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Walter F. Briney Iii

Examiner (ID: 2580, Phone: (571)272-7513 , Office: P/2615 )

Most Active Art Unit
2692
Art Unit(s)
2692, 2615, 2644, 2614, 2651, 2655, 2646, 2656
Total Applications
915
Issued Applications
554
Pending Applications
102
Abandoned Applications
285

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/508385
Hearing system, hearing device and method for providing an alert for a user Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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17/506666
Audio control circuit, host device and associated control method Oct 19, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19064314 [patent_doc_number] => 11943586 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-03-26 [patent_title] => Method for operating a hearing aid, and hearing aid [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/501323 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-10-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 6137 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 181 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17501323 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/501323
Method for operating a hearing aid, and hearing aid Oct 13, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18296469 [patent_doc_number] => 20230106155 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-04-06 [patent_title] => Space monitoring apparatus using sound signal and space monitoring method thereof [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/495790 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-10-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5917 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17495790 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/495790
Space monitoring apparatus using sound signal and space monitoring method thereof Oct 5, 2021 Issued
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17/480762
Modular headset assembly Sep 20, 2021 Issued
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17/448007
BASS OPTIMIZATION FOR AUDIO SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Sep 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/447930
SPEAKER AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CASE Sep 15, 2021 Abandoned
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18/041850
MOOD DETECTION AND/OR INFLUENCE VIA AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES Aug 23, 2021 Pending
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17/406233
Audio mixing device and audio mixing method Aug 18, 2021 Issued
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17/397743
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING A MODAL FILTER FOR A DESIRED REVERBERATION Aug 8, 2021 Abandoned
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17/444492
METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING AID AND HEARING AID Aug 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/388140
DIAPHRAGM, MEMS MICROPHONE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Jul 28, 2021 Abandoned
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17/386819
Electronic device and method for controlling audio volume thereof Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/387370
DETECTION OF FILTER CLOGGING FOR HEARING DEVICES Jul 27, 2021 Pending
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17/386738
Audio signal reproduction Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/387998
ELECTRONIC HEARING PROTECTION HAVING IMPROVED NOISE REDUCTION Jul 27, 2021 Pending
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17/380873
Multi-stage processing of audio signals to facilitate rendering of 3D audio via a plurality of playback devices Jul 19, 2021 Issued
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17/379567
System and method for enhancing game performance based on key acoustic event profiles Jul 18, 2021 Issued
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17/376328
Synchronizing bluetooth data capture to data playback Jul 14, 2021 Issued
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17/376328
Synchronizing bluetooth data capture to data playback Jul 14, 2021 Issued
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