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Chieh M. Fan

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 17321, Phone: (571)272-3042 , Office: P/2632 )

Most Active Art Unit
2634
Art Unit(s)
2634, 2632, 2611, 2734, 2638
Total Applications
420
Issued Applications
292
Pending Applications
94
Abandoned Applications
34

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/710170
Method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for customer interaction semantic annotation and analytics Sep 19, 2017 Issued
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15/708539
CONCEPT USING OBJECTIVE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY DISTINCT AND DISCRETE SUPPORT GROUPS Sep 18, 2017 Abandoned
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15/702406
System and method for student attendance management Sep 11, 2017 Issued
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15/638159
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND PROCESSING SURVEY DATA TO GENERATE A COLLECTIVE OUTCOME Jun 28, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13628129 [patent_doc_number] => 20180365617 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-12-20 [patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AUTOMATION POTENTIAL OF A PROCESS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/626029 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-06-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8272 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -27 [patent_words_short_claim] => 434 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15626029 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/626029
System and method for determining automation potential of a process Jun 15, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15920459 [patent_doc_number] => 10657473 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-19 [patent_title] => Role-based framework and mechanisms for configuration of collaborative applications [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/616770 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-06-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 10948 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 395 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15616770 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/616770
Role-based framework and mechanisms for configuration of collaborative applications Jun 6, 2017 Issued
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15/616421
Production Plan Making Assistance Apparatus and Production Plan Making Assistance Method Jun 6, 2017 Abandoned
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16/307691
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF May 15, 2017 Abandoned
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15/587607
Systems and methods for risk management in a geographically distributed trading system May 4, 2017 Issued
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15/587761
Efficient optimization of schedules in a public transportation system May 4, 2017 Issued
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15/588122
Systems and methods for dynamically scheduling tasks across an enterprise May 4, 2017 Issued
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15/587153
Systems and methods for updating website modules May 3, 2017 Issued
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15/586925
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME CRITICAL AUTOMATION May 3, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13541933 [patent_doc_number] => 20180322513 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-11-08 [patent_title] => TRACKING PERFORMANCE OF DIGITAL DESIGN ASSET ATTRIBUTES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/586081 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 21090 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 105 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15586081 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/586081
Tracking performance of digital design asset attributes May 2, 2017 Issued
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15/585790
Method and apparatus for evaluating driver performance and determining driver rewards May 2, 2017 Issued
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15/487499
System and method of workforce optimization Apr 13, 2017 Issued
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15/443587
Point-in-time requirement tracking methods and apparatus Feb 26, 2017 Issued
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15/422193
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION Jan 31, 2017 Abandoned
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15/417922
Sequentially configuring manufacturing equipment to reduce reconfiguration times Jan 26, 2017 Issued
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15/413243
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REPEATED USE OF COMPUTING RESOURCES Jan 22, 2017 Abandoned
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