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Thomas C. Mckenzie

Examiner (ID: 14762)

Most Active Art Unit
1624
Art Unit(s)
1611, 1624, 1625
Total Applications
744
Issued Applications
514
Pending Applications
94
Abandoned Applications
135

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/581657
Acoustic echo cancellation unit Jan 20, 2022 Issued
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18/272088
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Jan 3, 2022 Pending
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17/544900
Methods for clear call under noisy conditions Dec 6, 2021 Issued
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17/543357
System and method for adaptive sound equalization in personal hearing devices Dec 5, 2021 Issued
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17/456595
System with sound adjustment capability, method of adjusting sound and non-transitory computer readable storage medium Nov 25, 2021 Issued
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17/535628
SOUND EFFECTS BASED ON FOOTFALL Nov 24, 2021 Pending
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18/037812
MICROPHONE CALIBRATION METHOD, IN PARTICULAR MICROPHONE FOR AERONAUTICAL USE Nov 24, 2021 Abandoned
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17/476477
PROCESSING METHOD OF SOUND WATERMARK AND SOUND WATERMARK GENERATING APPARATUS Sep 15, 2021 Abandoned
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17/477252
Method for controlling sound box, sound box, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium Sep 15, 2021 Issued
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17/475827
Audio circuit, and device and control method related thereto Sep 14, 2021 Issued
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18/690697
MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM AND STEREO APPARATUS Sep 9, 2021 Pending
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17/471011
Method and system for performing audio ducking for headsets Sep 8, 2021 Issued
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17/466534
Method and system for a headset with integrated environmental sensors Sep 2, 2021 Issued
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17/459197
Electronic device and method for reducing crosstalk, related audio system for seat headrests and computer program Aug 26, 2021 Issued
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17/459678
Method for automatically controlling loudness of an audio signal, and device for automatically controlling loudness of an audio signal Aug 26, 2021 Issued
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17/386631
Filtering method, filtering device, and storage medium stored with filtering program Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/384396
AUDIO DIAGNOSTICS IN A VEHICLE Jul 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/380742
Loudspeaker system provided with dynamic speech equalization Jul 19, 2021 Issued
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17/373003
Apparatus and method for outputting sound of vehicle Jul 11, 2021 Issued
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17/362418
Detecting wind events in audio data Jun 28, 2021 Issued
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