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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] => 8452366 [patent_doc_number] => 20120263313 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-10-18 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND DEVICE OF IMPLEMENTING COMPATIBILITY WITH WIRED EARPHONES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/538494 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3938 [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] => 13538494 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/538494
METHOD AND DEVICE OF IMPLEMENTING COMPATIBILITY WITH WIRED EARPHONES Jun 28, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8508647 [patent_doc_number] => 20120308056 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-12-06 [patent_title] => 'THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOUND APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/454419 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9438 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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] => 13454419 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/454419
THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOUND APPARATUS Apr 23, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8392656 [patent_doc_number] => 20120230502 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-09-13 [patent_title] => 'HEARING AID FITTING DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/411940 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6613 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [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] => 13411940 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/411940
HEARING AID FITTING DEVICE Mar 4, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8429037 [patent_doc_number] => 20120250912 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-10-04 [patent_title] => 'LINE SPEAKER SYSTEM AND LAYOUT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/412391 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5160 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [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] => 13412391 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/412391
LINE SPEAKER SYSTEM AND LAYOUT Mar 4, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8381081 [patent_doc_number] => 20120224709 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-09-06 [patent_title] => 'VOICE ACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/410731 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5435 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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] => 13410731 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/410731
VOICE ACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME Mar 1, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8392683 [patent_doc_number] => 20120230525 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-09-13 [patent_title] => 'AUDIO DEVICE AND AUDIO SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/409541 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 10125 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13409541 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/409541
AUDIO DEVICE AND AUDIO SYSTEM Feb 29, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8962524 [patent_doc_number] => 20130202126 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-08-08 [patent_title] => 'HEADPHONES ACTIVATED BY ROTATION OF AN EAR CUP' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/368837 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-02-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3804 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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] => 13368837 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/368837
HEADPHONES ACTIVATED BY ROTATION OF AN EAR CUP Feb 7, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8346404 [patent_doc_number] => 20120207319 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-16 [patent_title] => 'SOUND SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS AND SOUND SIGNAL OUTPUT METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/367670 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-02-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 13713 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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] => 13367670 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/367670
SOUND SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS AND SOUND SIGNAL OUTPUT METHOD Feb 6, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8346398 [patent_doc_number] => 20120207318 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-16 [patent_title] => 'SOUND SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS, SPEAKER APPARATUS, AND SOUND SIGNAL OUTPUT METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/367450 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-02-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 8369 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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] => 13367450 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/367450
SOUND SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS, SPEAKER APPARATUS, AND SOUND SIGNAL OUTPUT METHOD Feb 6, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8266539 [patent_doc_number] => 20120165966 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-06-28 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING AUDIO DATA' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/337408 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-12-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3957 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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] => 13337408 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/337408
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING AUDIO DATA Dec 26, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8744218 [patent_doc_number] => 20130083935 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-04 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR TESTING AN AUDIO JACK OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/336879 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-12-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 1705 [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] => 13336879 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/336879
METHOD FOR TESTING AN AUDIO JACK OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Dec 22, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8264198 [patent_doc_number] => 20120163630 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-06-28 [patent_title] => 'AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEM, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/330500 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-12-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6857 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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] => 13330500 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/330500
AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEM, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD Dec 18, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8709162 [patent_doc_number] => 20130066451 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-03-14 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING FREQUENCY MISMATCH IN A RECEIVER SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/315804 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-12-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 7142 [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] => 13315804 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/315804
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING FREQUENCY MISMATCH IN A RECEIVER SYSTEM Dec 8, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8212603 [patent_doc_number] => 20120130519 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-05-24 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING ZIGBEE-BASED AUDIO DATA' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/298780 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-11-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5593 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [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/A1/0130/20120130519.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13298780 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/298780
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING ZIGBEE-BASED AUDIO DATA Nov 16, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8828059 [patent_doc_number] => 20130129104 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-05-23 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACOUSTIC NOISE MITIGATION IN A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/298666 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-11-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6640 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13298666 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/298666
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACOUSTIC NOISE MITIGATION IN A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER Nov 16, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8820449 [patent_doc_number] => 20130121494 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-05-16 [patent_title] => 'Ear Coupling Status Sensor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/296415 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-11-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9332 [patent_no_of_claims] => 54 [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] => 13296415 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/296415
Ear Coupling Status Sensor Nov 14, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8369773 [patent_doc_number] => 20120219161 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-30 [patent_title] => 'PLAYBACK APPARATUS, AUDIO DATA CORRECTION APPARATUS AND PLAYBACK METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/294479 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-11-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 4846 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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] => 13294479 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/294479
PLAYBACK APPARATUS, AUDIO DATA CORRECTION APPARATUS AND PLAYBACK METHOD Nov 10, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7566548 [patent_doc_number] => 20110286611 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-11-24 [patent_title] => 'DIGITAL AMPLIFIER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/050574 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-03-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3300 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [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/A1/0286/20110286611.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13050574 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/050574
DIGITAL AMPLIFIER Mar 16, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8404985 [patent_doc_number] => 20120237048 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-09-20 [patent_title] => 'APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ECHO SUPPRESSION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/046922 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-03-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3315 [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] => 13046922 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/046922
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ECHO SUPPRESSION Mar 13, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6013870 [patent_doc_number] => 20110222696 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-09-15 [patent_title] => 'CONFIGURABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE REPROGRAMMABLE TO MODIFY THE DEVICE FREQUENCY RESPONSE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/046451 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-03-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 7410 [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] => publications/A1/0222/20110222696.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13046451 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/046451
CONFIGURABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE REPROGRAMMABLE TO MODIFY THE DEVICE FREQUENCY RESPONSE Mar 10, 2011 Abandoned
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