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Thomas M Sember

Examiner (ID: 1518, Phone: (571)272-2381 , Office: P/2875 )

Most Active Art Unit
2875
Art Unit(s)
2875, 2885, 3406, 3621, 2215
Total Applications
2896
Issued Applications
2391
Pending Applications
127
Abandoned Applications
377

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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11/252846
Customization of option ROM images Oct 17, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 346924 [patent_doc_number] => 07500094 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-03-03 [patent_title] => 'BIOS identification, initialization and management' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/252486 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 9824 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/500/07500094.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11252486 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/252486
BIOS identification, initialization and management Oct 17, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5647630 [patent_doc_number] => 20060133362 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-22 [patent_title] => 'Fast initialization of medical device system having multiple operating systems' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/253000 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 12800 [patent_no_of_claims] => 58 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0133/20060133362.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11253000 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/253000
Fast initialization of medical device system having multiple operating systems Oct 17, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7595744 [patent_doc_number] => 07620838 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-11-17 [patent_title] => 'Semiconductor integrated circuit and image processing system using the same' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/251838 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3770 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 136 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/620/07620838.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11251838 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/251838
Semiconductor integrated circuit and image processing system using the same Oct 17, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5867166 [patent_doc_number] => 20060101297 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-05-11 [patent_title] => 'Reducing power consumption of a microprocessor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/251586 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2605 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0101/20060101297.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11251586 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/251586
Reducing power consumption of a microprocessor Oct 12, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5830656 [patent_doc_number] => 20060064577 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-03-23 [patent_title] => 'BIOS locking device, computer system with a BIOS locking device and control method thereof' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/229645 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-09-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3907 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0064/20060064577.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11229645 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/229645
BIOS locking device, computer system with a BIOS locking device and control method thereof Sep 19, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5131368 [patent_doc_number] => 20070207765 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-09-06 [patent_title] => 'COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/573643 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 9028 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0207/20070207765.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11573643 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/573643
Method for rapidly shifting a communication apparatus to a power save mode in an adhoc network Sep 15, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5058635 [patent_doc_number] => 20070061557 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-15 [patent_title] => 'Techniques for managing applications in a portable communication device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/229199 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3473 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0061/20070061557.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11229199 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/229199
Techniques for managing applications in a portable communication device Sep 14, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 321377 [patent_doc_number] => 07523323 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-21 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for quick resumption' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/229126 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6696 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 145 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/523/07523323.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11229126 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/229126
Method and apparatus for quick resumption Sep 14, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5727207 [patent_doc_number] => 20060057967 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-03-16 [patent_title] => 'Power supply control apparatus and power supply control method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/226220 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 13838 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0057/20060057967.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11226220 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/226220
Power supply control apparatus and power supply control method Sep 14, 2005 Abandoned
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11/229203
Method and apparatus for quick resumption where the system may forego initialization of at least one memory range identified in the resume descriptor Sep 14, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 374964 [patent_doc_number] => 07475272 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-06 [patent_title] => 'Method for calculating clock offset and skew' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/223577 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-09-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1811 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 178 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/475/07475272.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11223577 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/223577
Method for calculating clock offset and skew Sep 8, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5768010 [patent_doc_number] => 20050265127 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-12-01 [patent_title] => 'Real time clock circuit having an internal clock generator' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/196111 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-08-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2448 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0265/20050265127.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11196111 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/196111
Real time clock circuit having an internal clock generator Aug 2, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5112001 [patent_doc_number] => 20070195916 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-08-23 [patent_title] => 'Synchronous follow-up apparatus and synchronous follow-up method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/598617 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3912 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0195/20070195916.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10598617 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/598617
Synchronous follow-up apparatus and synchronous follow-up method Jul 28, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5105978 [patent_doc_number] => 20070064854 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-22 [patent_title] => 'Data processing apparatus and method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/573659 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-07-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8957 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0064/20070064854.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10573659 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/573659
Data processing apparatus and method Jul 27, 2005 Abandoned
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11/172808
Secure power-saving harddisk storage system and method Jul 4, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 813333 [patent_doc_number] => 07418612 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-08-26 [patent_title] => 'Semiconductor device with a power down mode' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/172903 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-07-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 3418 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 187 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/418/07418612.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11172903 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/172903
Semiconductor device with a power down mode Jul 4, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 885627 [patent_doc_number] => 07356685 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-04-08 [patent_title] => 'System and method for enabling automated run-time input to network bootstrapping processes' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/171266 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-07-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2455 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/356/07356685.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11171266 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/171266
System and method for enabling automated run-time input to network bootstrapping processes Jun 30, 2005 Issued
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11/171395
Method for saving power of a laptop computer Jun 30, 2005 Abandoned
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11/171479
System boot optimizer Jun 30, 2005 Issued
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