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John M Ford

Examiner (ID: 16357)

Most Active Art Unit
1201
Art Unit(s)
1202, 1205, 1611, 1624, 1201
Total Applications
2711
Issued Applications
2304
Pending Applications
29
Abandoned Applications
378

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 1418808 [patent_doc_number] => 06539088 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-03-25 [patent_title] => 'Electrical connector for connecting an audio source to a caller on hold' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/522382 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-03-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3500 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 116 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/539/06539088.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09522382 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/522382
Electrical connector for connecting an audio source to a caller on hold Mar 9, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1356506 [patent_doc_number] => 06587556 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-07-01 [patent_title] => 'Skills based routing method and system for call center' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/512428 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-02-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 48 [patent_figures_cnt] => 78 [patent_no_of_words] => 24130 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 103 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/587/06587556.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09512428 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/512428
Skills based routing method and system for call center Feb 24, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1294970 [patent_doc_number] => 06633633 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-10-14 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for providing calling number restoral' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/468888 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5314 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 72 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/633/06633633.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09468888 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/468888
Method and system for providing calling number restoral Dec 21, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1343877 [patent_doc_number] => 06597780 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-07-22 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for providing a continuous tone source using a service node' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/461737 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-12-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5640 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 69 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/597/06597780.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09461737 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/461737
Method and system for providing a continuous tone source using a service node Dec 15, 1999 Issued
09/445367 Method for charging calls in a communications network Dec 9, 1999 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1416265 [patent_doc_number] => 06542594 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-01 [patent_title] => 'Method for the management of an automatic branch exchange with the creation of a table of users, and corresponding automatic branch exchange' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/454648 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-12-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5570 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 18 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/542/06542594.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09454648 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/454648
Method for the management of an automatic branch exchange with the creation of a table of users, and corresponding automatic branch exchange Dec 5, 1999 Issued
09/423501 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS FOR TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS Nov 7, 1999 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7630342 [patent_doc_number] => 06636596 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-10-21 [patent_title] => 'Method of and system for providing intelligent network control services in IP telephony' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/405409 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2746 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 12 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/636/06636596.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09405409 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/405409
Method of and system for providing intelligent network control services in IP telephony Sep 23, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7077988 [patent_doc_number] => 20010040959 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-11-15 [patent_title] => 'PROVIDING ALERTING/CALL WAITING/CALL HOLDING SERVICES TO ON-LINE INTERNET USERS' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/397208 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 1916 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0040/20010040959.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09397208 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/397208
Providing alerting/call waiting/call holding services to on-line internet users Sep 15, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 862993 [patent_doc_number] => 07372956 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-05-13 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for providing an interactive home agent with access to call center functionality and resources' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/387616 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 4098 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 224 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/372/07372956.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09387616 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/387616
Method and apparatus for providing an interactive home agent with access to call center functionality and resources Aug 30, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1311861 [patent_doc_number] => 06621895 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-09-16 [patent_title] => 'Enhanced communication services for data networks' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/386462 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 12193 [patent_no_of_claims] => 52 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/621/06621895.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09386462 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/386462
Enhanced communication services for data networks Aug 30, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1428700 [patent_doc_number] => 06522742 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-02-18 [patent_title] => 'System and method for normalizing private exchange output' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/385201 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5372 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 78 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/522/06522742.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09385201 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/385201
System and method for normalizing private exchange output Aug 29, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7604166 [patent_doc_number] => 07116770 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-10-03 [patent_title] => 'Communication network management' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/382553 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3770 [patent_no_of_claims] => 39 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 54 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/116/07116770.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09382553 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/382553
Communication network management Aug 24, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7622809 [patent_doc_number] => 06687357 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-02-03 [patent_title] => 'Arbitration-type call establishing system method and storage medium' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/382511 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 6120 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 45 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/687/06687357.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09382511 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/382511
Arbitration-type call establishing system method and storage medium Aug 24, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1333648 [patent_doc_number] => 06603849 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-08-05 [patent_title] => 'System and method for call re-direction in H.323 network' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/378323 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3234 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/603/06603849.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09378323 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/378323
System and method for call re-direction in H.323 network Aug 19, 1999 Issued
09/374892 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING AIN DATA FROM COMPRESSED VOICE TELEPHONE LINK Aug 12, 1999 Abandoned
09/374891 CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT PROVIDING ENHANCED DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE SERVICE Aug 12, 1999 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1249827 [patent_doc_number] => 06674851 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-01-06 [patent_title] => 'System and method for using an intelligent peripheral to supply telephone service' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/371811 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2764 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 97 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/674/06674851.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09371811 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/371811
System and method for using an intelligent peripheral to supply telephone service Aug 10, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1205278 [patent_doc_number] => 06721410 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-13 [patent_title] => 'Recursive identification of individuals for casual collaborative conferencing' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/371781 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3485 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/721/06721410.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09371781 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/371781
Recursive identification of individuals for casual collaborative conferencing Aug 9, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6842171 [patent_doc_number] => 20030147518 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-08-07 [patent_title] => 'METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DELIVER CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/345555 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-06-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 9112 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 59 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0147/20030147518.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09345555 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/345555
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DELIVER CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION Jun 29, 1999 Abandoned
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