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Ricky D. Shafer

Examiner (ID: 6269, Phone: (571)272-2320 , Office: P/2872 )

Most Active Art Unit
2872
Art Unit(s)
2872, 2507
Total Applications
2489
Issued Applications
1822
Pending Applications
155
Abandoned Applications
537

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 11841064 [patent_doc_number] => 20170222784 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-08-03 [patent_title] => 'RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSMISSIONS OF CONTROL PLANE DATA WITH CARRIER AGGREGATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/395552 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 12970 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [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] => 15395552 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/395552
Restrictions on transmissions of control plane data with carrier aggregation Dec 29, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11558981 [patent_doc_number] => 20170105226 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-04-13 [patent_title] => 'WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/388539 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 20338 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [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] => 15388539 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/388539
Wireless communication device Dec 21, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11558292 [patent_doc_number] => 20170104539 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-04-13 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING INTERFACE SIGNALS OF DISTRIBUTED BASE STATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/387231 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 4859 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [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] => 15387231 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/387231
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving interface signals of distributed base station Dec 20, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11695355 [patent_doc_number] => 20170171072 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-15 [patent_title] => 'NETWORK ROUTING SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/361333 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9285 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [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] => 15361333 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/361333
Network routing systems and techniques Nov 24, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11653623 [patent_doc_number] => 20170149529 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-25 [patent_title] => 'METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR ERROR DETECTION IN OFDM WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS WITHOUT FULL FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION DECODING' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/361160 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6123 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [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] => 15361160 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/361160
Method, system and device for error detection in OFDM wireless communication networks without full forward error correction decoding Nov 24, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14065669 [patent_doc_number] => 10237153 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-03-19 [patent_title] => Packet retransmission method and apparatus [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/361112 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 11805 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 151 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15361112 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/361112
Packet retransmission method and apparatus Nov 24, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15203807 [patent_doc_number] => 10499426 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-03 [patent_title] => Method and apparatus for channel sensing in communication system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/361301 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 17810 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 101 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15361301 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/361301
Method and apparatus for channel sensing in communication system Nov 24, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11654513 [patent_doc_number] => 20170150418 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-25 [patent_title] => 'MOBILE AD-HOC ROUTING APPARATUS AND METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/360889 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5455 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => 15360889 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/360889
Mobile ad-hoc routing apparatus and method Nov 22, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14095357 [patent_doc_number] => 10243599 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-03-26 [patent_title] => Determination device and method for determining an active channel of a plurality of channels [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/360785 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3911 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15360785 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/360785
Determination device and method for determining an active channel of a plurality of channels Nov 22, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14126875 [patent_doc_number] => 10250312 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-02 [patent_title] => Methods and systems for multi-user beamforming [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/360852 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 10693 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 176 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15360852 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/360852
Methods and systems for multi-user beamforming Nov 22, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11654588 [patent_doc_number] => 20170150493 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-25 [patent_title] => 'RECEIVER ADDRESS FIELD FOR MULTI-USER TRANSMISSIONS IN WLAN SYSTEMS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/360887 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 51 [patent_figures_cnt] => 51 [patent_no_of_words] => 35648 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => 15360887 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/360887
Receiver address field for multi-user transmissions in WLAN systems Nov 22, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11919255 [patent_doc_number] => 09787452 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-10-10 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for transmitting aperiodic channel state information in wireless communication system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/341335 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 10367 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [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] => 15341335 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/341335
Method and apparatus for transmitting aperiodic channel state information in wireless communication system Nov 1, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15378341 [patent_doc_number] => 10530907 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-01-07 [patent_title] => Wireless device communication system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/340979 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 6563 [patent_no_of_claims] => 124 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 148 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15340979 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/340979
Wireless device communication system Oct 31, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15236083 [patent_doc_number] => 10505778 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-10 [patent_title] => Method and user equipment for receiving downlink signals, and method and base station for transmitting downlink signals [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/765717 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-10-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 25688 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 252 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15765717 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/765717
Method and user equipment for receiving downlink signals, and method and base station for transmitting downlink signals Oct 16, 2016 Issued
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15/281810
Method for data communication with reduced overhead in a real-time capable Ethernet data network Sep 29, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13176829 [patent_doc_number] => 10104549 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-10-16 [patent_title] => Network provisioning system and method for collection of endpoints [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/281358 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 9254 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 126 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15281358 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/281358
Network provisioning system and method for collection of endpoints Sep 29, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11975423 [patent_doc_number] => 20170279577 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-09-28 [patent_title] => 'ASSIGNING UNIQUE TEMPORAL DELAYS TO SIGNAL PATHS ASSIGNED TO REMOTE UNITS IN A WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS), PARTICULARLY FOR SUPPORTING LOCATION SERVICES FOR CLIENT DEVICES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/281808 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 16367 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [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] => 15281808 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/281808
ASSIGNING UNIQUE TEMPORAL DELAYS TO SIGNAL PATHS ASSIGNED TO REMOTE UNITS IN A WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS), PARTICULARLY FOR SUPPORTING LOCATION SERVICES FOR CLIENT DEVICES Sep 29, 2016 Abandoned
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15/281781
Method for data communication with reduced overhead in a real-time capable Ethernet data network Sep 29, 2016 Issued
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15/281362
Communicating IGMP leave requests between load-balanced, multi-homed provider-edge routers in an ethernet virtual private network Sep 29, 2016 Issued
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15/281117
Camping approach in multi-SIM user equipment when present in coverage holes of respective network operators Sep 29, 2016 Issued
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