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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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18/094686
NF service producer's URIs for inter-PLMN mobility Jan 8, 2023 Issued
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18/067196
Processing a mobile terminated page received during reselection Dec 15, 2022 Issued
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18/079260
Method for calibrating an anchor point and device for a positioning system Dec 11, 2022 Issued
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18/079260
Method for calibrating an anchor point and device for a positioning system Dec 11, 2022 Issued
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18/063674
Distance-dependent position reference signal (PRS) configuration Dec 7, 2022 Issued
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18/711781
METHODS AND WIRELESS NETWORK FOR MANAGING PAGING OPERATION Nov 24, 2022 Pending
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17/993787
Real-time facility asset mapping and management Nov 22, 2022 Issued
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17/990315
Communication method and communication apparatus Nov 17, 2022 Issued
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18/053361
Positioning of passive internet of things (IOT) devices Nov 6, 2022 Issued
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17/973735
MEC-based positioning method, device, and wireless communication system Oct 25, 2022 Issued
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17/971910
Electronic device for localization and method of operating the same Oct 23, 2022 Issued
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17/964937
Interconnections between the core networks Oct 12, 2022 Issued
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17/958345
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING A MILLIMETERWAVE (MMWAVE) PHYSICAL LAYER (PHY) PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (PPDU) OVER AN MMWAVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CHANNEL Sep 30, 2022 Pending
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17/954881
Apparatus and method for supporting session continuity in wireless communication system Sep 27, 2022 Issued
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17/945399
Cover for foldable electronic device Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/895470
Wireless network switchover via tune-away notifications Aug 24, 2022 Issued
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17/886706
Tester and method for WLAN handover (roaming) performance Aug 11, 2022 Issued
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17/883741
Apparatus and method for fast convergence to high-accuracy positioning Aug 8, 2022 Issued
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17/878361
Mobility management in wireless networks Jul 31, 2022 Issued
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17/874078
Greedy user equipment data transport network selection Jul 25, 2022 Issued
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