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Charles N. Hicks

Examiner (ID: 19479, Phone: (571)270-3010 , Office: P/2424 )

Most Active Art Unit
2424
Art Unit(s)
STIC, 2623, 2424
Total Applications
562
Issued Applications
391
Pending Applications
37
Abandoned Applications
145

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/235724
SATELLITE SWITCHING FOR ADDRESSABLE ASSET DELIVERY Aug 17, 2023 Pending
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18/234320
System and method of detecting multiview file format Aug 14, 2023 Issued
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18/228256
WIRE MELTING TRACE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ELECTRIC WIRE-MELTING TRACE BASED ON DEEP LEARNING Jul 30, 2023 Abandoned
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18/360245
Dynamic content insertion on a user-by-user basis Jul 26, 2023 Issued
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18/358935
Methods and apparatus to automate receivability updates for media crediting Jul 24, 2023 Issued
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18/356025
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING OF MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS Jul 19, 2023 Pending
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18/222443
System and Method to Facilitate Monitoring Remote Sites using Bandwidth Optimized Intelligent Video Streams with Enhanced Selectivity Jul 14, 2023 Pending
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18/213467
Electronic device, and method for grouping external devices by space in electronic device Jun 22, 2023 Issued
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18/213467
Electronic device, and method for grouping external devices by space in electronic device Jun 22, 2023 Issued
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18/213467
Electronic device, and method for grouping external devices by space in electronic device Jun 22, 2023 Issued
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18/213467
Electronic device, and method for grouping external devices by space in electronic device Jun 22, 2023 Issued
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18/332015
INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Jun 8, 2023 Pending
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18/204503
Augmented reality content recommendation May 31, 2023 Issued
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18/204236
Methods and systems for determining user engagement based on user interactions during different time intervals May 30, 2023 Issued
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18/316426
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STORING USER-SPECIFIC MEDIA SEQUENCES May 11, 2023 Pending
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18/314202
Vehicular driver monitoring system with alert to other vehicles May 8, 2023 Issued
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18/138424
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGHLIGHTING CONTENT WITHIN MEDIA ASSETS Apr 23, 2023 Pending
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18/130815
AFFINITY PROFILE SYSTEM AND METHOD Apr 3, 2023 Pending
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18/130214
INTRA-ORAL SCANNING DEVICE Apr 2, 2023 Abandoned
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18/171499
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING MEDIA PLAYBACK RESPONSE TIME IN CONTACT CENTERS Feb 19, 2023 Pending
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