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Keith Ferguson

Examiner (ID: 17165, Phone: (571)272-7865 , Office: P/2647 )

Most Active Art Unit
2648
Art Unit(s)
2683, 2601, 2608, 2648, 2647, 2744, 2746, 2617, 2618
Total Applications
1949
Issued Applications
1654
Pending Applications
124
Abandoned Applications
199

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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13/615877
Automated integrated circuit clock insertion Sep 13, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10195014 [patent_doc_number] => 09223926 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-12-29 [patent_title] => 'Method for correcting electronic proximity effects using the deconvolution of the pattern to be exposed by means of a probabilistic method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/344671 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 5936 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 138 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14344671 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/344671
Method for correcting electronic proximity effects using the deconvolution of the pattern to be exposed by means of a probabilistic method Sep 11, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9879123 [patent_doc_number] => 08966420 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-02-24 [patent_title] => 'Estimating delay deterioration due to device degradation in integrated circuits' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/611261 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 7240 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 118 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13611261 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/611261
Estimating delay deterioration due to device degradation in integrated circuits Sep 11, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9229886 [patent_doc_number] => 08635568 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-01-21 [patent_title] => 'Semiconductor device and designing method of the same' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/609021 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 8923 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13609021 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/609021
Semiconductor device and designing method of the same Sep 9, 2012 Issued
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13/603632
SENSOR SHARING FUEL GAUGE Sep 4, 2012 Abandoned
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13/602756
Apparatus for wireless power transmission using multi antenna and method for controlling the same Sep 3, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9335622 [patent_doc_number] => 20140062404 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-03-06 [patent_title] => 'MOVABLE POWER SOURCE DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/602262 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2505 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [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] => 13602262 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/602262
MOVABLE POWER SOURCE DEVICE Sep 2, 2012 Abandoned
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13/602071
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for routing an electronic design using spacetiles Aug 30, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9297210 [patent_doc_number] => 20140040844 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Method for Achieving An Efficient Statistical Optimization of Integrated Circuits' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/564751 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-08-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3418 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [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] => 13564751 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/564751
Method for achieving an efficient statistical optimization of integrated circuits Aug 1, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9292014 [patent_doc_number] => 20140035648 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-02-06 [patent_title] => 'TIMER MATCH DITHERING' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/563431 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5318 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [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] => 13563431 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/563431
Timer match dithering Jul 30, 2012 Issued
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13/559081
Method of optimizing design for manufacturing (DFM) Jul 25, 2012 Issued
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13/558135
Battery pack Jul 24, 2012 Issued
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14/233792
Portable battery pack charging system, method for recharging a battery pack, and adapter therefor Jul 23, 2012 Issued
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14/233804
Charger for hand-held power tool, power tool system and method of charging a power tool battery Jul 18, 2012 Issued
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13/547251
Semiconductor device design method, system and computer program product Jul 11, 2012 Issued
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13/546791
System and method for integrated circuit design and implementation using mixed cell libraries Jul 10, 2012 Issued
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13/545011
WAFERLESS MEASUREMENT RECIPE Jul 9, 2012 Abandoned
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13/539637
RF circuit, circuit evaluation method, algorithm and recording medium Jul 1, 2012 Issued
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13/536601
Structured latch and local-clock-buffer planning Jun 27, 2012 Issued
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13/534966
Wireless energy transfer for rechargeable batteries Jun 26, 2012 Issued
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