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Derrick W. Ferris

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 17500, Phone: (571)272-3123 , Office: P/2478 )

Most Active Art Unit
2663
Art Unit(s)
2478, OPT, 2616, 2411, 2400, 2463, 2663
Total Applications
407
Issued Applications
280
Pending Applications
38
Abandoned Applications
91

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 6046277 [patent_doc_number] => 20020167971 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-11-14 [patent_title] => 'System and method for time-domain multiplexed communication in ultrasound applications' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/681617 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-05-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3825 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 175 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0167/20020167971.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09681617 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/681617
System and method for time-domain multiplexed communication in ultrasound applications May 8, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6456713 [patent_doc_number] => 20020150108 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-10-17 [patent_title] => 'Automatic permanent virtual circuit connection activation for connection oriented networks' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/833780 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-04-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5609 [patent_no_of_claims] => 54 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 48 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0150/20020150108.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09833780 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/833780
Automatic permanent virtual circuit connection activation for connection oriented networks Apr 11, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5903940 [patent_doc_number] => 20020141369 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-10-03 [patent_title] => 'Method, system and node for providing enhanced mobility in simple IP telecommunication networks when performing L2TP tunneling' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/819740 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7275 [patent_no_of_claims] => 39 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 192 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0141/20020141369.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09819740 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/819740
Method, system and node for providing enhanced mobility in simple IP telecommunication networks when performing L2TP tunneling Mar 28, 2001 Issued
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09/805545
Packet switch device Mar 12, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7619018 [patent_doc_number] => 06944171 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-09-13 [patent_title] => 'Scheduler method and device in a switch' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/804591 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2260 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/944/06944171.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09804591 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/804591
Scheduler method and device in a switch Mar 11, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6986364 [patent_doc_number] => 20010036196 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-11-01 [patent_title] => 'Reducing delays associated with inserting a checksum into a network message' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/802426 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2119 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 180 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0036/20010036196.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09802426 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/802426
Reducing delays associated with inserting a checksum into a network message Mar 8, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6901202 [patent_doc_number] => 20010022785 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-09-20 [patent_title] => 'Control of application-specific quality of service optimizations' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/802621 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3379 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 55 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0022/20010022785.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09802621 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/802621
Control of application-specific quality of service optimizations Mar 8, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 702320 [patent_doc_number] => 07068640 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-27 [patent_title] => 'VPN system in mobile IP network, and method of setting VPN' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/801557 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 27 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 13196 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/068/07068640.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09801557 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/801557
VPN system in mobile IP network, and method of setting VPN Mar 7, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 736968 [patent_doc_number] => 07039060 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-05-02 [patent_title] => 'System and method for extracting fields from packets having fields spread over more than one register' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/799610 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3283 [patent_no_of_claims] => 39 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/039/07039060.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09799610 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/799610
System and method for extracting fields from packets having fields spread over more than one register Mar 6, 2001 Issued
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09/801533
Bi-directional flow-switched ring Mar 6, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6424394 [patent_doc_number] => 20020126686 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-09-12 [patent_title] => 'Methods of allocating access across a shared communications medium' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/800735 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 11650 [patent_no_of_claims] => 61 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 112 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0126/20020126686.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09800735 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/800735
Methods of allocating access across a shared communications medium Mar 6, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7611780 [patent_doc_number] => 06904059 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-06-07 [patent_title] => 'Adaptive queuing' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/800381 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8352 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 100 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/904/06904059.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09800381 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/800381
Adaptive queuing Mar 5, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 661330 [patent_doc_number] => 07106735 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-09-12 [patent_title] => 'Multicast packet transfer system in which multicast packet is transmitted as unicast packet between transfer apparatuses' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/793638 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4243 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 325 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/106/07106735.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09793638 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/793638
Multicast packet transfer system in which multicast packet is transmitted as unicast packet between transfer apparatuses Feb 26, 2001 Issued
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09/794586
Beacon protocol for internet connection sharing devices Feb 26, 2001 Issued
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09/793637
Data transfer system capable of avoiding double reception of same data Feb 26, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7293852 [patent_doc_number] => 20040213246 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-10-28 [patent_title] => 'ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE LAYER SIDE INTERFACE APPARATUS, PHYSICAL LAYER SIDE INTERFACE APPARATUS AND CELL PROCESSING METHOD AS WELL AS ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/794584 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 45 [patent_figures_cnt] => 45 [patent_no_of_words] => 23185 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 143 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0213/20040213246.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09794584 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/794584
ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE LAYER SIDE INTERFACE APPARATUS, PHYSICAL LAYER SIDE INTERFACE APPARATUS AND CELL PROCESSING METHOD AS WELL AS ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Feb 26, 2001 Abandoned
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09/794727
Coding scheme using a control code map for signal transmission in optical communications networks Feb 26, 2001 Abandoned
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09/793586
Packet transportation system in mobile communications Feb 26, 2001 Abandoned
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09/794647
System and method for caching toll free number information Feb 26, 2001 Issued
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09/793580
Contents transmission system and contents processing apparatus Feb 26, 2001 Abandoned
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