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Christopher D. Birkhimer

Examiner (ID: 11144, Phone: (571)270-1178 , Office: P/2136 )

Most Active Art Unit
2136
Art Unit(s)
2136, 2186
Total Applications
631
Issued Applications
455
Pending Applications
65
Abandoned Applications
136

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 11938444 [patent_doc_number] => 20170242595 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-08-24 [patent_title] => 'MULTI-CELL STRUCTURE FOR NON-VOLATILE RESISTIVE MEMORY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/136872 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-04-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4839 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => 15136872 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/136872
Multi-cell structure for non-volatile resistive memory Apr 21, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11062625 [patent_doc_number] => 20160259587 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-09-08 [patent_title] => 'FRAME CHOOSING DURING STORAGE CONSTRAINT CONDITION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/085484 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-03-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3912 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [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] => 15085484 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/085484
Frame choosing during storage constraint condition Mar 29, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15090189 [patent_doc_number] => 20190339905 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-11-07 [patent_title] => STORAGE APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/074129 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-03-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 15275 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 138 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16074129 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/074129
STORAGE APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Mar 16, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11791122 [patent_doc_number] => 09400749 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-07-26 [patent_title] => 'Host interleaved erase operations for flash memory controller' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/009275 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-01-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 28129 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 380 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15009275 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/009275
Host interleaved erase operations for flash memory controller Jan 27, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13281673 [patent_doc_number] => 10152421 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-12-11 [patent_title] => Instruction and logic for cache control operations [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/948830 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 28 [patent_figures_cnt] => 32 [patent_no_of_words] => 22399 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 174 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14948830 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/948830
Instruction and logic for cache control operations Nov 22, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16185904 [patent_doc_number] => 10719236 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-07-21 [patent_title] => Memory controller with non-volatile buffer for persistent memory operations [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/947877 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 12760 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 213 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14947877 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/947877
Memory controller with non-volatile buffer for persistent memory operations Nov 19, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10824505 [patent_doc_number] => 20160170671 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-16 [patent_title] => 'DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND DATA WRITING METHOD THEREOF' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/945803 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5577 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] => 14945803 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/945803
DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND DATA WRITING METHOD THEREOF Nov 18, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13974345 [patent_doc_number] => 10216529 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-02-26 [patent_title] => Method and system for sharing driver pages [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/945678 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 9447 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 244 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14945678 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/945678
Method and system for sharing driver pages Nov 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14298421 [patent_doc_number] => 10289337 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-05-14 [patent_title] => Orientation-based data transfer [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/945240 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4951 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14945240 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/945240
Orientation-based data transfer Nov 17, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14202591 [patent_doc_number] => 10268411 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-23 [patent_title] => Policy and heuristic based conversion of write-optimized virtual disk format into read-optimized virtual disk format [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/945310 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7637 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14945310 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/945310
Policy and heuristic based conversion of write-optimized virtual disk format into read-optimized virtual disk format Nov 17, 2015 Issued
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14/941578
DATA COLLECTION IN A MULTI-THREADED PROCESSOR Nov 13, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11251909 [patent_doc_number] => 09477413 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-10-25 [patent_title] => 'System and method for managing access requests to a memory storage subsystem' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/885018 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5857 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [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] => 14885018 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/885018
System and method for managing access requests to a memory storage subsystem Oct 15, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11786497 [patent_doc_number] => 09395932 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-07-19 [patent_title] => 'Virtual drive mapping' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/882590 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5466 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 181 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14882590 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/882590
Virtual drive mapping Oct 13, 2015 Issued
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14/843400
DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Sep 1, 2015 Abandoned
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14/843581
TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGING A RESERVED HIGH-PERFORMANCE MEMORY REGION OF A SOLID STATE DRIVE Sep 1, 2015 Abandoned
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14/842836
MAPPING TABLE UPDATING METHOD, MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUIT UNIT Sep 1, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13226763 [patent_doc_number] => 10127157 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-11-13 [patent_title] => Sizing a cache while taking into account a total bytes written requirement [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/843632 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7255 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14843632 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/843632
Sizing a cache while taking into account a total bytes written requirement Sep 1, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11473649 [patent_doc_number] => 20170060431 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-02 [patent_title] => 'MIGRATING DATA TO DISK WITHOUT INTERRUPTING RUNNING BACKUP OPERATIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/843075 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 30339 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => 14843075 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/843075
Migrating data to disk without interrupting running backup operations Sep 1, 2015 Issued
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14/843543
Data allocation method and device capable of rapid allocation and better exploitation of storage space Sep 1, 2015 Issued
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14/841105
System and Method to Support Shingled Magnetic Recording Hard Drives in a Storage System Aug 30, 2015 Abandoned
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