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Michael H. Thaler

Examiner (ID: 83)

Most Active Art Unit
3306
Art Unit(s)
3306, 3731, 3309, 3305, 3303, 2899, 3727
Total Applications
2217
Issued Applications
1475
Pending Applications
159
Abandoned Applications
583

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/796990
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOUND IN A HEADSET Aug 6, 2024 Pending
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18/785639
Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus Jul 25, 2024 Issued
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18/782002
Headrest speaker, method and system for audio processing thereof Jul 22, 2024 Issued
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18/764396
MEMS speaker Jul 4, 2024 Issued
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18/753307
Method, device, and computer program for controlling and managing state of peripheral device in wireless communication system, and recording medium therefor Jun 24, 2024 Issued
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18/750496
Sound apparatus Jun 20, 2024 Issued
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18/745905
SOUND APPARATUS AND VEHICULAR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Jun 16, 2024 Pending
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18/745000
Ear-worn device and reproduction method Jun 16, 2024 Issued
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18/676619
HEADSET WITH ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION FUNCTION AND ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION METHOD May 28, 2024 Pending
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18/665955
ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TINNITUS MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR May 15, 2024 Pending
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18/656181
Device, system and method for retraining a microphonic noise compensation model May 5, 2024 Issued
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18/653302
REDUCED COMPUTING AND/OR POWER RESOURCES, REACTIVE MASKING OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND, AND/OR FINE-TUNABLE ISO STATE MANAGEMENT THROUGH GENERATIVE AUDIO SUCH AS SYNTHESIZED AUDIO RENDERED ON A DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR OF AN EARPHONE May 1, 2024 Pending
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18/642958
Masking sound adjustment method and masking sound adjustment device Apr 22, 2024 Issued
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18/641561
Awakening support system, awakening support method, and recording medium Apr 21, 2024 Issued
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18/637507
Smart Audio System For Use With An Information Handling System Audio System Apr 16, 2024 Pending
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18/635390
Virtual bass enhancement based on source separation Apr 14, 2024 Issued
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18/635035
Noise cancellation apparatus and method Apr 14, 2024 Issued
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18/613477
Audio broadcast management based on audio disruption Mar 21, 2024 Issued
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18/611113
Active noise control method and system for vehicles Mar 19, 2024 Issued
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18/606040
Binaural dialogue enhancement Mar 14, 2024 Issued
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