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Stephen M. Hepperle

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 17055, Phone: (571)272-4913 , Office: P/3700 )

Most Active Art Unit
3407
Art Unit(s)
3407, 3700, 3753
Total Applications
2621
Issued Applications
2150
Pending Applications
140
Abandoned Applications
331

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/554812
Main measurement device, secondary measurement device, measurement system and method Dec 16, 2021 Issued
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17/552378
Techniques for multi-band joint communications and radar Dec 15, 2021 Issued
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17/549505
Methods and devices for operation of a network data analytics function Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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17/546031
Soft decision differential demodulator for radios in wireless networks supporting train control Dec 7, 2021 Issued
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17/536407
Method and system for controlling a modal antenna Nov 28, 2021 Issued
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17/536505
Device assisted CDR creation, aggregation, mediation and billing Nov 28, 2021 Issued
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18/260311
REFERENCE SIGNAL RECEIVED POWER MEASUREMENT BASED ON PEAK OF EARLIEST PATH Nov 22, 2021 Pending
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17/533218
SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR VERIFYING FUNCTION OF RADIO BASE STATION Nov 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/531176
Wearable Device and System for Tracking and Sharing Vital Signs and Location of User Nov 18, 2021 Abandoned
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17/529800
Data synchronization in optical networks and devices Nov 17, 2021 Issued
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17/529714
DATA SYNCHRONIZATION IN OPTICAL NETWORKS AND DEVICES Nov 17, 2021 Abandoned
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17/529766
DATA SYNCHRONIZATION IN OPTICAL NETWORKS AND DEVICES Nov 17, 2021 Abandoned
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17/529753
Data synchronization in optical networks and devices Nov 17, 2021 Issued
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18/693863
CONDITIONAL HANDOVER BETWEEN DIRECT AND SIDELINK PATH SWITCH Nov 16, 2021 Pending
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18/266389
RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Nov 4, 2021 Pending
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17/520426
Receive chain linearization via time-interleaved and polyphase mixing of interleaved paths Nov 4, 2021 Issued
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18/685282
MAXIMUM POWER CONFIGURATION FOR UPLINK TRANSMIT SWITCHING Oct 28, 2021 Pending
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17/511126
System for accurate geospatial location and time transfer using radio transmissions without satellite signals Oct 25, 2021 Issued
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18/037603
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANTENNA CHANGEOVER ON A RADIO TRANSCEIVER Oct 17, 2021 Pending
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17/502009
Charging processing method and system, and related device Oct 13, 2021 Issued
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