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Laura S. Weiner

Examiner (ID: 17106, Phone: (571)272-1294 , Office: P/1726 )

Most Active Art Unit
1745
Art Unit(s)
1795, 1727, 1753, 1726, 1507, 1745, 1723
Total Applications
2420
Issued Applications
1866
Pending Applications
167
Abandoned Applications
399

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/863935
TECHNIQUES FOR RENDERING AUDIO THROUGH A PLURALITY OF AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES May 8, 2022 Pending
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17/730574
Synchronized controller Apr 26, 2022 Issued
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17/722569
Apparatus and method for processing audio Apr 17, 2022 Issued
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17/721711
Audio enhancements based on video detection Apr 14, 2022 Issued
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18/286671
System and method for estimating direction of arrival and delays of early room reflections Apr 12, 2022 Issued
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17/657746
Signal processing device having multiple acoustic-electric transducers Apr 1, 2022 Issued
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17/709339
Own voice reverberation reconstruction Mar 29, 2022 Issued
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17/657070
Antenna designs for hearing instruments Mar 28, 2022 Issued
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18/552921
HEARING PROTECTOR WITH SPRING ELEMENT AND A CARRIER Mar 24, 2022 Pending
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18/555018
MICROPHONE MUTE NOTIFICATION WITH VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION Mar 23, 2022 Pending
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17/655476
Method and system for intelligently adjusting volume, and storage medium Mar 17, 2022 Issued
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17/655098
Location-based systems and methods for initiating wireless device action Mar 15, 2022 Issued
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17/684392
Audio processing method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium Feb 28, 2022 Issued
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17/584934
Electronic apparatus including antenna and audio interface Jan 25, 2022 Issued
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17/581107
Method and device for voice operated control Jan 20, 2022 Issued
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17/579286
Information processing device and control method Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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17/573459
Apparatus, systems and methods for limiting output volume of a media presentation device Jan 10, 2022 Issued
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17/647328
Microphone array and selecting optimal pickup pattern Jan 5, 2022 Issued
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18/683037
Howling suppression method and apparatus, and in-ear earphones and storage medium Dec 22, 2021 Issued
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18/686259
EARPHONES WEARING DETECTION METHOD, DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Dec 22, 2021 Pending
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