Search

Sonia L. Gay

Examiner (ID: 11614, Phone: (571)270-1951 , Office: P/2651 )

Most Active Art Unit
2657
Art Unit(s)
2651, 2657, 2614
Total Applications
937
Issued Applications
740
Pending Applications
84
Abandoned Applications
153

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 18208733 [patent_doc_number] => 20230054992 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-23 [patent_title] => LOCALIZED PROJECTION OF AUDIBLE NOISES IN MEDICAL SETTINGS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/818295 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 13212 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [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] => 17818295 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/818295
Localized projection of audible noises in medical settings Aug 7, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18669642 [patent_doc_number] => 11776552 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-10-03 [patent_title] => Methods and apparatus for decoding encoded audio signal(s) [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/817399 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 10963 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 147 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17817399 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/817399
Methods and apparatus for decoding encoded audio signal(s) Aug 3, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18346613 [patent_doc_number] => 20230134723 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-05-04 [patent_title] => Networked Microphone Device Control [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/878649 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 18623 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [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] => 17878649 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/878649
Networked microphone device control Jul 31, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18892415 [patent_doc_number] => 11871204 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-01-09 [patent_title] => Apparatus and method for processing multi-channel audio signal [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/877696 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3549 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 80 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17877696 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/877696
Apparatus and method for processing multi-channel audio signal Jul 28, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19950335 [patent_doc_number] => 12321700 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-06-03 [patent_title] => Methods, systems, and media for bi-modal generation of natural languages and neural architectures [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/877705 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7511 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17877705 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/877705
Methods, systems, and media for bi-modal generation of natural languages and neural architectures Jul 28, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18023110 [patent_doc_number] => 20220374609 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-24 [patent_title] => AUTOMATED CONVERSATION REVIEW TO SURFACE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT MISUNDERSTANDINGS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/814990 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8776 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 138 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17814990 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/814990
Automated conversation review to surface virtual assistant misunderstandings Jul 25, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18751265 [patent_doc_number] => 11810583 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-07 [patent_title] => Method and device for processing internal channels for low complexity format conversion [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/866106 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 12591 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17866106 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/866106
Method and device for processing internal channels for low complexity format conversion Jul 14, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17948938 [patent_doc_number] => 20220335957 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-10-20 [patent_title] => METHODS AND DEVICES FOR JOINT MULTICHANNEL CODING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/854947 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 14078 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 185 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17854947 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/854947
Methods and devices for joint multichannel coding Jun 29, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19294255 [patent_doc_number] => 12033614 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-07-09 [patent_title] => System and method for secure data augmentation for speech processing systems [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/840787 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 12885 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17840787 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/840787
System and method for secure data augmentation for speech processing systems Jun 14, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17869523 [patent_doc_number] => 20220292260 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-15 [patent_title] => AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF STATEMENT-RESPONSE SETS FROM CONVERSATIONAL TEXT USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/805171 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12265 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -28 [patent_words_short_claim] => 327 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17805171 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/805171
AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF STATEMENT-RESPONSE SETS FROM CONVERSATIONAL TEXT USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING Jun 1, 2022 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17870376 [patent_doc_number] => 20220293113 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-15 [patent_title] => CROSS PRODUCT ENHANCED SUBBAND BLOCK BASED HARMONIC TRANSPOSITION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/829733 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12182 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 317 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17829733 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/829733
Cross product enhanced subband block based harmonic transposition May 31, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17886068 [patent_doc_number] => 20220301545 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-22 [patent_title] => METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEECH GENERATION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/830130 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8796 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 56 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17830130 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/830130
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEECH GENERATION May 31, 2022 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18463303 [patent_doc_number] => 11687593 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-06-27 [patent_title] => Query generation using natural language input [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/661651 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 10889 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [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] => 17661651 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/661651
Query generation using natural language input May 1, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20189543 [patent_doc_number] => 12400665 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-26 [patent_title] => Verification of user identity for voice enabled devices [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/733622 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7246 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 81 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17733622 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/733622
Verification of user identity for voice enabled devices Apr 28, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19268968 [patent_doc_number] => 20240212672 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-06-27 [patent_title] => LOW POWER ANALOG CIRCUITRY FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/288135 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6132 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 101 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18288135 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/288135
LOW POWER ANALOG CIRCUITRY FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS Apr 25, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19268968 [patent_doc_number] => 20240212672 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-06-27 [patent_title] => LOW POWER ANALOG CIRCUITRY FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/288135 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6132 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 101 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18288135 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/288135
LOW POWER ANALOG CIRCUITRY FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS Apr 25, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19268968 [patent_doc_number] => 20240212672 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-06-27 [patent_title] => LOW POWER ANALOG CIRCUITRY FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/288135 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6132 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 101 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18288135 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/288135
LOW POWER ANALOG CIRCUITRY FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS Apr 25, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 17932911 [patent_doc_number] => 20220328037 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-10-13 [patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL NETWORK ORCHESTRATION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/728713 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11639 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 103 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17728713 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/728713
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL NETWORK ORCHESTRATION Apr 24, 2022 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 19813585 [patent_doc_number] => 12245010 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-04 [patent_title] => Voice device and voice interaction method thereof [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/719720 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 8109 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 184 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17719720 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/719720
Voice device and voice interaction method thereof Apr 12, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17872610 [patent_doc_number] => 20220295347 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-15 [patent_title] => METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO DECODING BASED ON DEQUANTIZATION OF QUANTIZED PARAMETERS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/711191 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5633 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 136 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17711191 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/711191
Method and apparatus for audio decoding based on dequantization of quantized parameters Mar 31, 2022 Issued
Menu