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Michael L. Hobbs

Examiner (ID: 4069, Phone: (571)270-3724 , Office: P/1799 )

Most Active Art Unit
1799
Art Unit(s)
1797, 1799, 1775
Total Applications
1319
Issued Applications
862
Pending Applications
92
Abandoned Applications
391

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/838765
Trigger word detection using neural network waveform processing Dec 11, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14129669 [patent_doc_number] => 20190099224 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-04 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANGUAGE SELECTION OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/720838 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-09-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 24174 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 68 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15720838 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/720838
Systems and methods for language selection of a surgical instrument Sep 28, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12614607 [patent_doc_number] => 20180096699 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-04-05 [patent_title] => INFORMATION-PROVIDING DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/720191 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-09-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4568 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15720191 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/720191
INFORMATION-PROVIDING DEVICE Sep 28, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12649581 [patent_doc_number] => 20180108358 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-04-19 [patent_title] => Voice Categorisation [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/720423 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-09-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4342 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 144 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15720423 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/720423
Voice Categorisation Sep 28, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14137471 [patent_doc_number] => 20190103125 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-04 [patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC OPTICAL MICROPHONE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/720562 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-09-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5065 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 81 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15720562 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/720562
System and method for dynamic optical microphone Sep 28, 2017 Issued
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15/649740
SPEECH RECOGNITION USER MACROS FOR IMPROVING VEHICLE GRAMMARS Jul 13, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16463794 [patent_doc_number] => 10847148 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-11-24 [patent_title] => Dynamic personalized multi-turn interaction of cognitive models [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/650301 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 6960 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 241 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15650301 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/650301
Dynamic personalized multi-turn interaction of cognitive models Jul 13, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12822418 [patent_doc_number] => 20180165978 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-06-14 [patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE COGNITIVE TASK ASSISTANCE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/649382 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9864 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -42 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15649382 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/649382
System and method for interactive cognitive task assistance Jul 12, 2017 Issued
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15/645366
SPEAKER COMMAND AND KEY PHRASE MANAGEMENT FOR MULI -VIRTUAL ASSISTANT SYSTEMS Jul 9, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13798973 [patent_doc_number] => 20190013025 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-01-10 [patent_title] => PROVIDING AN AMBIENT ASSIST MODE FOR COMPUTING DEVICES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/646011 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10051 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15646011 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/646011
PROVIDING AN AMBIENT ASSIST MODE FOR COMPUTING DEVICES Jul 9, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16172500 [patent_doc_number] => 10714076 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-07-14 [patent_title] => Initialization of CTC speech recognition with standard HMM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/645985 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5012 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 21 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15645985 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/645985
Initialization of CTC speech recognition with standard HMM Jul 9, 2017 Issued
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15/641294
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PRONUNCIATION ANALYSIS-BASED SPEAKER VERIFICATION Jul 3, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11997207 [patent_doc_number] => 20170301362 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-10-19 [patent_title] => 'AUDIO DECODER FOR INTERLEAVING SIGNALS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/641033 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 8625 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15641033 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/641033
Audio decoder for interleaving signals Jul 2, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16637744 [patent_doc_number] => 10916258 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-02-09 [patent_title] => Audio channel monitoring by voice to keyword matching with notification [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/639738 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-06-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 13567 [patent_no_of_claims] => 52 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 198 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15639738 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/639738
Audio channel monitoring by voice to keyword matching with notification Jun 29, 2017 Issued
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15/639619
Systems and methods for customizing and providing automated voice prompts for text displayed on a security system keypad Jun 29, 2017 Issued
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15/638125
Noise suppression device and noise suppressing method Jun 28, 2017 Issued
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15/637821
Contextual pharmacovigilance system Jun 28, 2017 Issued
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15/637526
RE-RECOGNIZING SPEECH WITH EXTERNAL DATA SOURCES Jun 28, 2017 Abandoned
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15/637658
Hands free always on near field wakeword solution Jun 28, 2017 Issued
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15/638002
Determining a target device for voice command interaction Jun 28, 2017 Issued
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