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Thomas H. Maung

Examiner (ID: 6947, Phone: (571)270-5690 , Office: P/2656 )

Most Active Art Unit
2656
Art Unit(s)
OPA, 2656, 2692, 2654, 2614, 2651, 4155
Total Applications
428
Issued Applications
268
Pending Applications
23
Abandoned Applications
138

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/790012
Aggregation of devices based on acoustic monitoring Oct 21, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15472483 [patent_doc_number] => 10552115 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-04 [patent_title] => Coordination of acoustic sources based on location [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/790003 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 28833 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 299 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15790003 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/790003
Coordination of acoustic sources based on location Oct 21, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14177317 [patent_doc_number] => 10262679 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-16 [patent_title] => Method and system for a headset with profanity filter [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/783111 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 10396 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 183 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15783111 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/783111
Method and system for a headset with profanity filter Oct 12, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13390303 [patent_doc_number] => 20180246694 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-08-30 [patent_title] => Methods and Systems for Personalizing User Experience Based on Diversity Metrics [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/729351 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-10-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7696 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15729351 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/729351
Methods and systems for personalizing user experience based on diversity metrics Oct 9, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14560617 [patent_doc_number] => 10348786 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-09 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for distributed conferencing [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/702163 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-09-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 8139 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15702163 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/702163
Systems and methods for distributed conferencing Sep 11, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12034908 [patent_doc_number] => 20170325007 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-09 [patent_title] => 'METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA ITEMS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/657012 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 31 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 21062 [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] => 15657012 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/657012
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA ITEMS Jul 20, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12025677 [patent_doc_number] => 20170315776 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-02 [patent_title] => 'PERSONALIZED AUDIO CONTENT DEVICE FOR GIFTING AUDIO CONTENT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/654311 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5662 [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] => 15654311 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/654311
PERSONALIZED AUDIO CONTENT DEVICE FOR GIFTING AUDIO CONTENT Jul 18, 2017 Abandoned
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15/630111
Musical Taste Profile Jun 21, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13626831 [patent_doc_number] => 20180364967 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-12-20 [patent_title] => METHOD OF GENERATING AN AUDIO SIGNAL [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/625462 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-06-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5979 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -23 [patent_words_short_claim] => 147 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15625462 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/625462
Method of generating an audio signal Jun 15, 2017 Issued
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15/621717
AUDIO CODING BASED ON WIRELESS EARPHONE CONFIGURATION Jun 12, 2017 Abandoned
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15/621309
CONTENT PLAYBACK APPARATUS, CONTENT PLAYBACK SYSTEM, CONTENT INFORMATION PROGRAM, AND CONTENT PLAYBACK METHOD Jun 12, 2017 Abandoned
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15/619026
AUDIO METADATA MODIFICATION AT RENDERING DEVICE Jun 8, 2017 Abandoned
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15/617722
Methods and apparatus for audio signature generation and matching Jun 7, 2017 Issued
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15/616883
SPECTATOR AUDIO AND VIDEO REPOSITIONING Jun 6, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16349929 [patent_doc_number] => 20200314580 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-10-01 [patent_title] => METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE OR SOUND ACTIVITY DETECTION FOR SPATIAL AUDIO [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/303455 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-05-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9860 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -22 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16303455 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/303455
Method and apparatus for voice or sound activity detection for spatial audio May 17, 2017 Issued
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15/587808
Perceptual characteristic similarity for item replacement in media content May 4, 2017 Issued
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15/582279
AUDIO WATERMARKING SYSTEM AND PROCESSES Apr 27, 2017 Abandoned
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15/582461
Streaming of augmented/virtual reality spatial audio/video Apr 27, 2017 Issued
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15/582045
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNCHRONIZING AN AUDIO CLIP EXTRACTED FROM AN ORIGINAL RECORDING WITH CORRESPONDING LYRICS Apr 27, 2017 Abandoned
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16/093328
Car audio output control device and method therefor Apr 9, 2017 Issued
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