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Michael Collins

Examiner (ID: 2012, Phone: (571)272-8970 , Office: P/3651 )

Most Active Art Unit
3651
Art Unit(s)
3651, 3655
Total Applications
1481
Issued Applications
995
Pending Applications
122
Abandoned Applications
406

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/552101
Information retrieval and display for an IVR system Aug 26, 2019 Issued
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16/550703
Systems and methods for routing incoming calls Aug 25, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18528117 [patent_doc_number] => 11715112 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-01 [patent_title] => Automatic message generation and presentation to a communication node engaged in a communication [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/546514 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-08-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9584 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 132 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16546514 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/546514
Automatic message generation and presentation to a communication node engaged in a communication Aug 20, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15517875 [patent_doc_number] => 10565529 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-18 [patent_title] => System and method for managing routing of customer calls to agents [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/546052 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-08-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 11596 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 205 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16546052 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/546052
System and method for managing routing of customer calls to agents Aug 19, 2019 Issued
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16/541046
System and method for managing routing of customer calls to agents Aug 13, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16203197 [patent_doc_number] => 10728391 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-07-28 [patent_title] => Methods for simultaneous interaction on a web page by a customer and customer service representative [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/539780 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-08-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 7624 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 174 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16539780 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/539780
Methods for simultaneous interaction on a web page by a customer and customer service representative Aug 12, 2019 Issued
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16/538288
Techniques for pairing contacts and agents in a contact center system Aug 11, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17128267 [patent_doc_number] => 20210303036 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-09-30 [patent_title] => ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID USING SOUND HAVING ADJUSTED CENTER FREQUENCY AND SOUND PRESSURE, AND METHOD THEREFOR [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/264915 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12022 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 84 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17264915 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/264915
Electronic device for discharging liquid using sound having adjusted center frequency and sound pressure, and method therefor Jul 24, 2019 Issued
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16/517620
Systems and methods for blockchain wireless services in a controlled environment Jul 20, 2019 Issued
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16/455983
System and method for managing routing of customer calls to agents Jun 27, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19540299 [patent_doc_number] => 12132861 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-10-29 [patent_title] => Suspicious call handling system, suspicious call handling method, outgoing/incoming call information collection server and program [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/622189 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-06-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 4303 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17622189 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/622189
Suspicious call handling system, suspicious call handling method, outgoing/incoming call information collection server and program Jun 25, 2019 Issued
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16/450980
Remote information retrieval and display for an IVR system Jun 23, 2019 Issued
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17/252406
Call authentication service systems and methods Jun 20, 2019 Issued
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16/444406
Apparatus, system, and method of conference assistance Jun 17, 2019 Issued
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16/443343
Method and system for rating multiple call destination types from a single video relay kiosk in a corrections facility Jun 16, 2019 Issued
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16/440736
System, device, and method of performing data analytics for generating sales tasks for sales representatives Jun 12, 2019 Issued
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16/422138
Call center load balancing and routing management May 23, 2019 Issued
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16/419554
Real-time speech feed to agent greeting May 21, 2019 Issued
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16/417114
Consumer preference and maintenance interface May 19, 2019 Issued
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16/414545
Web widget that facilitates telephone calls with customer-support agents and other customer-support services May 15, 2019 Issued
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