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William A. Luther

Examiner (ID: 5914)

Most Active Art Unit
2731
Art Unit(s)
2664, 2731, 2616, 2607, 2614, 2667
Total Applications
411
Issued Applications
321
Pending Applications
46
Abandoned Applications
44

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 3739518 [patent_doc_number] => 05671249 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-09-23 [patent_title] => 'Inter-repeater backplane with synchronous/asynchronous dual mode operation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/757484 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3239 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 175 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/671/05671249.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 757484 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/757484
Inter-repeater backplane with synchronous/asynchronous dual mode operation Nov 26, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3982248 [patent_doc_number] => 05887040 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-03-23 [patent_title] => 'High speed digital data retiming apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/746992 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 4952 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 501 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/887/05887040.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 746992 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/746992
High speed digital data retiming apparatus Nov 18, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4251657 [patent_doc_number] => 06081526 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and methods for transmitting an MPEG information signal, and a method for reproducing that signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/744159 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 15904 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 85 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/081/06081526.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 744159 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/744159
Apparatus and methods for transmitting an MPEG information signal, and a method for reproducing that signal Nov 11, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3714105 [patent_doc_number] => 05675615 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-10-07 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for switching asynchronous clock signals' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/744121 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4243 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 415 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/675/05675615.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 744121 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/744121
Apparatus and method for switching asynchronous clock signals Nov 4, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4055495 [patent_doc_number] => 05909472 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-06-01 [patent_title] => 'Digital circuit clocking using a dual side band suppressed carrier clock modulated signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/741489 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2716 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 61 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/909/05909472.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 741489 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/741489
Digital circuit clocking using a dual side band suppressed carrier clock modulated signal Oct 29, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3734456 [patent_doc_number] => 05701334 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-12-23 [patent_title] => 'Path length delay compensation in an open-loop system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/736873 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2318 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/701/05701334.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 736873 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/736873
Path length delay compensation in an open-loop system Oct 24, 1996 Issued
08/720992 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE SELF-NOISE CANCELLATION FOR DECISION DIRECTED TIMING RECOVERY Oct 14, 1996 Abandoned
08/720988 SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR, AND METHOD OF, PROCESSING BASEBAND SIGNALS TO COMBAT ISI AND NON-LINEARITIES IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Oct 14, 1996 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3792630 [patent_doc_number] => 05757868 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-26 [patent_title] => 'Digital phase detector with integrated phase detection' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/726727 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4150 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/757/05757868.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 726727 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/726727
Digital phase detector with integrated phase detection Oct 6, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3875121 [patent_doc_number] => 05796785 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-08-18 [patent_title] => 'Digital audio broadcast receiver having circuitry for retrieving embedded data and for supplying the retrieved data to peripheral devices' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/724389 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6317 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/796/05796785.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 724389 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/724389
Digital audio broadcast receiver having circuitry for retrieving embedded data and for supplying the retrieved data to peripheral devices Sep 30, 1996 Issued
08/723490 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRECORRECTING TIMING AND FREQUENCY IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Sep 29, 1996 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4310579 [patent_doc_number] => 06198763 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-06 [patent_title] => 'Transmitter and receiver for spread-spectrum communication' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/720291 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 3772 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/198/06198763.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 720291 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/720291
Transmitter and receiver for spread-spectrum communication Sep 25, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4368481 [patent_doc_number] => 06292508 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-09-18 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for managing power in a frequency hopping medium access control protocol' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/717762 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 13506 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 118 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/292/06292508.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 717762 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/717762
Method and apparatus for managing power in a frequency hopping medium access control protocol Sep 22, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3734107 [patent_doc_number] => 05673292 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-09-30 [patent_title] => 'AM-PSK system for broadcasting a composite analog and digital signal using adaptive M-ary PSK modulation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/718253 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4387 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 112 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/673/05673292.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 718253 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/718253
AM-PSK system for broadcasting a composite analog and digital signal using adaptive M-ary PSK modulation Sep 19, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3854972 [patent_doc_number] => 05848096 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-12-08 [patent_title] => 'Communication method and system using different spreading codes' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/708987 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 1951 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 234 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/848/05848096.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 708987 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/708987
Communication method and system using different spreading codes Sep 5, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3906858 [patent_doc_number] => 05835532 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-11-10 [patent_title] => 'Blind equalizer for a vestigial sideband signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/704789 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5407 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 104 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/835/05835532.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 704789 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/704789
Blind equalizer for a vestigial sideband signal Sep 4, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3951653 [patent_doc_number] => 05930250 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-07-27 [patent_title] => 'Communication system for interactive services with a packet switching interaction channel over a narrow-band circuit switching network, as well as a device for application in such a communication system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/709325 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4705 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/930/05930250.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 709325 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/709325
Communication system for interactive services with a packet switching interaction channel over a narrow-band circuit switching network, as well as a device for application in such a communication system Sep 3, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4231086 [patent_doc_number] => 06111876 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-29 [patent_title] => 'VLAN frame format' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/705631 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6112 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 100 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/111/06111876.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 705631 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/705631
VLAN frame format Aug 29, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4203837 [patent_doc_number] => 06154502 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-11-28 [patent_title] => 'Signal constellation slicer' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/701695 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3141 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 196 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/154/06154502.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 701695 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/701695
Signal constellation slicer Aug 21, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4065137 [patent_doc_number] => 05933431 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-08-03 [patent_title] => 'Frame-based modulus interleaver' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/699124 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3076 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 165 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/933/05933431.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 699124 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/699124
Frame-based modulus interleaver Aug 14, 1996 Issued
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