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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] => 3963720 [patent_doc_number] => 05991417 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-11-23 [patent_title] => 'Process for controlling a programmable or program-controlled hearing aid for its in-situ fitting adjustment' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/945508 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3264 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 270 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/991/05991417.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 945508 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/945508
Process for controlling a programmable or program-controlled hearing aid for its in-situ fitting adjustment Oct 28, 1997 Issued
08/959824 AUTOMATION OF SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS Oct 28, 1997 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3927588 [patent_doc_number] => 06002774 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-12-14 [patent_title] => 'Arrangement, a system, a circuit and a method for enhancing a stereo image' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/959347 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3578 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 83 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/002/06002774.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 959347 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/959347
Arrangement, a system, a circuit and a method for enhancing a stereo image Oct 27, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3777128 [patent_doc_number] => 05844995 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-12-01 [patent_title] => 'Adapter for reversible conversion of standard stethoscopes to multimedia and telemedicine ready stethoscopes' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/939147 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-09-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 3270 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 322 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/844/05844995.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 939147 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/939147
Adapter for reversible conversion of standard stethoscopes to multimedia and telemedicine ready stethoscopes Sep 28, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4122745 [patent_doc_number] => 06058194 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-05-02 [patent_title] => 'Sound-capture and listening system for head equipment in noisy environment' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/913848 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-09-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2700 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/058/06058194.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 913848 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/913848
Sound-capture and listening system for head equipment in noisy environment Sep 25, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4204634 [patent_doc_number] => 06154550 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-11-28 [patent_title] => 'Method and arrangement for automatically limiting distortion in audio devices' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/936461 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 1561 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/154/06154550.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 936461 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/936461
Method and arrangement for automatically limiting distortion in audio devices Sep 23, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4190511 [patent_doc_number] => 06141597 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-10-31 [patent_title] => 'Audio processor' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/925309 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5250 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 63 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/141/06141597.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 925309 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/925309
Audio processor Sep 7, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4105312 [patent_doc_number] => 06134329 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-10-17 [patent_title] => 'Method of measuring and preventing unstable feedback in hearing aids' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/926320 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-09-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5308 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 182 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/134/06134329.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 926320 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/926320
Method of measuring and preventing unstable feedback in hearing aids Sep 4, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3988279 [patent_doc_number] => 05905802 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-05-18 [patent_title] => 'Dual action automatic sound level control' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/894779 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-08-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 1350 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 163 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/905/05905802.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 894779 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/894779
Dual action automatic sound level control Aug 21, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4252791 [patent_doc_number] => 06081602 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Arrayable two-way loudspeaker system and method' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/914838 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-08-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3416 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 130 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/081/06081602.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 914838 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/914838
Arrayable two-way loudspeaker system and method Aug 18, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3996636 [patent_doc_number] => 05949896 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-09-07 [patent_title] => 'Earphone' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/910663 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-08-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 1955 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 189 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/949/05949896.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 910663 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/910663
Earphone Aug 12, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4172873 [patent_doc_number] => 06104822 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-15 [patent_title] => 'Digital signal processing hearing aid' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/907337 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-08-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 35 [patent_no_of_words] => 11390 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 321 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/104/06104822.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 907337 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/907337
Digital signal processing hearing aid Aug 5, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4007114 [patent_doc_number] => 05920632 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-07-06 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for continuously switching a demodulator from stereo operation to mono operation, and vice versa' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/900608 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2618 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 112 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/920/05920632.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 900608 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/900608
Apparatus for continuously switching a demodulator from stereo operation to mono operation, and vice versa Jul 24, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4051082 [patent_doc_number] => 05995631 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-11-30 [patent_title] => 'Sound image localization apparatus, stereophonic sound image enhancement apparatus, and sound image control system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/898029 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 41 [patent_figures_cnt] => 51 [patent_no_of_words] => 22347 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 286 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/995/05995631.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 898029 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/898029
Sound image localization apparatus, stereophonic sound image enhancement apparatus, and sound image control system Jul 21, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4036447 [patent_doc_number] => 05926553 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-07-20 [patent_title] => 'Method for measuring the conservation of stereophonic audio signals and method for identifying jointly coded stereophonic audio signals' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/817749 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 1760 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/926/05926553.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 817749 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/817749
Method for measuring the conservation of stereophonic audio signals and method for identifying jointly coded stereophonic audio signals Jul 20, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3811682 [patent_doc_number] => 05828766 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-27 [patent_title] => 'Acoustic speaker system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/897376 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 6072 [patent_no_of_claims] => 170 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/828/05828766.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 897376 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/897376
Acoustic speaker system Jul 20, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4145859 [patent_doc_number] => 06016351 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-01-18 [patent_title] => 'Directed radiator with modulated ultrasonic sound' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/895486 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2102 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/016/06016351.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 895486 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/895486
Directed radiator with modulated ultrasonic sound Jul 15, 1997 Issued
08/893325 METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY ENLARGING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO ACOUSTICAL/ELECTRICAL TRANSDUCERS AND HEARING AID APPARATUS Jul 15, 1997 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4268638 [patent_doc_number] => 06208740 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-27 [patent_title] => 'Stereophonic magnetic induction sound system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/889745 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2938 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 226 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/208/06208740.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 889745 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/889745
Stereophonic magnetic induction sound system Jul 7, 1997 Issued
90/004754 PROGRAMMABLE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE Jul 2, 1997 Issued
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