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Steven A. Macdonald

Examiner (ID: 4448, Phone: (571)272-8763 , Office: P/3676 )

Most Active Art Unit
3674
Art Unit(s)
3674, 3676
Total Applications
794
Issued Applications
607
Pending Applications
62
Abandoned Applications
144

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/517639
Network-aware load balancing Nov 1, 2021 Issued
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17/451514
Method and network device for managing MAC table, storage medium, and program product Oct 19, 2021 Issued
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17/496477
METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A TOTAL BANDWIDTH FOR A NETWORK DEVICE Oct 6, 2021 Abandoned
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17/491731
Electronic apparatus and method for latency measurements and presentation for an optimized subscriber service Sep 30, 2021 Issued
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17/486545
Method and apparatus for determining reference point in wireless communication system Sep 26, 2021 Issued
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17/486545
Method and apparatus for determining reference point in wireless communication system Sep 26, 2021 Issued
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17/486545
Method and apparatus for determining reference point in wireless communication system Sep 26, 2021 Issued
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17/486545
Method and apparatus for determining reference point in wireless communication system Sep 26, 2021 Issued
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17/475328
Elastic local and global scheduling for cellular infrastructure Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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17/474990
Wireless communication method, terminal device, and network device Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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17/473643
Efficient progression management in a tracker with multiple sources Sep 12, 2021 Issued
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17/472054
USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK Sep 9, 2021 Abandoned
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17/471640
Scheduling method and apparatus in communication system, and storage medium Sep 9, 2021 Issued
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17/472076
Network connection method, terminal, base station, and computer storage medium Sep 9, 2021 Issued
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17/471899
Method and apparatus for an alternate communication path for connected networks Sep 9, 2021 Issued
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17/465497
Wireless communication method, terminal device, and network device Sep 1, 2021 Issued
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17/904623
Configured grant adjustments Sep 1, 2021 Issued
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17/465396
Transmission apparatus, connection device, and method Sep 1, 2021 Issued
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17/446413
Packet forwarding method and related apparatus Aug 29, 2021 Issued
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17/410422
Method and system for dynamic quota-based congestion management Aug 23, 2021 Issued
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