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Thomas M. Dougherty

Examiner (ID: 228, Phone: (571)272-2022 , Office: P/2837 )

Most Active Art Unit
2837
Art Unit(s)
2837, 2899, 2834, 3102, 2102
Total Applications
3722
Issued Applications
3182
Pending Applications
118
Abandoned Applications
430

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/395404
Method and apparatus to generate encrypted codes associated with a document Dec 21, 2023 Issued
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18/391354
LIGHT DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION FOR AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM Dec 19, 2023 Pending
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18/543464
Information processing method, information processing system and information processing apparatus Dec 17, 2023 Issued
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18/528831
Information processing apparatus and control method of information processing apparatus Dec 4, 2023 Issued
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18/529186
Service providing apparatus and method for controlling same Dec 4, 2023 Issued
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18/519185
Ink jet system Nov 26, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19495213 [patent_doc_number] => 12113942 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-10-08 [patent_title] => Voice control device, printing apparatus, control methods thereof, and storage medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/510492 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-11-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 14599 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 235 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18510492 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/510492
Voice control device, printing apparatus, control methods thereof, and storage medium Nov 14, 2023 Issued
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18/504495
Information processing apparatus and control method Nov 7, 2023 Issued
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18/504996
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium Nov 7, 2023 Issued
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18/387446
Image forming apparatus capable of setting print start position for back side of recording paper sheet based on margin formed by reducing image for back side in size Nov 5, 2023 Issued
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18/485787
ESTIMATING RECOVERY LEVEL OF A PATIENT Oct 11, 2023 Abandoned
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18/485782
ESTIMATING RECOVERY LEVEL OF A PATIENT Oct 11, 2023 Abandoned
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18/378786
ESTIMATING RECOVERY LEVEL OF A PATIENT Oct 10, 2023 Pending
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18/483557
Image processing apparatus, printing system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing image processing program Oct 9, 2023 Issued
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18/481842
SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, CLIENT TERMINAL, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Oct 4, 2023 Pending
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18/477275
RECORDING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM SUPPORTING DEVICE Sep 27, 2023 Pending
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18/476130
DENTAL PROSTHETIC COLOR ESTIMATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DENTAL PROSTHETIC MANUFACTURING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Sep 26, 2023 Issued
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18/373064
Device and method for playing audio at a connected audio device Sep 25, 2023 Issued
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18/462362
Apparatus, method, and system for monitoring image-forming apparatus, and storage medium Sep 5, 2023 Issued
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18/461692
X-RAY CT APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Sep 5, 2023 Pending
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