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Stephen D. Meier

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 372, Phone: (571)272-2149 , Office: P/2853 )

Most Active Art Unit
2503
Art Unit(s)
2503, 2811, 2853, 2815, 2863, 2822
Total Applications
1320
Issued Applications
965
Pending Applications
40
Abandoned Applications
315

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/890441
UWB on/off operation method to minimize power consumption and UWB anchor using the same Aug 17, 2022 Issued
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17/820362
Information processing device, vehicle, terminal, information processing method, and recording medium storing information processing program Aug 16, 2022 Issued
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17/819760
Vehicle, information processing device, information processing method, and recording medium storing program Aug 14, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19108280 [patent_doc_number] => 11961393 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-04-16 [patent_title] => System and method for audible spatial description for people with sensory disabilities and the aging population [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/883813 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 9722 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [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] => 17883813 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/883813
System and method for audible spatial description for people with sensory disabilities and the aging population Aug 8, 2022 Issued
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17/883785
Tool string composite transmission element Aug 8, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18944079 [patent_doc_number] => 20240039218 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-02-01 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE TEMPERATURE OF HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTORS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/816140 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5003 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17816140 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/816140
Apparatus and methods for monitoring the temperature of high voltage electrical cable connectors Jul 28, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18856736 [patent_doc_number] => 11854322 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-12-26 [patent_title] => Smart sustainable packaging system and process [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/875509 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 8860 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 155 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17875509 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/875509
Smart sustainable packaging system and process Jul 27, 2022 Issued
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17/870427
DATA COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES Jul 20, 2022 Abandoned
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17/869423
Vehicle and control method thereof Jul 19, 2022 Issued
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18/880369
WALKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON AND METHOD THEREOF Jun 30, 2022 Pending
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17/851489
Systems and methods for managing individual enrollment data Jun 27, 2022 Issued
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17/845783
Receptacle isolation Jun 20, 2022 Issued
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17/841725
System and method for identifying a change in the operator of a vehicle Jun 15, 2022 Issued
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17/838042
Gimbal assembly geometry for hard disk drive Jun 9, 2022 Issued
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18/578832
Method for authorizing access to a motor vehicle by means of a mobile electronic identification transmitter Jun 7, 2022 Issued
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18/578837
Method for ascertaining a current distance between a motor vehicle and a mobile electronic identification device Jun 7, 2022 Issued
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17/833441
Parcel locker system with autonomous clusters of compartments Jun 5, 2022 Issued
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17/752227
Vehicle and control method thereof May 23, 2022 Issued
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17/750514
Vehicle connectivity for enhancing powered tool operation May 22, 2022 Issued
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17/748908
Electronic lock and method of operation May 18, 2022 Issued
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