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Douglas John Suthers

Examiner (ID: 600, Phone: (571)272-0563 , Office: P/2654 )

Most Active Art Unit
2654
Art Unit(s)
2614, 2654, 2615, 2695
Total Applications
944
Issued Applications
671
Pending Applications
82
Abandoned Applications
221

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/490971
NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE, NOISE REDUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Oct 19, 2023 Pending
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18/488960
Systems and methods for suppressing sound leakage Oct 16, 2023 Issued
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18/488960
Systems and methods for suppressing sound leakage Oct 16, 2023 Issued
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18/487909
Method and system for adjusting sound playback to account for speech detection Oct 15, 2023 Issued
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18/487909
Method and system for adjusting sound playback to account for speech detection Oct 15, 2023 Issued
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18/483146
ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ERROR OF A SIGNAL Oct 8, 2023 Pending
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18/483146
ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ERROR OF A SIGNAL Oct 8, 2023 Pending
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18/243526
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION Sep 6, 2023 Pending
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18/454890
Conferencing device with beamforming and echo cancellation Aug 23, 2023 Issued
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18/228705
SOUND MONITORING SYSTEM Jul 31, 2023 Pending
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18/228952
LOCATION-BASED PRESETS FOR AUDITORY DEVICES Jul 31, 2023 Pending
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18/220968
Noise reduction system having a nonlinearity filter unit, method of operating the system and use of the system Jul 11, 2023 Issued
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18/220968
Noise reduction system having a nonlinearity filter unit, method of operating the system and use of the system Jul 11, 2023 Issued
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18/220968
Noise reduction system having a nonlinearity filter unit, method of operating the system and use of the system Jul 11, 2023 Issued
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18/220956
NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM HAVING A COMBINATION UNIT, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SYSTEM AND USE OF THE SAME Jul 11, 2023 Pending
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18/346024
Headphone Speech Listening Jun 29, 2023 Pending
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18/346024
Headphone Speech Listening Jun 29, 2023 Pending
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18/346024
Headphone Speech Listening Jun 29, 2023 Pending
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18/338733
WEARABLE DEVICE WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK AND STIMULATIONS FOR THE PHYSICALIZATION OF REMOTE DIGITAL INTERACTION Jun 20, 2023 Pending
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18/338733
WEARABLE DEVICE WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK AND STIMULATIONS FOR THE PHYSICALIZATION OF REMOTE DIGITAL INTERACTION Jun 20, 2023 Pending
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