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Eric M. Thomas

Examiner (ID: 671, Phone: (571)272-1699 , Office: P/3714 )

Most Active Art Unit
3715
Art Unit(s)
3715, 3714
Total Applications
877
Issued Applications
545
Pending Applications
93
Abandoned Applications
248

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/545039
Indicating tracking area update (TAU) while in RRC inactive state Dec 7, 2021 Issued
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17/528794
CONFIGURABLE REFERENCE SIGNALS Nov 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/526255
Indicating RAN notification area update (RNAU) in RRC_INACTIVE state Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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18/036380
ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITION OF WIRELESS TERMINAL TO CONNECTED STATE Nov 14, 2021 Abandoned
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17/526255
Indicating RAN notification area update (RNAU) in RRC_INACTIVE state Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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17/526255
Indicating RAN notification area update (RNAU) in RRC_INACTIVE state Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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17/526255
Indicating RAN notification area update (RNAU) in RRC_INACTIVE state Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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17/453552
Techniques for beam management Nov 3, 2021 Issued
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18/252312
Power delay profile (PDP) similarity measurement and reporting Oct 26, 2021 Issued
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18/250389
Network node, user equipment and methods in a radio access network Oct 20, 2021 Issued
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17/501361
Beam failure declaration and reporting Oct 13, 2021 Issued
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17/500226
Terminal device, base station device, communication method, and integrated circuit Oct 12, 2021 Issued
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17/450420
Receiver for processing multiple beams at a user equipment (UE) device Oct 7, 2021 Issued
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17/495224
UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL TRANSMISSION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK DEVICE Oct 5, 2021 Abandoned
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18/246441
Method and apparatus for a radio network Sep 29, 2021 Issued
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17/489261
Data transmission method in flexible ethernet and device Sep 28, 2021 Issued
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17/449239
Wireless communication network in wireless communication system Sep 27, 2021 Issued
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17/485990
Method and apparatus for transmitting downlink control information in wireless communication system Sep 26, 2021 Issued
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17/904413
DMRS overhead adaptation with AI-based channel estimation Sep 23, 2021 Issued
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17/479713
Beam report triggers autonomous beam hopping Sep 19, 2021 Issued
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