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Michael D. Cranford

Examiner (ID: 4522, Phone: (571)270-3106 , Office: P/3694 )

Most Active Art Unit
3694
Art Unit(s)
3692, 3694, 3696, 3695
Total Applications
296
Issued Applications
63
Pending Applications
2
Abandoned Applications
229

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/781163
Efficient DRC profile transmission Jul 22, 2024 Issued
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18/781163
Efficient DRC profile transmission Jul 22, 2024 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20374902 [patent_doc_number] => 12482342 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-11-25 [patent_title] => System and method for generating an alert based on noise [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/747194 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-06-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 98 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18747194 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/747194
System and method for generating an alert based on noise Jun 17, 2024 Issued
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18/745675
HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD OF UPDATING A HEARING DEVICE Jun 16, 2024 Pending
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18/733568
SYSTEM COMPRISING A HEARING DEVICE AND A CHARGING DEVICE, A CHARGING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF CHARGING A HEARING DEVICE Jun 3, 2024 Pending
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18/733145
Touch-Sensing Pattern for Multi-Angular Orientations Jun 3, 2024 Pending
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18/676532
AUDIO PLAYBACK SYSTEM May 28, 2024 Pending
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18/676980
MEDICAL DEVICE ADJUSTING ACOUSTIC SIGNAL OUTPUT VOLUME AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE ACOUSTIC SIGNAL OUTPUT VOLUME OF A MEDICAL DEVICE May 28, 2024 Pending
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18/676532
AUDIO PLAYBACK SYSTEM May 28, 2024 Pending
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18/670245
PRIVACY-ENHANCED WEB-BASED VIDEO CALLING WITH ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE May 20, 2024 Pending
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18/670245
PRIVACY-ENHANCED WEB-BASED VIDEO CALLING WITH ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE May 20, 2024 Pending
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18/661314
APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND ANALYZING ON-VIDEO CONTENT DURING PRESENTATIONS May 9, 2024 Pending
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18/658875
Automatic Answering for Video Calls on Television May 7, 2024 Pending
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18/656925
Video calling experience for multiple subjects on a device May 6, 2024 Issued
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18/656925
Video calling experience for multiple subjects on a device May 6, 2024 Issued
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18/654373
BLUETOOTH AUDIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY AUDIO BROADCASTING OPERATIONS AND CAPABLE OF AVOIDING USER FROM MISSING EXTERNAL ALERT SIGNALS OR SPECIFIC SOUNDS May 2, 2024 Abandoned
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18/654285
BLUETOOTH AUDIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY AUDIO BROADCASTING OPERATIONS AND CAPABLE OF AVOIDING USER FROM MISSING EXTERNAL ALERT SIGNALS OR SPECIFIC SOUNDS May 2, 2024 Abandoned
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18/654366
BLUETOOTH AUDIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY AUDIO BROADCASTING OPERATIONS AND CAPABLE OF AVOIDING USER FROM MISSING EXTERNAL ALERT SIGNALS OR SPECIFIC SOUNDS May 2, 2024 Abandoned
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18/654341
BLUETOOTH AUDIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY AUDIO BROADCASTING OPERATIONS AND CAPABLE OF AVOIDING USER FROM MISSING EXTERNAL ALERT SIGNALS OR SPECIFIC SOUNDS May 2, 2024 Abandoned
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18/654349
Bluetooth audio broadcasting system supporting Bluetooth low energy audio broadcasting operations and capable of avoiding user from missing external alert signals or specific sounds May 2, 2024 Issued
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