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Stephen Hobson

Examiner (ID: 7372, Phone: (571)272-9914 , Office: P/1776 )

Most Active Art Unit
1776
Art Unit(s)
1776
Total Applications
791
Issued Applications
459
Pending Applications
106
Abandoned Applications
243

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/017514
METHOD OF ENHANCING EMAILS WITH TARGETED ADS Jun 24, 2018 Abandoned
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16/011456
BONUS BASED TARGETED ADVERTISING Jun 17, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17955532 [patent_doc_number] => 11481641 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-10-25 [patent_title] => Methods and systems for configuring communication decision trees based on connected positionable elements on canvas [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/007762 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 15384 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 495 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16007762 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/007762
Methods and systems for configuring communication decision trees based on connected positionable elements on canvas Jun 12, 2018 Issued
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15/991351
Systems and methods for selecting an ad campaign among advertising campaigns having multiple bid strategies May 28, 2018 Issued
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15/983472
METHOD OF AUTOMATING SEGMENTATION OF USERS OF GAME OR ONLINE SERVICE WITH LIMITED A PRIORI KNOWLEDGE May 17, 2018 Abandoned
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16/613267
Real estate buyer feedback application Apr 18, 2018 Issued
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15/921849
Systems and methods for online automobile purchasing Mar 14, 2018 Issued
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16/300128
Method for providing advertisement reporting service and apparatus for providing advertisement reporting service Feb 27, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18331269 [patent_doc_number] => 11636516 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-04-25 [patent_title] => System and method for targeting individuals with advertisement spots during national broadcast and cable television [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/342574 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 5825 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 338 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16342574 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/342574
System and method for targeting individuals with advertisement spots during national broadcast and cable television Feb 12, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16927641 [patent_doc_number] => 11049128 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-06-29 [patent_title] => Decentralized computer systems and methods for using a debit network as an intermediary between distributed ledgers [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/891177 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 9051 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 275 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15891177 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/891177
Decentralized computer systems and methods for using a debit network as an intermediary between distributed ledgers Feb 6, 2018 Issued
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15/890790
Method and system for dynamic content insertion in electronic messages Feb 6, 2018 Issued
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15/824237
Systems and methods for interfacing with a website to modify content Nov 27, 2017 Issued
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15/803101
CONSUMER TARGETED ADVERTISING THROUGH NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE Nov 2, 2017 Abandoned
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15/791011
Energy product instant rebate engine Oct 22, 2017 Issued
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15/786551
System and method for providing people-based audience planning Oct 16, 2017 Issued
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15/664132
DISTRIBUTION USING SOCIAL PROXIMITY Jul 30, 2017 Abandoned
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15/660253
Advertisement push system, apparatus, and method Jul 25, 2017 Issued
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15/651082
POINT POOLING LOYALTY SYSTEM AND METHOD Jul 16, 2017 Abandoned
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16/311897
System and method for digital ad configuration Jun 29, 2017 Issued
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15/617337
Method and apparatus for pushing information Jun 7, 2017 Issued
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