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Derrick W. Ferris

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 19370, Phone: (571)272-3123 , Office: P/2478 )

Most Active Art Unit
2663
Art Unit(s)
2616, 2411, 2663, OPT, 2400, 2463, 2478
Total Applications
418
Issued Applications
285
Pending Applications
43
Abandoned Applications
91

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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09/800735
Methods of allocating access across a shared communications medium Mar 6, 2001 Issued
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09/801533
Bi-directional flow-switched ring Mar 6, 2001 Abandoned
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09/800381
Adaptive queuing Mar 5, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 689250 [patent_doc_number] => 07079530 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-07-18 [patent_title] => 'System and method for caching toll free number information' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/794647 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 51 [patent_no_of_words] => 31494 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 152 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/079/07079530.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09794647 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/794647
System and method for caching toll free number information Feb 26, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 791421 [patent_doc_number] => 06985448 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-01-10 [patent_title] => 'Data transfer system capable of avoiding double reception of same data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/793637 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5413 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/985/06985448.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09793637 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/793637
Data transfer system capable of avoiding double reception of same data Feb 26, 2001 Issued
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09/794727
Coding scheme using a control code map for signal transmission in optical communications networks Feb 26, 2001 Abandoned
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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09/793580
Contents transmission system and contents processing apparatus Feb 26, 2001 Abandoned
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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09/793586
Packet transportation system in mobile communications Feb 26, 2001 Abandoned
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09/794586
Beacon protocol for internet connection sharing devices Feb 26, 2001 Issued
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09/790542
IP address duplication detection method using address resolution protocol Feb 22, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7293810 [patent_doc_number] => 20040213204 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-10-28 [patent_title] => 'System and method for enhancing a voice channel in voice over internet protocol' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/790654 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 7705 [patent_no_of_claims] => 58 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0213/20040213204.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09790654 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/790654
System and method for enhancing a voice channel in voice over internet protocol Feb 22, 2001 Issued
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09/792637
Qualifying available reverse link coding rates from access channel power setting Feb 22, 2001 Issued
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09/790577
System and method for providing reservationless conferencing Feb 21, 2001 Issued
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09/789742
Bypass control system based upon NMS control in ATM exchanger Feb 21, 2001 Issued
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09/792731
Method and apparatus for adaptive frame fragmentation Feb 21, 2001 Abandoned
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09/785579
ATM switch Feb 15, 2001 Abandoned
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09/785349
Method for selectively maintaining and applying PPP compression in a wireless communication system Feb 15, 2001 Issued
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09/791563
Device for and method of filtering signals Feb 15, 2001 Abandoned
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