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Shannon M. Gardner

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Most Active Art Unit
1726
Art Unit(s)
1758, 1754, 1795, 1726, 1757, 1723
Total Applications
633
Issued Applications
293
Pending Applications
1
Abandoned Applications
340

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/096060
Sleep-mode for ethernet controller Nov 11, 2020 Issued
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17/438196
RRC-based user data transmission in an inactive state Oct 21, 2020 Issued
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16/949247
Avoiding collisions with reference signals Oct 20, 2020 Issued
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16/948910
Method and apparatus for UE power saving in RRC_IDLE/INACTIVE STATE Oct 4, 2020 Issued
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17/039645
Wi-Fi measurement report enhancement techniques Sep 29, 2020 Issued
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17/033643
Method for dynamic TRP switching based on DCI, and terminal using same Sep 24, 2020 Issued
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17/641209
Transmitting-side relay apparatus, system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium Sep 23, 2020 Issued
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17/031257
Systems and methods for fast return to 5G RAN after fallback to another RAN Sep 23, 2020 Issued
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17/029986
Information transmission method and apparatus Sep 22, 2020 Issued
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17/028592
Method for auto-detection of WLAN packets using STF Sep 21, 2020 Issued
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17/019379
Wireless communication apparatus Sep 13, 2020 Issued
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18/043606
Terminal, radio communication method, and base station Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/632466
Techniques for improving efficiency in sidelink wireless communications Sep 9, 2020 Issued
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17/007492
Transparent packet splitting and recombining Aug 30, 2020 Issued
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17/006577
Master-slave bus system and method for operating a bus system Aug 27, 2020 Issued
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16/992992
Communications method, device, and system Aug 12, 2020 Issued
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16/987959
Network optimization and state synchronization Aug 6, 2020 Issued
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18/012067
Channel state information (CSI) feedback for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) Aug 6, 2020 Issued
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18/040922
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION Aug 6, 2020 Pending
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17/598236
Methods and apparatus for sidelink resource exclusion for intra-device coordination in wireless communication Aug 5, 2020 Issued
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