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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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09/957552
Method and apparatus for determining configuration options negotiated for a communications link employing a network model Sep 18, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6777689 [patent_doc_number] => 20030048770 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-03-13 [patent_title] => 'Method of detection of signals using an adaptive antenna in a peer-to-peer network' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/952198 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5202 [patent_no_of_claims] => 48 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 76 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0048/20030048770.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09952198 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/952198
Method of detection of signals using an adaptive antenna in a peer-to-peer network Sep 12, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6078597 [patent_doc_number] => 20020080774 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Methods and systems for interfacing wired/wireless hybrid systems' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/930288 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6428 [patent_no_of_claims] => 44 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 18 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0080/20020080774.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09930288 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/930288
Methods and systems for interfacing wired/wireless hybrid systems Aug 15, 2001 Abandoned
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09/930597
Method and system for managing packets in a shared memory buffer that serves multiple output links Aug 14, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7608742 [patent_doc_number] => 06999449 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-02-14 [patent_title] => 'System and method of monitoring and reporting accounting data based on volume' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/930666 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 5485 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 263 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/999/06999449.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09930666 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/930666
System and method of monitoring and reporting accounting data based on volume Aug 14, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 621877 [patent_doc_number] => 07142554 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-11-28 [patent_title] => 'Voice over network lookup method and apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/929672 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5782 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 64 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/142/07142554.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09929672 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/929672
Voice over network lookup method and apparatus Aug 12, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6585702 [patent_doc_number] => 20020041588 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-04-11 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for network dialing for voice switching' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/927631 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 7241 [patent_no_of_claims] => 35 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 58 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0041/20020041588.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09927631 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/927631
Method and apparatus for network dialing for voice switching Aug 9, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 776263 [patent_doc_number] => 07002979 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-02-21 [patent_title] => 'Voice data packet processing system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/927569 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7514 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 88 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/002/07002979.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09927569 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/927569
Voice data packet processing system Aug 9, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6754766 [patent_doc_number] => 20030002542 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-02 [patent_title] => 'Interpolation filter structure' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/927646 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 2082 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 166 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0002/20030002542.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09927646 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/927646
Interpolation filter structure Aug 9, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6030993 [patent_doc_number] => 20020018452 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-02-14 [patent_title] => 'Radio multi-channel data communicating system and method thereof, and image data transmitting system using the same' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/917625 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5930 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0018/20020018452.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09917625 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/917625
Radio multi-channel data communicating system and method thereof, and image data transmitting system using the same Jul 30, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 736992 [patent_doc_number] => 07039067 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-05-02 [patent_title] => 'Methods and systems for hybrid interfaces and architectures for optical communications' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/917171 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4330 [patent_no_of_claims] => 59 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 185 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/039/07039067.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09917171 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/917171
Methods and systems for hybrid interfaces and architectures for optical communications Jul 29, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6456351 [patent_doc_number] => 20020150077 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-10-17 [patent_title] => 'Data transmission method' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/917398 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3429 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 55 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0150/20020150077.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09917398 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/917398
Data transmission method Jul 26, 2001 Abandoned
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09/917575
Method and apparatus for real-time fault-tolerant multicasts in computer networks Jul 26, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6754661 [patent_doc_number] => 20030002437 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-02 [patent_title] => 'Row upgrade for a scalable switching network' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/897263 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 6769 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 81 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0002/20030002437.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09897263 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/897263
Row upgrade for a scalable switching network Jul 1, 2001 Issued
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09/887332
Multimedia multiplexing method Jun 24, 2001 Issued
09/787671 Ip mobility mechanism for a packet radio network Jun 13, 2001 Abandoned
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09/681668
Method and apparatus for minimizing network congestion during large payload delivery May 17, 2001 Issued
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09/855687
Dual-mode data transmission system and process, corresponding transmitter and receiver May 15, 2001 Issued
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09/854665
Mobile communication network, terminal equipment, packet communication control method, and gateway May 14, 2001 Issued
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09/854623
Data rate adjuster using transport latency May 14, 2001 Issued
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