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Walter F. Briney Iii

Examiner (ID: 2776, Phone: (571)272-7513 , Office: P/2615 )

Most Active Art Unit
2692
Art Unit(s)
2644, 2655, 2614, 2651, 2615, 2646, 2656, 2692
Total Applications
919
Issued Applications
557
Pending Applications
106
Abandoned Applications
285

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 4845031 [patent_doc_number] => 20080181439 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-07-31 [patent_title] => 'Method for dynamic determination of time constants, method for level detection, method for compressing an electric audio signal and hearing aid, wherein the method for compression is used' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/007769 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-01-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4088 [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] => publications/A1/0181/20080181439.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12007769 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/007769
Method for dynamic determination of time constants, method for level detection, method for compressing an electric audio signal and hearing aid, wherein the method for compression is used Jan 14, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4966754 [patent_doc_number] => 20080109574 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-05-08 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for synchronizing audio processing modules' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/005911 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6069 [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] => publications/A1/0109/20080109574.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12005911 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/005911
Method and system for synchronizing audio processing modules Dec 26, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6225422 [patent_doc_number] => 20100057230 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-03-04 [patent_title] => 'HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNAL INTERPOLATION APPARATUS AND HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNAL INTERPOLATION METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/448419 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3218 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [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/A1/0057/20100057230.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12448419 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/448419
High-frequency signal interpolation apparatus and high-frequency signal interpolation method Dec 24, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7797863 [patent_doc_number] => 08126578 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-28 [patent_title] => 'Clipped-waveform repair in acoustic signals using generalized linear prediction' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/862068 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-09-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5042 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 180 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/126/08126578.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11862068 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/862068
Clipped-waveform repair in acoustic signals using generalized linear prediction Sep 25, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5291504 [patent_doc_number] => 20090024234 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-22 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for coupling two independent audio streams' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/901541 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-09-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5597 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [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/A1/0024/20090024234.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11901541 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/901541
Apparatus and method for coupling two independent audio streams Sep 17, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4436920 [patent_doc_number] => 07970121 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-28 [patent_title] => 'Tone, modulated tone, and saturated tone detection in a voice activity detection device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/846951 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-08-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3418 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 69 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/970/07970121.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11846951 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/846951
Tone, modulated tone, and saturated tone detection in a voice activity detection device Aug 28, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4931370 [patent_doc_number] => 20080002145 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-01-03 [patent_title] => 'Adaptor For Signal Communicative Members For Eyewear' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/833212 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-08-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4335 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [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/A1/0002/20080002145.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11833212 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/833212
Adaptor For Signal Communicative Members For Eyewear Aug 1, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7542377 [patent_doc_number] => 08060226 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-11-15 [patent_title] => 'Method and signal processing device to provide one or more fractional delay lines' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/831656 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 29 [patent_figures_cnt] => 39 [patent_no_of_words] => 20740 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 70 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/060/08060226.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11831656 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/831656
Method and signal processing device to provide one or more fractional delay lines Jul 30, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5015371 [patent_doc_number] => 20070258579 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-11-08 [patent_title] => 'Multi-channel echo cancel method, multi-channel sound transfer method, stereo echo canceller, stereo sound transfer apparatus and transfer function calculation apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/825301 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 44 [patent_figures_cnt] => 44 [patent_no_of_words] => 51682 [patent_no_of_claims] => 41 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 22 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0258/20070258579.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11825301 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/825301
Multi-channel echo cancel method, multi-channel sound transfer method, stereo echo canceller, stereo sound transfer apparatus and transfer function calculation apparatus Jul 4, 2007 Issued
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11/825270
Multi-channel echo cancel method, multi-channel sound transfer method, stereo echo canceller, stereo sound transfer apparatus and transfer function calculation apparatus Jul 4, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 74639 [patent_doc_number] => 07756267 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-13 [patent_title] => 'System and method for mirroring power over ethernet registers in a physical layer device over a single isolation boundary' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/752373 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 4208 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/756/07756267.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11752373 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/752373
System and method for mirroring power over ethernet registers in a physical layer device over a single isolation boundary May 22, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7991989 [patent_doc_number] => 08078300 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-13 [patent_title] => 'Information processing device, squealing sound generation method in information processing device, and computer program product' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/798726 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 8863 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 136 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/078/08078300.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11798726 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/798726
Information processing device, squealing sound generation method in information processing device, and computer program product May 15, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4841524 [patent_doc_number] => 20080282010 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-11-13 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for digital/analog audio storage and playback' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/798205 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3558 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [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/A1/0282/20080282010.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11798205 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/798205
Apparatus for digital/analog audio storage and playback May 10, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4838569 [patent_doc_number] => 20080279054 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-11-13 [patent_title] => 'Device for digitalizing, recording and playing audio signals of a record' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/797919 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 1384 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [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] => publications/A1/0279/20080279054.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11797919 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/797919
Device for digitalizing, recording and playing audio signals of a record May 8, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4641423 [patent_doc_number] => 08019454 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-09-13 [patent_title] => 'Audio processing system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/799105 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4068 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 42 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/019/08019454.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11799105 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/799105
Audio processing system Apr 29, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 234046 [patent_doc_number] => 07599482 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-10-06 [patent_title] => 'Systems and methods for caller-controlled tune notification of a call' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/717278 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-03-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 7567 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/599/07599482.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11717278 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/717278
Systems and methods for caller-controlled tune notification of a call Mar 12, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5089657 [patent_doc_number] => 20070229296 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-10-04 [patent_title] => 'Lanyard with device for playing prerecorded sounds' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/716858 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-03-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3812 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [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/A1/0229/20070229296.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11716858 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/716858
Lanyard with device for playing prerecorded sounds Mar 11, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4697288 [patent_doc_number] => 20080219472 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-09-11 [patent_title] => 'Noise suppressor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/714746 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-03-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 6721 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [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/A1/0219/20080219472.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11714746 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/714746
Noise suppressor Mar 6, 2007 Issued
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11/682676
Audio alert system and method Mar 5, 2007 Issued
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11/682567
Audio alert system and method Mar 5, 2007 Issued
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