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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] => 5283726 [patent_doc_number] => 20090097400 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-16 [patent_title] => 'Method of Restoring a Ring System' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/793864 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-12-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 486 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0097/20090097400.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11793864 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/793864
Method of Restoring a Ring System Dec 18, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7687961 [patent_doc_number] => 20070106737 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-05-10 [patent_title] => 'System and process for delivery status notification' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/272513 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-11-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 1683 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [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] => publications/A1/0106/20070106737.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11272513 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/272513
System and process for delivery status notification Nov 9, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5615389 [patent_doc_number] => 20060117319 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-01 [patent_title] => 'Connection of an application to a resource manager selected from a plurality of resource managers' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/272517 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-11-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3800 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [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] => publications/A1/0117/20060117319.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11272517 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/272517
Connection of an application to a resource manager selected from a plurality of resource managers Nov 9, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5867094 [patent_doc_number] => 20060101225 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-05-11 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for a multi-stream tunneled marker-based protocol data unit aligned protocol' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/269422 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 15111 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [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] => publications/A1/0101/20060101225.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11269422 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/269422
Method and system for a multi-stream tunneled marker-based protocol data unit aligned protocol Nov 7, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5036451 [patent_doc_number] => 20070100990 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-05-03 [patent_title] => 'Workflow decision management with workflow administration capacities' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/264717 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-11-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 20251 [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] => publications/A1/0100/20070100990.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11264717 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/264717
Workflow decision management with workflow administration capacities Oct 31, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5182025 [patent_doc_number] => 20070053368 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-08 [patent_title] => 'Graphical representations of aggregation groups' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/222306 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4703 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0053/20070053368.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11222306 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/222306
Graphical representations of aggregation groups Sep 7, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5147525 [patent_doc_number] => 20070047579 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-01 [patent_title] => 'Multipacket interface' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/210126 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-08-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8112 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0047/20070047579.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11210126 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/210126
Multipacket interface Aug 22, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5055617 [patent_doc_number] => 20070058539 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-15 [patent_title] => 'System and method for implementing suppression for asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer 2 (AAL2) traffic in a communications environment' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/205821 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-08-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 7502 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0058/20070058539.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11205821 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/205821
System and method for implementing suppression for asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer 2 (AAL2) traffic in a communications environment Aug 16, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5798319 [patent_doc_number] => 20060034337 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-02-16 [patent_title] => 'Data synchronization method and apparatus for digital multimedia data receiver' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/154949 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-06-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5151 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0034/20060034337.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11154949 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/154949
Data synchronization method and apparatus for digital multimedia data receiver Jun 16, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 554995 [patent_doc_number] => 07164679 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-01-16 [patent_title] => 'Scalable abstraction of topology across domain boundaries' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/961229 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 55 [patent_no_of_words] => 9393 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 80 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/164/07164679.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10961229 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/961229
Scalable abstraction of topology across domain boundaries Oct 11, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 714370 [patent_doc_number] => 07058041 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-06 [patent_title] => 'Extended dynamic resource allocation in packet data transfer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/787537 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 2925 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 70 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/058/07058041.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10787537 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/787537
Extended dynamic resource allocation in packet data transfer Feb 26, 2004 Issued
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10/787538
Extended dynamic resource allocation in packet data transfer Feb 26, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 728450 [patent_doc_number] => 07046651 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-05-16 [patent_title] => 'System topologies for optimum capacity transmission over wireless local area networks' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/753206 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-01-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 8341 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 86 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/046/07046651.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10753206 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/753206
System topologies for optimum capacity transmission over wireless local area networks Jan 5, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 723609 [patent_doc_number] => 07050412 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-05-23 [patent_title] => 'System and method for determining measurement value for radio resource management in wireless communications' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/748015 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2003-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3534 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/050/07050412.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10748015 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/748015
System and method for determining measurement value for radio resource management in wireless communications Dec 29, 2003 Issued
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10/749025
ADJUSTING THE AMPLITUDE AND PHASE CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSMITTER GENERATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SIGNALS IN RESPONSE TO BASE STATION TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL SIGNALS AND KNOWN TRANSMITTER AMPLIFIER CHARACTERISTICS Dec 29, 2003 Issued
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10/668539
Connection admission control and routing by allocating resources in network nodes Sep 22, 2003 Issued
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10/663256
Logical node identification in an information transmission network Sep 15, 2003 Issued
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10/616286
Dual key controlled content addressable memory for accessing packet switch data buffer for multicasting data packets Jul 8, 2003 Issued
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10/519587
Method for establishing a default connection in network, and associated source and sink devices Jun 26, 2003 Abandoned
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10/457124
Router for use with a link that has a set of concurrent channels Jun 8, 2003 Issued
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