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Matthew Smithers

Examiner (ID: 3663, Phone: (571)272-3876 , Office: P/2437 )

Most Active Art Unit
2437
Art Unit(s)
2767, 2132, 2137, 2134, 2437, 2764
Total Applications
1835
Issued Applications
1586
Pending Applications
126
Abandoned Applications
144

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 5283894 [patent_doc_number] => 20090097568 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-16 [patent_title] => 'ENTROPY CODING OF INTERLEAVED SUB-BLOCKS OF A VIDEO BLOCK' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/247788 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 9625 [patent_no_of_claims] => 47 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0097/20090097568.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12247788 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/247788
Entropy coding of interleaved sub-blocks of a video block Oct 7, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6651690 [patent_doc_number] => 20100228994 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-09-09 [patent_title] => 'SECURITY METHOD OF KEYBOARD INPUT DIRECTLY CONTROLLING THE KEYBOARD CONTROLLER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/681522 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2985 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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] => publications/A1/0228/20100228994.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12681522 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/681522
Security method of keyboard input directly controlling the keyboard controller Oct 1, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4589208 [patent_doc_number] => 07835527 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-11-16 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for reducing airlink congestion and processing time associated with ciphering information in a wireless network' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/243623 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7092 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 181 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/835/07835527.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12243623 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/243623
Methods and apparatus for reducing airlink congestion and processing time associated with ciphering information in a wireless network Sep 30, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6531995 [patent_doc_number] => 20100287373 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-11-11 [patent_title] => 'DATA SECURITY SYSTEM WITH ENCRYPTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/680742 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2894 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0287/20100287373.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12680742 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/680742
Data security system with encryption Sep 25, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5538271 [patent_doc_number] => 20090220076 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-09-03 [patent_title] => 'Image decrypting apparatus, image encrypting apparatus, and image decrypting method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/232901 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 11802 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0220/20090220076.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12232901 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/232901
Image decrypting apparatus, image encrypting apparatus, and image decrypting method Sep 24, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9012731 [patent_doc_number] => 08528052 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-09-03 [patent_title] => 'Authentication, authorization and accounting services solution' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/679613 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7206 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 61 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12679613 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/679613
Authentication, authorization and accounting services solution Sep 23, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8022657 [patent_doc_number] => 08140847 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-03-20 [patent_title] => 'Digital safe' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/233575 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 42 [patent_figures_cnt] => 56 [patent_no_of_words] => 26026 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 309 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/140/08140847.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12233575 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/233575
Digital safe Sep 17, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5577469 [patent_doc_number] => 20090144831 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-06-04 [patent_title] => 'FORGERY-PROOF DIGITAL SOUND RECORDING DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/212795 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2812 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [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] => publications/A1/0144/20090144831.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12212795 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/212795
Forgery-proof digital sound recording device Sep 17, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7726508 [patent_doc_number] => 08099788 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-01-17 [patent_title] => 'Declarative data security for a rapid application development tool component' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/211797 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3390 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 143 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/099/08099788.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12211797 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/211797
Declarative data security for a rapid application development tool component Sep 15, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9611995 [patent_doc_number] => 08789185 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-07-22 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for monitoring a computer system for malicious software' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/210245 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2699 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 88 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12210245 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/210245
Method and apparatus for monitoring a computer system for malicious software Sep 14, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8001457 [patent_doc_number] => 08082576 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-20 [patent_title] => 'Network-agnostic content management' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/209940 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 11462 [patent_no_of_claims] => 49 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 70 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/082/08082576.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12209940 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/209940
Network-agnostic content management Sep 11, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5273882 [patent_doc_number] => 20090077658 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-03-19 [patent_title] => 'ARCHIVE OF TEXT CAPTURES FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/203103 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 35746 [patent_no_of_claims] => 63 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0077/20090077658.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12203103 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/203103
Archive of text captures from rendered documents Sep 1, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5326320 [patent_doc_number] => 20090064310 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-03-05 [patent_title] => 'Data relay device and data relay method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/230536 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 9718 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0064/20090064310.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12230536 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/230536
Data relay device and data relay method Aug 28, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9527874 [patent_doc_number] => 08752165 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-06-10 [patent_title] => 'Provisioning secrets in an unsecured environment' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/202203 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 10313 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 182 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12202203 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/202203
Provisioning secrets in an unsecured environment Aug 28, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4761511 [patent_doc_number] => 20080313737 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-12-18 [patent_title] => 'Stateful and Cross-Protocol Intrusion Detection for Voice Over IP' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/200069 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4483 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0313/20080313737.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12200069 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/200069
Stateful and cross-protocol intrusion detection for voice over IP Aug 27, 2008 Issued
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12/673818
SYSTEM RENEWABILITY MESSAGE PROVIDING METHOD AND SYSTEM RENEWABILITY MESSAGE USING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF Aug 13, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8775423 [patent_doc_number] => 08429399 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-23 [patent_title] => 'Method and arrangement for security activation detection in a telecommunication system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/681212 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4904 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 85 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12681212 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/681212
Method and arrangement for security activation detection in a telecommunication system Jul 29, 2008 Issued
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12/670850
Reception apparatus Jul 28, 2008 Issued
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12/675610
Method for analyzing simultaneously transmitted, encoded data streams Jul 22, 2008 Issued
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12/217834
Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data Jul 8, 2008 Issued
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