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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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18/491142
Apparatus and method for supporting session continuity in wireless communication system Oct 19, 2023 Issued
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18/491142
Apparatus and method for supporting session continuity in wireless communication system Oct 19, 2023 Issued
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18/487198
Handling of inactive/idle measurement configurations and inactive/idle measurements upon inter-RAT cell reselection Oct 15, 2023 Issued
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18/376574
Method and apparatus for providing network switching service in 5G communication system Oct 3, 2023 Issued
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18/376686
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Oct 3, 2023 Pending
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18/480871
Infrastructure triggering techniques to facilitate secure ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging Oct 3, 2023 Issued
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18/470899
Capability signaling for layer 1 or layer 2 mobility Sep 19, 2023 Issued
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18/469622
Automated determination of access-point geographic locations Sep 18, 2023 Issued
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18/368087
UE capability transfer and storage Sep 13, 2023 Issued
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18/460649
NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ARCHITECTURES WITH MESH NETWORK EDGE DATA CENTERS Sep 3, 2023 Abandoned
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18/366425
Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for vehicle handover and roaming using ground control stations Aug 6, 2023 Issued
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18/355162
Determining a user equipment position within a coverage sub-area of a cell based on cell identity data Jul 18, 2023 Issued
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18/353635
Cell Selection or Reselection Method, Terminal Device, and Network Device Jul 16, 2023 Pending
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18/348832
Method and apparatus for reselecting cell based on slice information in wireless communication system Jul 6, 2023 Issued
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18/344563
COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Jun 28, 2023 Pending
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18/214661
TRANSMITTING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD AND RECEIVING DEVICE Jun 26, 2023 Pending
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18/330744
Apparatus and method for supporting handover in a wireless communication system Jun 6, 2023 Issued
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18/325793
Cell measurement method and related apparatus May 29, 2023 Issued
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18/321364
Managing networks to prevent signal flooding May 21, 2023 Issued
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18/198560
N10 messaging optimization May 16, 2023 Issued
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