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Douglas C. Butler

Examiner (ID: 19083)

Most Active Art Unit
3104
Art Unit(s)
3103, 3104, 3613, 3105, 3683, 2899
Total Applications
3087
Issued Applications
2757
Pending Applications
77
Abandoned Applications
253

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/637106
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium Jun 28, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14457423 [patent_doc_number] => 10324672 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-06-18 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for consistent printing amongst disparate print vendors [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/632171 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-06-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 8662 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 407 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15632171 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/632171
Systems and methods for consistent printing amongst disparate print vendors Jun 22, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14674687 [patent_doc_number] => 10375277 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-08-06 [patent_title] => Image processing apparatus, method, and storage medium using color-adjusted image data [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/608654 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5631 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 197 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15608654 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/608654
Image processing apparatus, method, and storage medium using color-adjusted image data May 29, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12993475 [patent_doc_number] => 20170346969 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-30 [patent_title] => INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL GENERATING CUSTOM OPERATION DATA CONCERNING OPERATION IDENTIFIED BY SELECTED OPERATION ID [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/602300 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12505 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 210 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15602300 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/602300
Information processing terminal generating custom operation data concerning operation identified by selected operation ID May 22, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12096528 [patent_doc_number] => 20170353620 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-12-07 [patent_title] => 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/602287 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 12223 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15602287 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/602287
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory recording medium May 22, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13952683 [patent_doc_number] => 10212131 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-02-19 [patent_title] => Network device that registers event, method of controlling the same, and storage medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/602281 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4591 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15602281 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/602281
Network device that registers event, method of controlling the same, and storage medium May 22, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12986473 [patent_doc_number] => 20170344520 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-30 [patent_title] => INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/601898 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6089 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15601898 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/601898
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM May 21, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14646397 [patent_doc_number] => 10367956 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-30 [patent_title] => Maintenance support device, image forming apparatus, maintenance support method, and non-transitory recording medium for storing computer readable program [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/601484 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7861 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15601484 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/601484
Maintenance support device, image forming apparatus, maintenance support method, and non-transitory recording medium for storing computer readable program May 21, 2017 Issued
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15/601490
Image reading apparatus, image reading method, and storage medium May 21, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12053219 [patent_doc_number] => 20170329563 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-16 [patent_title] => 'Information Processing Apparatus and Non-Transitory Recording Medium' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/592449 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 11129 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15592449 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/592449
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory recording medium May 10, 2017 Issued
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15/591551
Data processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having shift register for parallel and serial signal conversions May 9, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16826281 [patent_doc_number] => 20210141574 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-13 [patent_title] => DETERMINING CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY VALUES FOR SUBSETS OF ELEMENTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/476738 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5926 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16476738 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/476738
Determining cumulative probability values for subsets of elements May 1, 2017 Issued
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16/467881
Calibrating communication lines Apr 19, 2017 Issued
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15/485562
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium Apr 11, 2017 Issued
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15/459549
Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium storing program Mar 14, 2017 Issued
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15/459446
Setting system, image processing device, remote control method, and remote control program Mar 14, 2017 Issued
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15/438093
Image forming apparatus, image forming system, setting method and computer-readable medium Feb 20, 2017 Issued
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15/438331
Information processing apparatus Feb 20, 2017 Issued
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15/437825
Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium Feb 20, 2017 Issued
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15/437674
Printing system, and printer and computer-readable medium therefor Feb 20, 2017 Issued
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