 205 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15938138 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/938138
Push scanning system for displaying notifications Mar 27, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13422167 [patent_doc_number] => 20180262626 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-09-13 [patent_title] => IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/908154 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6399 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 87 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15908154 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/908154
Compressing an image based on an abnormality in the image Feb 27, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14709739 [patent_doc_number] => 10382642 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-08-13 [patent_title] => Image reading apparatus [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/901406 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 10262 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 255 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15901406 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/901406
Image reading apparatus Feb 20, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13353323 [patent_doc_number] => 20180228201 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-08-16 [patent_title] => Decorating System for Edible Items [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/889620 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 29470 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 162 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15889620 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/889620
Decorating system for edible items Feb 5, 2018 Issued
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15/866048
GENERATION OF A PREVIEW OF AN IMAGE IN A PRINT JOB Jan 8, 2018 Abandoned
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15/864122
Determining ejection order of recording sheets based on predicted rasterization time Jan 7, 2018 Issued
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15/864609
Setting an image forming apparatus as a default device Jan 7, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14457425 [patent_doc_number] => 10324673 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-06-18 [patent_title] => Cut-out printing system that places cut patterns into white spaces on a medium to reduce waste [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/863694 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 14939 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 277 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15863694 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/863694
Cut-out printing system that places cut patterns into white spaces on a medium to reduce waste Jan 4, 2018 Issued
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16/632911
Printing sub-images to create complete image Oct 15, 2017 Issued
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15/718263
System comprising a server for providing a service to an image forming apparatus, and authentication thereof Sep 27, 2017 Issued
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15/707011
IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Sep 17, 2017 Abandoned
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15/697320
Image forming apparatus with near-field and direct wireless communication Sep 5, 2017 Issued
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15/616806
Decorating system for edible items Jun 6, 2017 Issued
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15/439087
Printing system with self-propelled printer and service prohibition area Feb 21, 2017 Issued
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15/383265
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Dec 18, 2016 Abandoned
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15/299644
AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING PRINTING PARAMETERS USING MEDIA IDENTIFICATION Oct 20, 2016 Abandoned
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