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Michael C. Lai

Examiner (ID: 15084, Phone: (571)270-3236 , Office: P/2457 )

Most Active Art Unit
2457
Art Unit(s)
2157, 2457
Total Applications
574
Issued Applications
490
Pending Applications
1
Abandoned Applications
89

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 11340732 [patent_doc_number] => 20160366488 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-12-15 [patent_title] => 'MEDIA STREAMING WITH LATENCY MINIMZATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/181140 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-06-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 9242 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15181140 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/181140
Media streaming with latency minimization Jun 12, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16594841 [patent_doc_number] => 10904127 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-01-26 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for detecting a zombie server [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/181001 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-06-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9214 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15181001 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/181001
Systems and methods for detecting a zombie server Jun 12, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11340438 [patent_doc_number] => 20160366194 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-12-15 [patent_title] => 'SESSION PROCESSING IN INSTANT MESSAGING' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/177089 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-06-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7013 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15177089 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/177089
Session processing in instant messaging Jun 7, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13696957 [patent_doc_number] => 20170359433 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-12-14 [patent_title] => SCALABLE MANAGEMENT OF COMPOSITE DATA COLLECTED WITH VARIED IDENTIFIERS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/177101 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-06-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9061 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15177101 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/177101
Scalable management of composite data collected with varied identifiers Jun 7, 2016 Issued
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15/177120
Cache management in a composite data environment Jun 7, 2016 Issued
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15/177104
Adaptive query targeting in a dynamic distributed environment Jun 7, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14493951 [patent_doc_number] => 10333782 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-06-25 [patent_title] => System and method for distributed management of cloud resources in a hosting environment [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/160563 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-05-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 30 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 19372 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 179 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15160563 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/160563
System and method for distributed management of cloud resources in a hosting environment May 19, 2016 Issued
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15/155353
Automated annotation of a resource on a computer network using a network address of the resource May 15, 2016 Issued
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15/139673
System and method of injecting states into message routing in a distributed computing environment Apr 26, 2016 Issued
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15/138448
Internet provider subscriber communications system Apr 25, 2016 Issued
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15/132385
High density hosting for messaging service Apr 18, 2016 Issued
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15/131899
Combining updates of a social network feed Apr 17, 2016 Issued
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15/089881
Method and apparatus of performing remote command dispatching Apr 3, 2016 Issued
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15/084436
System interaction monitoring and component scaling Mar 28, 2016 Issued
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15/084408
System and method for identifying communication session participants based on traffic patterns Mar 28, 2016 Issued
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15/037263
Server, client device and methods therein for handling Mar 28, 2016 Issued
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15/084431
Service group interaction management Mar 28, 2016 Issued
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15/079779
Crowd Formation Based On Physical Boundaries And Other Rules Mar 23, 2016 Abandoned
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15/076330
Method and apparatus for social networking in a dynamic environment Mar 20, 2016 Issued
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15/076604
Distributed computation system incorporating agent network, paths and associated probes Mar 20, 2016 Issued
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