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Thomas M Sember

Examiner (ID: 9384, Phone: (571)272-2381 , Office: P/2875 )

Most Active Art Unit
2875
Art Unit(s)
2875, 3406, 3621, 2215, 2885
Total Applications
2869
Issued Applications
2369
Pending Applications
125
Abandoned Applications
374

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/278424
Optimized location identification Sep 27, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15545475 [patent_doc_number] => 10572520 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-25 [patent_title] => Disambiguating user intent in conversational interaction system for large corpus information retrieval [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/277288 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 10255 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 264 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15277288 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/277288
Disambiguating user intent in conversational interaction system for large corpus information retrieval Sep 26, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15426041 [patent_doc_number] => 10545950 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-01-28 [patent_title] => Atomic application of multiple updates to a hierarchical data structure [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/276714 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 13656 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 175 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15276714 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/276714
Atomic application of multiple updates to a hierarchical data structure Sep 25, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12592089 [patent_doc_number] => 20180089192 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-03-29 [patent_title] => USING POTENTIAL INTERACTIONS TO IMPROVE SUBSEQUENT SOCIAL NETWORK ACTIVITY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/275201 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6708 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 75 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15275201 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/275201
USING POTENTIAL INTERACTIONS TO IMPROVE SUBSEQUENT SOCIAL NETWORK ACTIVITY Sep 22, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11745869 [patent_doc_number] => 20170199942 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-07-13 [patent_title] => 'Document Selection and Display Based on Detected Viewer Preferences' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/273943 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 18501 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15273943 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/273943
Document selection and display based on detected viewer preferences Sep 22, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11352645 [patent_doc_number] => 20160371385 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-12-22 [patent_title] => 'QUESTION ANSWERING USING ENTITY REFERENCES IN UNSTRUCTURED DATA' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/251989 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 11795 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15251989 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/251989
Question answering using entity references in unstructured data Aug 29, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11292557 [patent_doc_number] => 20160342489 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-11-24 [patent_title] => 'OPTIMIZING THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF DATABASE BACKUPS TO ACHIEVE A GIVEN RECOVERY TIME OBJECTIVE (RTO)' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/226964 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-08-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5950 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15226964 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/226964
OPTIMIZING THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF DATABASE BACKUPS TO ACHIEVE A GIVEN RECOVERY TIME OBJECTIVE (RTO) Aug 2, 2016 Abandoned
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15/221655
OPTIMIZING THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF DATABASE BACKUPS TO ACHIEVE A GIVEN RECOVERY TIME OBJECTIVE (RTO) Jul 27, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16355447 [patent_doc_number] => 10795959 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-10-06 [patent_title] => Conversion latency reduction in online chat-based communication infrastructure [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/128164 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-06-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 19521 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 347 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15128164 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/128164
Conversion latency reduction in online chat-based communication infrastructure May 31, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11438301 [patent_doc_number] => 20170039322 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-09 [patent_title] => 'DATABASE SYSTEMS AND INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACES FOR DYNAMIC INTERACTION WITH, AND INDICATIONS OF, DIGITAL MEDICAL IMAGE DATA' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/140348 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-04-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 48832 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15140348 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/140348
Database systems and interactive user interfaces for dynamic interaction with, and indications of, digital medical image data Apr 26, 2016 Issued
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15/138701
Symbiotic data insights from harmonized queries Apr 25, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12004397 [patent_doc_number] => 20170308552 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-10-26 [patent_title] => 'RELEVANCY EVALUATION FOR IMAGE SEARCH RESULTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/137047 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-04-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 12012 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15137047 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/137047
Relevancy evaluation for image search results Apr 24, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11516511 [patent_doc_number] => 20170083585 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-23 [patent_title] => 'CIRCULAR TIMELINE DISPLAYS OF TIMESTAMPED EVENT DATA' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/011517 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-01-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 46 [patent_figures_cnt] => 46 [patent_no_of_words] => 43403 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15011517 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/011517
Circular timeline displays of timestamped event data Jan 29, 2016 Issued
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15/010361
Method and apparatus for processing service requests Jan 28, 2016 Issued
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15/011221
Systems and methods for recommendation of topical authorities Jan 28, 2016 Issued
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15/011361
Facilitating data model acceleration in association with an external data system Jan 28, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11049879 [patent_doc_number] => 20160246838 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-08-25 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN EFFECTIVE TEST DATA SET FOR TESTING BIG DATA APPLICATIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/010805 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-01-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 12192 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15010805 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/010805
System and method for generating an effective test data set for testing big data applications Jan 28, 2016 Issued
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15/006843
DIGITIZED INTERACTIONS WITH AN IDENTIFIED OBJECT Jan 25, 2016 Abandoned
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14/992099
Fast dependency mining using access patterns in a storage system Jan 10, 2016 Issued
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15/756471
Method and apparatus for displaying map information and storage medium Dec 7, 2015 Issued
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