
Nathan K. Ford
Examiner (ID: 5844, Phone: (571)270-1880 , Office: P/1716 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 1716 |
| Art Unit(s) | 1712, 1792, 1716 |
| Total Applications | 758 |
| Issued Applications | 215 |
| Pending Applications | 97 |
| Abandoned Applications | 458 |
Applications
| Application number | Title of the application | Filing Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Array
(
[id] => 16910713
[patent_doc_number] => 11042756
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-06-22
[patent_title] => Semi-supervised grouping and classifying groups from images
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/786628
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2020-02-10
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6
[patent_figures_cnt] => 6
[patent_no_of_words] => 6295
[patent_no_of_claims] => 20
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3
[patent_words_short_claim] => 108
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16786628
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/786628 | Semi-supervised grouping and classifying groups from images | Feb 9, 2020 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 17019833
[patent_doc_number] => 11089493
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-08-10
[patent_title] => Method and apparatus for communicating ISM prone frequency information to a base station
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/782595
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2020-02-05
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12
[patent_figures_cnt] => 12
[patent_no_of_words] => 6663
[patent_no_of_claims] => 15
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3
[patent_words_short_claim] => 89
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16782595
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/782595 | Method and apparatus for communicating ISM prone frequency information to a base station | Feb 4, 2020 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16510502
[patent_doc_number] => 20200389758
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-12-10
[patent_title] => Geofence Based On Members Of A Population
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/775249
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2020-01-28
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 9817
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 73
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16775249
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/775249 | Geofence based on members of a population | Jan 27, 2020 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 18305245
[patent_doc_number] => 11627165
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2023-04-11
[patent_title] => Multi-agent reinforcement learning with matchmaking policies
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/752496
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2020-01-24
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3
[patent_figures_cnt] => 3
[patent_no_of_words] => 8679
[patent_no_of_claims] => 30
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3
[patent_words_short_claim] => 305
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16752496
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/752496 | Multi-agent reinforcement learning with matchmaking policies | Jan 23, 2020 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 18061100
[patent_doc_number] => 20220392186
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-08
[patent_title] => REGION OF INTEREST EXTRACTION FROM REFERENCE IMAGE USING OBJECT MAP
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/776781
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2020-01-23
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 8681
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12
[patent_words_short_claim] => 90
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17776781
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/776781 | REGION OF INTEREST EXTRACTION FROM REFERENCE IMAGE USING OBJECT MAP | Jan 22, 2020 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 16659684
[patent_doc_number] => 20210056321
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-02-25
[patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ERRORS AND IMPROVING RELIABILITY OF PERCEPTION SYSTEMS USING LOGICAL SCAFFOLDS
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/745560
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2020-01-17
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 9926
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 149
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16745560
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/745560 | System and method for detecting errors and improving reliability of perception systems using logical scaffolds | Jan 16, 2020 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 17568192
[patent_doc_number] => 20220132342
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2022-04-28
[patent_title] => METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SAME
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/422133
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2020-01-10
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 53718
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10
[patent_words_short_claim] => 2
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17422133
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/422133 | Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus for supporting same | Jan 9, 2020 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16255846
[patent_doc_number] => 20200265220
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-08-20
[patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRAINING CLASSIFICATION MODEL AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING WITH CLASSIFICATION MODEL
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/738393
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2020-01-09
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 10072
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11
[patent_words_short_claim] => 191
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16738393
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/738393 | Apparatus and method for training classification model and apparatus for classifying with classification model | Jan 8, 2020 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 15908503
[patent_doc_number] => 20200153773
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-14
[patent_title] => SHORT MESSAGE COMMUNICATION WITHIN A MOBILE GRAPHICAL MAP
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/731926
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-12-31
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 11050
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 165
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16731926
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/731926 | Short message communication within a mobile graphical map | Dec 30, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16788688
[patent_doc_number] => 10991124
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-04-27
[patent_title] => Determination apparatus and method for gaze angle
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/721354
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-12-19
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5
[patent_figures_cnt] => 7
[patent_no_of_words] => 5906
[patent_no_of_claims] => 18
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2
[patent_words_short_claim] => 171
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16721354
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/721354 | Determination apparatus and method for gaze angle | Dec 18, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16884003
[patent_doc_number] => 20210170198
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-06-10
[patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING OF MOVING SUBJECTS
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/708568
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-12-10
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 17990
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18
[patent_words_short_claim] => 223
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16708568
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/708568 | System and method for imaging of moving subjects | Dec 9, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 18192061
[patent_doc_number] => 11582683
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-14
[patent_title] => Geographical radio availability as a service
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/692095
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-11-22
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5
[patent_figures_cnt] => 8
[patent_no_of_words] => 6173
[patent_no_of_claims] => 20
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2
[patent_words_short_claim] => 246
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16692095
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/692095 | Geographical radio availability as a service | Nov 21, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 19979572
[patent_doc_number] => 12347053
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-01
[patent_title] => 3-D virtual endoscopy rendering
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/298038
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-11-22
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3
[patent_figures_cnt] => 5
[patent_no_of_words] => 0
[patent_no_of_claims] => 20
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3
[patent_words_short_claim] => 99
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17298038
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/298038 | 3-D virtual endoscopy rendering | Nov 21, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16849465
[patent_doc_number] => 20210150210
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-20
[patent_title] => OBJECT VERIFICATION/RECOGNITION WITH LIMITED INPUT
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/688645
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-11-19
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 7800
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14
[patent_words_short_claim] => 2
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16688645
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/688645 | Object verification/recognition with limited input | Nov 18, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 15925561
[patent_doc_number] => 10660041
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-19
[patent_title] => Apparatus and method for controlling operation cycle of electronic device in wireless communication system
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/687883
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-11-19
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10
[patent_figures_cnt] => 10
[patent_no_of_words] => 13351
[patent_no_of_claims] => 14
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2
[patent_words_short_claim] => 107
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16687883
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/687883 | Apparatus and method for controlling operation cycle of electronic device in wireless communication system | Nov 18, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 15860449
[patent_doc_number] => 10645538
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-05
[patent_title] => Tracking device location detection using access point collections
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/679028
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-11-08
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20
[patent_figures_cnt] => 21
[patent_no_of_words] => 30216
[patent_no_of_claims] => 20
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3
[patent_words_short_claim] => 116
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16679028
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/679028 | Tracking device location detection using access point collections | Nov 7, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16019655
[patent_doc_number] => 20200184671
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-06-11
[patent_title] => IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/669669
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-10-31
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 3345
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10
[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] => 16669669
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/669669 | Image processing system and image processing method | Oct 30, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16810953
[patent_doc_number] => 20210133508
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-06
[patent_title] => Efficient Convolutional Neural Networks and Techniques to Reduce Associated Computational Costs
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/668303
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-10-30
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 8772
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 173
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16668303
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/668303 | Efficient convolutional neural networks and techniques to reduce associated computational costs | Oct 29, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16810884
[patent_doc_number] => 20210133439
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-06
[patent_title] => MACHINE LEARNING PREDICTION AND DOCUMENT RENDERING IMPROVEMENT BASED ON CONTENT ORDER
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/669144
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-10-30
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 14016
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 87
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16669144
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/669144 | Machine learning prediction and document rendering improvement based on content order | Oct 29, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 15531155
[patent_doc_number] => 20200057883
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-20
[patent_title] => FACIAL ATTRIBUTE RECOGNITION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/665060
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-10-28
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 12312
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 115
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16665060
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/665060 | Facial attribute recognition method, electronic device, and storage medium | Oct 27, 2019 | Issued |