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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
Array ( [id] => 11616786 [patent_doc_number] => 09654658 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-16 [patent_title] => 'Increasing the current supplied to a drive motor of an image forming apparatus when the cover of the image forming apparatus is in an open state' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/985547 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 11077 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 362 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14985547 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/985547
Increasing the current supplied to a drive motor of an image forming apparatus when the cover of the image forming apparatus is in an open state Dec 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10763990 [patent_doc_number] => 20160110145 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-04-21 [patent_title] => 'Device Control System And A Control Method of The Device Control System' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/984029 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 90 [patent_figures_cnt] => 90 [patent_no_of_words] => 13072 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [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] => 14984029 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/984029
Client device using a markup language to control a periphery device via a point-of-sale printer Dec 29, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11390935 [patent_doc_number] => 09552179 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-01-24 [patent_title] => 'Adjusting a print speed of an image forming apparatus based on a comparison of print completion times' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/978774 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4971 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 202 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14978774 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/978774
Adjusting a print speed of an image forming apparatus based on a comparison of print completion times Dec 21, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10763985 [patent_doc_number] => 20160110139 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-04-21 [patent_title] => 'Device Control System, a Printer, and a Control Method of the Device Control System' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/979291 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 88 [patent_figures_cnt] => 88 [patent_no_of_words] => 16831 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [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] => 14979291 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/979291
Printer communicating with a computing device that has access to a target-device script that initiates a control object to control a target device Dec 21, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12103295 [patent_doc_number] => 09860404 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-01-02 [patent_title] => 'Image forming system techniques for responding to conveyance abnormalities' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/974652 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 20915 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 288 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14974652 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/974652
Image forming system techniques for responding to conveyance abnormalities Dec 17, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10985799 [patent_doc_number] => 20160182744 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-23 [patent_title] => 'PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING INSTRUCTION APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/970206 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 8123 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [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] => 14970206 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/970206
PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING INSTRUCTION APPARATUS Dec 14, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10824522 [patent_doc_number] => 20160170688 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-16 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/963615 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 8711 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [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] => 14963615 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/963615
Parallel processing of image data Dec 8, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10816069 [patent_doc_number] => 20160162230 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-09 [patent_title] => 'PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF A PRINTING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/958545 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 7767 [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] => 14958545 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/958545
Image forming apparatus receiving print data with appended command for terminating a wireless connection Dec 2, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10810645 [patent_doc_number] => 20160156804 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-02 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/948543 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 5917 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [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] => 14948543 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/948543
Combining input image with generated image of registered character using character code to generate image to be printed Nov 22, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10803955 [patent_doc_number] => 20160150112 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-26 [patent_title] => 'COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/947528 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 9800 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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] => 14947528 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/947528
Using hyper-text transfer protocol tunneling to transition a computer from a low power mode to a normal power mode Nov 19, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10803948 [patent_doc_number] => 20160150105 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-26 [patent_title] => 'DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE, DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/944787 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 10565 [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] => 14944787 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/944787
Adding or updating at least one service of a generic attribute profile Nov 17, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10803951 [patent_doc_number] => 20160150108 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-26 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/944145 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 10002 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [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] => 14944145 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/944145
Image forming apparatus using sync signals for duplex scanning Nov 16, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10983260 [patent_doc_number] => 20160180204 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-23 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND JAM DETECTION METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/942767 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6472 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => 14942767 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/942767
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND JAM DETECTION METHOD Nov 15, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11206793 [patent_doc_number] => 09436419 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-09-06 [patent_title] => 'Selectively printing portions of a web page based on user selection' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/934089 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 12126 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 224 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14934089 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/934089
Selectively printing portions of a web page based on user selection Nov 4, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10781444 [patent_doc_number] => 20160127600 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-05 [patent_title] => 'POINT OF SALE PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/927101 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 13123 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [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] => 14927101 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/927101
Connecting a printer and a mobile device using identification information printed by the printer Oct 28, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14798243 [patent_doc_number] => 10402125 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-09-03 [patent_title] => System for check printing [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/884829 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 27 [patent_figures_cnt] => 29 [patent_no_of_words] => 35983 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 479 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14884829 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/884829
System for check printing Oct 15, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13190453 [patent_doc_number] => 10110770 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-10-23 [patent_title] => Image forming apparatus for selectively storing print data and displaying alerts to a user [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/877721 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 16799 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 324 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14877721 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/877721
Image forming apparatus for selectively storing print data and displaying alerts to a user Oct 6, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11117408 [patent_doc_number] => 20160314382 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-10-27 [patent_title] => 'PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/872742 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 7457 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [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] => 14872742 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/872742
Printing system with visual recognition unit Sep 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10748601 [patent_doc_number] => 20160094752 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-03-31 [patent_title] => 'Image Forming Apparatus That Reduces Waste Paper Sheet' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/872041 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6367 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [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] => 14872041 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/872041
Image Forming Apparatus That Reduces Waste Paper Sheet Sep 29, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11587043 [patent_doc_number] => 09641707 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-02 [patent_title] => 'Operation screen of an image forming apparatus being displayed on a portable device based on the position of the portable device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/870239 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 7882 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 428 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14870239 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/870239
Operation screen of an image forming apparatus being displayed on a portable device based on the position of the portable device Sep 29, 2015 Issued
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