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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
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09/790654
System and method for enhancing a voice channel in voice over internet protocol Feb 22, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 772197 [patent_doc_number] => 07006483 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-02-28 [patent_title] => 'Qualifying available reverse link coding rates from access channel power setting' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/792637 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 10051 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 174 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/006/07006483.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09792637 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/792637
Qualifying available reverse link coding rates from access channel power setting Feb 22, 2001 Issued
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09/790542
IP address duplication detection method using address resolution protocol Feb 22, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 682645 [patent_doc_number] => 07085243 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-01 [patent_title] => 'System and method for providing reservationless conferencing' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/790577 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5587 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 170 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/085/07085243.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09790577 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/790577
System and method for providing reservationless conferencing Feb 21, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6891680 [patent_doc_number] => 20010017842 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-08-30 [patent_title] => 'Bypass control system based upon NMS control in ATM exchanger' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/789742 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4172 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 56 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0017/20010017842.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09789742 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/789742
Bypass control system based upon NMS control in ATM exchanger Feb 21, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6456612 [patent_doc_number] => 20020150100 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-10-17 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for adaptive frame fragmentation' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/792731 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 7521 [patent_no_of_claims] => 37 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0150/20020150100.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09792731 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/792731
Method and apparatus for adaptive frame fragmentation Feb 21, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6947559 [patent_doc_number] => 20010021193 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-09-13 [patent_title] => 'Device for and method of filtering signals' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/791563 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3433 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 75 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0021/20010021193.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09791563 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/791563
Device for and method of filtering signals Feb 15, 2001 Abandoned
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09/785579
ATM switch Feb 15, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1115044 [patent_doc_number] => 06804260 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-10-12 [patent_title] => 'Method for selectively maintaining and applying PPP compression in a wireless communication system' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/785349 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5860 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 157 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/804/06804260.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09785349 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/785349
Method for selectively maintaining and applying PPP compression in a wireless communication system Feb 15, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6673233 [patent_doc_number] => 20030058836 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-03-27 [patent_title] => 'Method for establishing a multimedia connection with quality of service using an ATM backbone' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/784586 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2682 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0058/20030058836.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09784586 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/784586
Method for establishing a multimedia connection with quality of service using an ATM backbone Feb 14, 2001 Abandoned
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09/784643
Web-enabled call management method and apparatus Feb 14, 2001 Issued
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09/769735
Control of optical connections in an optical network Jan 25, 2001 Issued
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09/769780
Control of optical connections in an optical network Jan 25, 2001 Issued
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09/764588
System and method of restoring cable service Jan 16, 2001 Abandoned
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09/760572
Terminal and repository in a telecommunications system Jan 14, 2001 Abandoned
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09/757537
Device capable of setting operating conditions, method of setting operating conditions and test method Jan 10, 2001 Abandoned
09/674558 Method of measuring signal timing, and radio system Jan 9, 2001 Abandoned
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10/149975
Method for controlling data flow rate in an internet connection Dec 13, 2000 Issued
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09/732359
Power control based admission methods for maximum throughput in DS-CDMA networks with multi-media traffic Dec 6, 2000 Issued
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09/710614
Transmission security for wireless communications Nov 8, 2000 Issued
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