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Vivian C. Chin

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 8708, Phone: (571)272-7848 , Office: P/2654 )

Most Active Art Unit
2747
Art Unit(s)
2747, 2644, 2605, 2654, 2614, 2743, 2695, 2615, 2608, 2682, 2609
Total Applications
603
Issued Applications
319
Pending Applications
133
Abandoned Applications
157

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 3953411 [patent_doc_number] => 05930370 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-07-27 [patent_title] => 'In-home theater surround sound speaker system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/707101 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 14505 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 157 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/930/05930370.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 707101 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/707101
In-home theater surround sound speaker system Sep 2, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3973249 [patent_doc_number] => 05901232 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-05-04 [patent_title] => 'Sound system that determines the position of an external sound source and points a directional microphone/speaker towards it' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/707308 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1096 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/901/05901232.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 707308 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/707308
Sound system that determines the position of an external sound source and points a directional microphone/speaker towards it Sep 2, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4079929 [patent_doc_number] => 05867580 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-02-02 [patent_title] => 'Flexibility digital sound relaxation system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/706134 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7498 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 260 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/867/05867580.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 706134 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/706134
Flexibility digital sound relaxation system Aug 29, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3839823 [patent_doc_number] => 05784465 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-07-21 [patent_title] => 'Stereo receiver' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/706348 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 15878 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 407 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/784/05784465.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 706348 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/706348
Stereo receiver Aug 29, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4235931 [patent_doc_number] => 06011853 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-01-04 [patent_title] => 'Equalization of speech signal in mobile phone' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/711302 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5104 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/011/06011853.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 711302 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/711302
Equalization of speech signal in mobile phone Aug 29, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3853612 [patent_doc_number] => 05708723 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-01-13 [patent_title] => 'Recording and reproducing apparatus for audio signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/697780 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5531 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 281 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/708/05708723.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 697780 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/697780
Recording and reproducing apparatus for audio signal Aug 28, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4172678 [patent_doc_number] => 06108426 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-22 [patent_title] => 'Audio power management' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/703361 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 1504 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 88 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/108/06108426.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 703361 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/703361
Audio power management Aug 25, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3793745 [patent_doc_number] => 05757941 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-26 [patent_title] => 'Audio signal patching mixer and method' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/701891 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4711 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 121 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/757/05757941.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 701891 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/701891
Audio signal patching mixer and method Aug 22, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3895665 [patent_doc_number] => 05748748 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-05 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for influencing oscillations in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and apparatus and method for detecting defects in a motor vehicle' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/701984 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9881 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 186 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/748/05748748.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 701984 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/701984
Apparatus and method for influencing oscillations in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and apparatus and method for detecting defects in a motor vehicle Aug 22, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3759542 [patent_doc_number] => 05802184 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-09-01 [patent_title] => 'Active noise and vibration control system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/698544 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 7024 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 247 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/802/05802184.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 698544 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/698544
Active noise and vibration control system Aug 14, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3885690 [patent_doc_number] => 05838804 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-11-17 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for providing proper microphone DC bias current and load resistance for a telephone' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/693389 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 2343 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 211 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/838/05838804.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 693389 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/693389
Apparatus and method for providing proper microphone DC bias current and load resistance for a telephone Aug 6, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3927652 [patent_doc_number] => 06002778 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-12-14 [patent_title] => 'Active structural control system and method including active vibration absorbers (AVAS)' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/693742 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 26 [patent_no_of_words] => 10688 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 234 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/002/06002778.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 693742 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/693742
Active structural control system and method including active vibration absorbers (AVAS) Aug 6, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3994959 [patent_doc_number] => 05910991 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-06-08 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for a speaker for a personal computer for selective use as a conventional speaker or as a sub-woofer' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/692031 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2640 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 186 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/910/05910991.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 692031 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/692031
Method and apparatus for a speaker for a personal computer for selective use as a conventional speaker or as a sub-woofer Aug 1, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4157457 [patent_doc_number] => 06031915 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-02-29 [patent_title] => 'Voice start recording apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/690158 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-07-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 13522 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 104 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/031/06031915.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 690158 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/690158
Voice start recording apparatus Jul 18, 1996 Issued
08/683504 ACOUSTIC MIXING DEVICE AND METHOD Jul 16, 1996 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3774566 [patent_doc_number] => 05742694 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-04-21 [patent_title] => 'Noise reduction filter' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/679245 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-07-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6696 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/742/05742694.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 679245 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/679245
Noise reduction filter Jul 11, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3786229 [patent_doc_number] => 05774563 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-06-30 [patent_title] => 'Combined electronic acoustical stethoscope' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/680274 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-07-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 4076 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 232 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/774/05774563.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 680274 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/680274
Combined electronic acoustical stethoscope Jul 10, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3837901 [patent_doc_number] => 05732144 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-03-24 [patent_title] => 'Remote microphone display select system and method of using same' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/673885 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-07-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 1439 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 141 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/732/05732144.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 673885 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/673885
Remote microphone display select system and method of using same Jun 30, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3781500 [patent_doc_number] => 05850457 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-12-15 [patent_title] => 'Multi-dimensional sound reproduction system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/672999 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-07-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 2908 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 311 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/850/05850457.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 672999 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/672999
Multi-dimensional sound reproduction system Jun 30, 1996 Issued
08/674119 INTERCHANGEABLE AMPLIFIER DEVICE Jun 30, 1996 Abandoned
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