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Stephen M. Hepperle

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 308, Phone: (571)272-4913 , Office: P/3700 )

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

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 15566901 [patent_doc_number] => 20200067862 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-27 [patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROOF-OF-WORK BASED ON HASH MINING FOR REDUCING SPAM ATTACKS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/108383 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-08-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5186 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 85 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16108383 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/108383
System and method for proof-of-work based on hash mining for reducing spam attacks Aug 21, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16273682 [patent_doc_number] => 20200275170 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-08-27 [patent_title] => TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/634612 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-07-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11343 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [patent_words_short_claim] => 32 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16634612 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/634612
Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method Jul 26, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16134375 [patent_doc_number] => 10700969 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-06-30 [patent_title] => Communication path selection for content delivery [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/038009 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-07-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4717 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 282 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16038009 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/038009
Communication path selection for content delivery Jul 16, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14512265 [patent_doc_number] => 20190199787 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-06-27 [patent_title] => Distributed system of record transaction receipt handling in an overlay network [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/028508 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-07-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 16885 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 49 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16028508 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/028508
Distributed system of record transaction receipt handling in an overlay network Jul 5, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16535338 [patent_doc_number] => 10877939 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-12-29 [patent_title] => Communication terminal, communication system, control terminal, non-transitory computer readable medium, and communication method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/023829 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 35 [patent_no_of_words] => 7661 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 172 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16023829 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/023829
Communication terminal, communication system, control terminal, non-transitory computer readable medium, and communication method Jun 28, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15825067 [patent_doc_number] => 10637740 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-04-28 [patent_title] => Apparatus and methods for management, configuration and provisioning of communication devices in a distributed access architecture [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/020887 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 10103 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 203 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16020887 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/020887
Apparatus and methods for management, configuration and provisioning of communication devices in a distributed access architecture Jun 26, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14046901 [patent_doc_number] => 20190079557 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-03-14 [patent_title] => ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/017029 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 26544 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16017029 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/017029
Electronic device and method for communicating with external electronic device Jun 24, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15735459 [patent_doc_number] => 10616174 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-04-07 [patent_title] => Customized telecommunication monitoring and alerts using a high-level programming interface [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/013515 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 13684 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 224 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16013515 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/013515
Customized telecommunication monitoring and alerts using a high-level programming interface Jun 19, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16387590 [patent_doc_number] => 10812445 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-10-20 [patent_title] => Cloud access to local network addresses [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/005517 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 4236 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 234 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16005517 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/005517
Cloud access to local network addresses Jun 10, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13448841 [patent_doc_number] => 20180275963 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-09-27 [patent_title] => RANDOM IP GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/984588 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-05-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5831 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 121 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15984588 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/984588
Random IP generation method and apparatus May 20, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16211757 [patent_doc_number] => 20200244747 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-07-30 [patent_title] => INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/635601 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-05-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8565 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 40 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16635601 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/635601
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM May 9, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15125287 [patent_doc_number] => 20190349277 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-11-14 [patent_title] => INFORMATION ELEMENT TO INDICATE LOSS OF BACKHAUL CONNECTION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/974541 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-05-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4221 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15974541 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/974541
INFORMATION ELEMENT TO INDICATE LOSS OF BACKHAUL CONNECTION May 7, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16465010 [patent_doc_number] => 10848378 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-11-24 [patent_title] => Setting device and computer [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/970865 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-05-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5743 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 200 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15970865 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/970865
Setting device and computer May 2, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13380345 [patent_doc_number] => 20180241714 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-08-23 [patent_title] => METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION VIA MULTIPLE FORMS OF DELIVERY SERVICES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/960423 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-04-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 26735 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -27 [patent_words_short_claim] => 277 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15960423 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/960423
Methods and system for distributing information via multiple forms of delivery services Apr 22, 2018 Issued
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15/908770
Systems and methods for suppressing repetitive notifications about messages in messaging groups Feb 27, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15111153 [patent_doc_number] => 10476918 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-11-12 [patent_title] => Locale profile for a fabric network [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/905374 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 40 [patent_no_of_words] => 21727 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 116 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15905374 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/905374
Locale profile for a fabric network Feb 25, 2018 Issued
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15/884946
VERIFICATION OF STREAMING MESSAGE SEQUENCE Jan 30, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12719317 [patent_doc_number] => 20180131606 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-05-10 [patent_title] => COMMUNICATION PATH SELECTION FOR CONTENT DELIVERY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/863609 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5684 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 165 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15863609 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/863609
Communication path selection for content delivery Jan 4, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15236263 [patent_doc_number] => 10505871 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-10 [patent_title] => Future messaging maximizing contextual relevancy and minimizing information overload based distractions [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/827172 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-11-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 8927 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 414 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15827172 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/827172
Future messaging maximizing contextual relevancy and minimizing information overload based distractions Nov 29, 2017 Issued
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15/820259
SELECTION OF CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HOST APPLICATIONS Nov 20, 2017 Abandoned
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