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Thomas M. Dougherty

Examiner (ID: 15094, Phone: (571)272-2022 , Office: P/2837 )

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

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/160738
Content transmission method and content playback method Jan 27, 2021 Issued
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17/160577
Generic streaming media device configured as set top box Jan 27, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16813875 [patent_doc_number] => 20210136430 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-06 [patent_title] => Publishing a plurality of disparate live media output stream manifests using live input streams and pre-encoded media assets [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/147887 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-01-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 22741 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -35 [patent_words_short_claim] => 165 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17147887 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/147887
Publishing a plurality of disparate live media output stream manifests using live input streams and pre-encoded media assets Jan 12, 2021 Issued
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17/147887
Publishing a plurality of disparate live media output stream manifests using live input streams and pre-encoded media assets Jan 12, 2021 Issued
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17/147887
Publishing a plurality of disparate live media output stream manifests using live input streams and pre-encoded media assets Jan 12, 2021 Issued
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17/147887
Publishing a plurality of disparate live media output stream manifests using live input streams and pre-encoded media assets Jan 12, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19109716 [patent_doc_number] => 11962842 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-04-16 [patent_title] => Formulation and display of wireless connection credentials [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/137948 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6909 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 224 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17137948 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/137948
Formulation and display of wireless connection credentials Dec 29, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17382523 [patent_doc_number] => 11240566 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-02-01 [patent_title] => Video traffic management using quality of service and subscriber plan information [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/953915 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-11-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 11993 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 272 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16953915 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/953915
Video traffic management using quality of service and subscriber plan information Nov 19, 2020 Issued
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16/951752
Systems and methods for controlling quality of content Nov 17, 2020 Issued
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17/099448
Methods and apparatus to calibrate return path data for audience measurement Nov 15, 2020 Issued
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17/095033
Methods, systems, and devices for providing a user experience associated with a pause in presenting media content Nov 10, 2020 Issued
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17/094319
Publishing a disparate per-client live media output stream based on dynamic insertion of targeted non-programming content and customized programming content Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/094319
Publishing a disparate per-client live media output stream based on dynamic insertion of targeted non-programming content and customized programming content Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/094319
Publishing a disparate per-client live media output stream based on dynamic insertion of targeted non-programming content and customized programming content Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/094319
Publishing a disparate per-client live media output stream based on dynamic insertion of targeted non-programming content and customized programming content Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/037897
Multimedia content provisioning device, system and method Sep 29, 2020 Issued
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16/948511
System for inserting supplemental content within a media stream Sep 21, 2020 Issued
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17/016789
Server-side dynamic insertion of programming content in an indexed disparate live media output stream Sep 9, 2020 Issued
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17/017145
Dynamic playout buffer for disparate live media output stream Sep 9, 2020 Issued
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17/017145
Dynamic playout buffer for disparate live media output stream Sep 9, 2020 Issued
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