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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
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12/563844
System and method for router data aggregation and delivery Sep 20, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7970417 [patent_doc_number] => 07940783 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-05-10 [patent_title] => 'Method and terminal for restriction of domain transfer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/562971 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5311 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 133 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/940/07940783.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12562971 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/562971
Method and terminal for restriction of domain transfer Sep 17, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9712873 [patent_doc_number] => 08837459 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-09-16 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for providing asynchronous audio messaging' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/561127 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2721 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12561127 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/561127
Method and apparatus for providing asynchronous audio messaging Sep 15, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8666249 [patent_doc_number] => 08379718 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-02-19 [patent_title] => 'Parallel digital picture encoding' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/553073 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 10024 [patent_no_of_claims] => 42 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 237 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12553073 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/553073
Parallel digital picture encoding Sep 1, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6593319 [patent_doc_number] => 20100098166 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-22 [patent_title] => 'VIDEO CODING WITH COMPRESSED REFERENCE FRAMES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/552139 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2844 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [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] => publications/A1/0098/20100098166.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12552139 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/552139
VIDEO CODING WITH COMPRESSED REFERENCE FRAMES Aug 31, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6158529 [patent_doc_number] => 20110158649 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-30 [patent_title] => 'INTEGRATING PLURALITY OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND HOME AUTOMATION SERVICES WITH PLURALITY OF MULTI - PLAY SERVICES ON NEUTRAL ACCESS NETWORK OPERATIONS BASIS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/059979 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 5600 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0158/20110158649.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13059979 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/059979
INTEGRATING PLURALITY OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND HOME AUTOMATION SERVICES WITH PLURALITY OF MULTI - PLAY SERVICES ON NEUTRAL ACCESS NETWORK OPERATIONS BASIS Aug 30, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8365371 [patent_doc_number] => 08254443 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-28 [patent_title] => 'Latency rate distortion optimisation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/550127 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 9613 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 185 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12550127 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/550127
Latency rate distortion optimisation Aug 27, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6219248 [patent_doc_number] => 20100054343 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-03-04 [patent_title] => 'VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/549280 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4466 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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] => publications/A1/0054/20100054343.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12549280 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/549280
Video transmission apparatus and control method for video transmission apparatus Aug 26, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5489514 [patent_doc_number] => 20090290585 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-11-26 [patent_title] => 'DATA LINK LAYER SWITCH ITH MULTICAST CAPABILITY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/535027 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2584 [patent_no_of_claims] => 32 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0290/20090290585.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12535027 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/535027
Data link layer switch with multicast capability Aug 3, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4640913 [patent_doc_number] => 08018943 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-09-13 [patent_title] => 'Automatic filter overlap processing and related systems and methods' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/462221 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 30219 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 225 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/018/08018943.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12462221 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/462221
Automatic filter overlap processing and related systems and methods Jul 30, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6573509 [patent_doc_number] => 20100290480 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-11-18 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR SCALABLE ROUTING WITH GREEDY EMBEDDING' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/512693 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5980 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0290/20100290480.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12512693 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/512693
Method for scalable routing with greedy embedding Jul 29, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6194683 [patent_doc_number] => 20110026437 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-02-03 [patent_title] => 'Disseminating Link State Information to Nodes of a Network' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/512635 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 15312 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0026/20110026437.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12512635 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/512635
Disseminating link state information to nodes of a network Jul 29, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8544985 [patent_doc_number] => 08320282 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-11-27 [patent_title] => 'Automatic control node selection in ring networks' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/512223 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 8438 [patent_no_of_claims] => 48 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12512223 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/512223
Automatic control node selection in ring networks Jul 29, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8084905 [patent_doc_number] => 08149788 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-03 [patent_title] => 'Wireless handoffs based upon activity correlation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/512292 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4270 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 83 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/149/08149788.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12512292 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/512292
Wireless handoffs based upon activity correlation Jul 29, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7494082 [patent_doc_number] => 08031714 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-10-04 [patent_title] => 'Using a cache of outgoing packet identifiers to recover from a protocol error in GTP-u' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/511673 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4190 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 183 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/031/08031714.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12511673 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/511673
Using a cache of outgoing packet identifiers to recover from a protocol error in GTP-u Jul 28, 2009 Issued
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12/500822
Internet Protocol Trace Back Using Dynamic Reconfigurable Logic Hardware Jul 9, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6133263 [patent_doc_number] => 20110007662 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-01-13 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING PHYSICAL LOCATION INFORMATION FOR NETWORKED DEVICES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/499934 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4232 [patent_no_of_claims] => 58 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0007/20110007662.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12499934 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/499934
System and method for obtaining physical location information for networked devices Jul 8, 2009 Issued
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12/500292
Method and apparatus for controlling packet transmissions within wireless networks to enhance network formation Jul 8, 2009 Issued
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12/499293
Wireless communication device, communication system, communication control method, and program Jul 7, 2009 Issued
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12/498076
Communications network bridge and a communications system comprising such a bridge Jul 5, 2009 Issued
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