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Robert J. Hance

Examiner (ID: 4746, Phone: (571)270-5319 , Office: P/2421 )

Most Active Art Unit
2423
Art Unit(s)
3992, 2422, 2421, 2423, 2623
Total Applications
852
Issued Applications
546
Pending Applications
79
Abandoned Applications
250

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/222884
ENDOSCOPE AND CAMERA MODULE Apr 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/219703
Automated adaptive bitrate encoding Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/212339
Motion vector range based on motion vector precision Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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17/208173
Universal mirroring receiver Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/208897
Systems and methods for calibrating and correcting a speckle contrast flowmeter Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/206973
Systems and methods for improving accuracy of device maps using media viewing data Mar 18, 2021 Issued
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17/191319
Smart notification for over-the-top (OTT) streaming among multiple devices Mar 2, 2021 Issued
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17/189582
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding images Mar 1, 2021 Issued
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17/184358
Depth sensing systems and methods Feb 23, 2021 Issued
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17/179681
Systems and methods for adaptively buffering media content at a digital video recorder Feb 18, 2021 Issued
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17/180304
Methods and systems for recommending media assets based on the geographic location at which the media assets are frequently consumed Feb 18, 2021 Issued
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17/176065
Methods, apparatus, and systems to collect audience measurement data Feb 14, 2021 Issued
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17/157736
Methods and apparatus to monitor media presentations Jan 24, 2021 Issued
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18/260690
Base station and communication method Jan 12, 2021 Issued
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18/260690
Base station and communication method Jan 12, 2021 Issued
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18/260690
Base station and communication method Jan 12, 2021 Issued
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18/260690
Base station and communication method Jan 12, 2021 Issued
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17/134580
Method and electronic device for detecting resolution Dec 27, 2020 Issued
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17/135241
TOUCHLESS PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT Dec 27, 2020 Abandoned
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17/134055
Integrating broadcast media streams with user media streams Dec 23, 2020 Issued
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