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Stephen M Hepperle

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 15499, Phone: (571)272-4913 , Office: P/3700 )

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

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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14/875009
System and method for providing contactless payment with a near field communications attachment Oct 4, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11769820 [patent_doc_number] => 09378495 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-28 [patent_title] => 'System and method for providing contactless payment with a near field communications attachment' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/874977 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 7964 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 409 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14874977 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/874977
System and method for providing contactless payment with a near field communications attachment Oct 4, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11586547 [patent_doc_number] => 09641205 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-02 [patent_title] => 'Active interference cancellation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/848215 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 12467 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 268 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14848215 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/848215
Active interference cancellation Sep 7, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10487766 [patent_doc_number] => 20150372787 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-12-24 [patent_title] => 'END OF COMMUNICATION DETECTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/841644 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3981 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14841644 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/841644
End of communication detection Aug 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10527120 [patent_doc_number] => 09253648 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-02-02 [patent_title] => 'Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/788838 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-07-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 14258 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14788838 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/788838
Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management Jun 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11189046 [patent_doc_number] => 09420473 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-08-16 [patent_title] => 'Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/788842 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-07-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 14232 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 141 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14788842 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/788842
Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management Jun 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11624358 [patent_doc_number] => 20170134547 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-11 [patent_title] => 'Mobile Terminal' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/318466 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-06-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4401 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15318466 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/318466
Mobile terminal Jun 1, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11747222 [patent_doc_number] => 20170201295 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-07-13 [patent_title] => 'WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/314235 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7622 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15314235 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/314235
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL Apr 27, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11540165 [patent_doc_number] => 09614591 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-04-04 [patent_title] => 'NFC device combining components of antenna driver and shunt regulator' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/695967 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8053 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 129 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14695967 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/695967
NFC device combining components of antenna driver and shunt regulator Apr 23, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11719058 [patent_doc_number] => 20170187558 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-29 [patent_title] => 'USER APPARATUS, INTERFERENCE DETECTION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/308783 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 9301 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15308783 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/308783
USER APPARATUS, INTERFERENCE DETECTION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD Apr 6, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10411544 [patent_doc_number] => 20150296553 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-10-15 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS THAT ESTABLISH PROXIMITY-BASED WIRELESS CONNECTIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/679850 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 10332 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14679850 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/679850
SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS THAT ESTABLISH PROXIMITY-BASED WIRELESS CONNECTIONS Apr 5, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12110656 [patent_doc_number] => 09867152 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-01-09 [patent_title] => 'Method and device for measuring amount of user physical activity' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/678379 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-04-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 11547 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 226 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14678379 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/678379
Method and device for measuring amount of user physical activity Apr 2, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10304463 [patent_doc_number] => 20150189463 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-07-02 [patent_title] => 'SWITCHING BETWEEN MULTIPLE COUPLING MODES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/656023 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4663 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14656023 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/656023
Switching between multiple coupling modes Mar 11, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10304682 [patent_doc_number] => 20150189682 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-07-02 [patent_title] => 'Systems, methods, and devices having databases for electronic spectrum management' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/643284 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 35 [patent_figures_cnt] => 35 [patent_no_of_words] => 24270 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14643284 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/643284
Systems, methods, and devices having databases for electronic spectrum management Mar 9, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11525254 [patent_doc_number] => 09608674 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-28 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for 60 GHz distributed communication' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/638711 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4992 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 255 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14638711 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/638711
Method and system for 60 GHz distributed communication Mar 3, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10304529 [patent_doc_number] => 20150189528 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-07-02 [patent_title] => 'Systems, Methods, and Devices for Electronic Spectrum Management with Remote Access to Data in a Virtual Computing Network' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/636908 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-03-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 41 [patent_figures_cnt] => 41 [patent_no_of_words] => 28595 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14636908 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/636908
Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management with remote access to data in a virtual computing network Mar 2, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10255946 [patent_doc_number] => 20150140943 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-05-21 [patent_title] => 'METHOD OF RECEIVING WIDEBAND SIGNAL' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/607663 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-01-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3770 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14607663 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/607663
METHOD OF RECEIVING WIDEBAND SIGNAL Jan 27, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10352452 [patent_doc_number] => 20150237457 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-08-20 [patent_title] => 'SIM BASED DATA OPERATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/606598 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-01-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 12032 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14606598 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/606598
SIM BASED DATA OPERATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE METHOD Jan 26, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11295236 [patent_doc_number] => 20160345168 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-11-24 [patent_title] => 'PHYSICAL CELL IDENTIFIER ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/114825 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-01-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5920 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15114825 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/114825
Physical cell identifier allocation method and apparatus Jan 26, 2015 Issued
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14/891426
Portable rotating self-lock type quick dismantling lock catch device Jan 19, 2015 Issued
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