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William D Cumming

Examiner (ID: 6945, Phone: (571)272-7861 , Office: P/2645 )

Most Active Art Unit
2645
Art Unit(s)
2744, 2601, 2617, 2749, 2645, 2684, 2683, 2787, 2608, 2614
Total Applications
2475
Issued Applications
1927
Pending Applications
235
Abandoned Applications
359

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/002342
Multiple subscription entities in a user device Jun 20, 2021 Issued
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17/342750
Methods for handling periodic radio access network notification area (RNA) update configuration upon reject Jun 8, 2021 Issued
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18/001229
Communication of user terminal having multiple subscription identities Jun 7, 2021 Issued
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17/331149
Zone management and hybrid automatic repeat request for sidelink in a wireless communication system May 25, 2021 Issued
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17/328462
GROUP COMMUNICATION FORWARDING TO A SECONDARY SERVICE May 23, 2021 Abandoned
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17/326543
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM May 20, 2021 Abandoned
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17/325738
Technology-specific listen before talk parameter adjustments for common energy detection thresholds May 19, 2021 Issued
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17/303087
Transmission of UL control channels with dynamic structures May 18, 2021 Issued
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17/323645
Wireless device with an aggregate user interface for controlling other devices May 17, 2021 Issued
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17/322520
Automated cell azimuth estimation and validation May 16, 2021 Issued
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17/318469
Method, apparatus, and system utilizing lower layer signalling for mobility beam management May 11, 2021 Issued
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17/998406
Apparatus for selecting radio beams May 11, 2021 Issued
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17/926394
Data transmission method, network device and system in multi-connectivity network May 6, 2021 Issued
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18/550277
ADAPTIVE CELL SELECTION, RESELECTION AND MOBILITY ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUES Apr 29, 2021 Pending
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17/245518
Information transmission method and communications apparatus Apr 29, 2021 Issued
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17/245799
Methods, apparatus and systems for indicating uplink transmission resources related to various services Apr 29, 2021 Issued
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17/237161
Call prompt method Apr 21, 2021 Issued
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17/232742
Method and apparatus for searching networks Apr 15, 2021 Issued
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17/227362
Methods and related devices for multi-connectivity Apr 10, 2021 Issued
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17/224195
Apparatuses for transmission of paging blocks in swept downlink beams Apr 6, 2021 Issued
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