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Derek N. Mueller

Examiner (ID: 11739, Phone: (571)270-5913 , Office: P/1772 )

Most Active Art Unit
1772
Art Unit(s)
1772, 1774
Total Applications
534
Issued Applications
434
Pending Applications
1
Abandoned Applications
102

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/191600
Coding of boundary UV2XYZ index for mesh compression Mar 27, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20305257 [patent_doc_number] => 12451253 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-10-21 [patent_title] => Method and data processing system for providing a stroke information [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/191624 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-03-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 1202 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18191624 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/191624
Method and data processing system for providing a stroke information Mar 27, 2023 Issued
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18/191087
Server performs a registration operation for a plurality of printers using printer identification information, receives correspondence key information from a terminal device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium Mar 27, 2023 Issued
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18/189292
Printing apparatus configured to store print jobs, displays a list of documents related to logged-in user and causes display unit to display selectable items for print jobs accumulated in printer's memory Mar 23, 2023 Issued
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18/188262
Printing system capable of printing in any of multiple power modes and control method for printing apparatus Mar 21, 2023 Issued
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18/121954
Methods and printing system using raster image processors (RIPs) configured for processing a preview job Mar 14, 2023 Issued
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18/183301
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Mar 13, 2023 Pending
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18/182606
Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method Mar 12, 2023 Issued
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18/181940
Image forming apparatus to perform reading operation in image size of image greater than size of sheet on which predetermined pattern is formed, control method thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium Mar 9, 2023 Issued
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18/181646
Control apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and printer Mar 9, 2023 Issued
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18/181407
Print management system and method for managing settings for a print apparatus and registers the print apparatus associated with an account and further transmits first setting information to the print apparatus if the print apparatus is registered Mar 8, 2023 Issued
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18/119484
Industrial printing system, print server, and variable printing method for peer-to-peer distributed processing of security content in variable printing for production printing Mar 8, 2023 Issued
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18/178433
Application distribution device distributes a program for installing an application in an image forming apparatus and non-transitory recording medium Mar 2, 2023 Issued
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18/176501
Medical image processing device and medical observation system Feb 28, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20437078 [patent_doc_number] => 12507897 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-12-30 [patent_title] => System of obtaining three-dimensional (3D) scan of body part from multiple viewing directions and presenting augmented images on display unit [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/113918 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-02-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 12005 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18113918 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/113918
System of obtaining three-dimensional (3D) scan of body part from multiple viewing directions and presenting augmented images on display unit Feb 23, 2023 Issued
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18/173463
Methods, apparatuses, and systems captures image of pre-printed print media information for generating validation image by comparing post-printed image with pre-printed image and improving print quality Feb 22, 2023 Issued
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18/172683
Image forming apparatus enables first wireless communication mode via access point and second wireless communication mode not via access point and to further receive trigger frame via the access point, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium Feb 21, 2023 Issued
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18/171835
Automatic tuning compensation system that determines optimal compensation target values for each of plurality of tint levels Feb 20, 2023 Issued
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18/172018
Multi-task self-training for character gender identification Feb 20, 2023 Issued
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18/170053
Method implemented in computer system for analyzing document versions to identify shared document elements using machine learning, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium Feb 15, 2023 Issued
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