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Thomas M. Sember

Examiner (ID: 13814, Phone: (571)272-2381 , Office: P/2875 )

Most Active Art Unit
2875
Art Unit(s)
3406, 3621, 2885, 2215, 2875
Total Applications
3016
Issued Applications
2498
Pending Applications
150
Abandoned Applications
387

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/868034
Apparatus and method for supporting session continuity in wireless communication system May 5, 2020 Issued
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16/866359
Over-the-air primary and companion user device interactions May 3, 2020 Issued
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16/860580
Network planning based on crowd-sourced access point data for 5G or other next generation network Apr 27, 2020 Issued
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17/607006
Transmitting power determination method, apparatus and communication device Apr 7, 2020 Issued
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16/842901
METHOD, DEVICE FOR SERVICE BEARER NETWORK HANDOVER AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Apr 7, 2020 Abandoned
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17/600190
Control apparatus, radio communication system, control method, and program Mar 31, 2020 Issued
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17/309976
DE-PRIORITIZATION OF NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK CELLS NOT PROVIDING CURRENT TRACKING AREA CODE OF USER EQUIPMENT Mar 25, 2020 Abandoned
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16/828381
Proximity detection sensor arrangements, devices, and methods Mar 23, 2020 Issued
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16/828922
Mobility management in wireless networks Mar 23, 2020 Issued
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17/435659
Device-registration-operation assisting apparatus Mar 12, 2020 Issued
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17/801396
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS CONNECTION METHOD Feb 25, 2020 Abandoned
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16/789290
Paging notification conflict and management in multiple wireless networks Feb 11, 2020 Issued
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16/789280
Wireless network switchover via tune-away notifications Feb 11, 2020 Issued
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16/787671
Handovers based on RACH capabilities Feb 10, 2020 Issued
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17/598255
Handling of inactive/idle measurement configurations and inactive/idle measurements upon inter-RAT cell reselection Feb 4, 2020 Issued
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17/428034
Low-consumption hub and detector configured to communicate with this hub Feb 3, 2020 Issued
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17/427478
Data transmission method, communication processing method, device, and communication processing program Jan 29, 2020 Issued
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16/774688
System, apparatus, and method for automated delivery of digital information Jan 27, 2020 Issued
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17/796138
Wireless communication system, communication control method, and communication control program Jan 27, 2020 Issued
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16/750770
Methods and systems for application control in a hinged electronic device Jan 22, 2020 Issued
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