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William D. Thomson

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 9280, Phone: (571)272-3718 , Office: P/3769 )

Most Active Art Unit
2123
Art Unit(s)
2123, 2763, 2194, 2758, 3793, 3769, 3797
Total Applications
504
Issued Applications
156
Pending Applications
163
Abandoned Applications
185

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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14/590468
Device description profile for a fabric network Jan 5, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10304338 [patent_doc_number] => 20150189337 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-07-02 [patent_title] => 'DATA TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/587601 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 10328 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14587601 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/587601
Data transmitting device and method Dec 30, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12110010 [patent_doc_number] => 09866501 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-01-09 [patent_title] => 'Virtual switch enabling communication between external objects and simulation objects' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/587195 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 5001 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 196 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14587195 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/587195
Virtual switch enabling communication between external objects and simulation objects Dec 30, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11616516 [patent_doc_number] => 09654388 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-16 [patent_title] => 'Goal-based network routing' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/587233 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 12236 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 233 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14587233 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/587233
Goal-based network routing Dec 30, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10232215 [patent_doc_number] => 20150117209 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-04-30 [patent_title] => 'TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION IN HETEROGENOUS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/526639 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 7418 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14526639 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/526639
Traffic distribution in heterogenous network environment Oct 28, 2014 Issued
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14/526861
Managing idle mode of operation in network switches Oct 28, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11525445 [patent_doc_number] => 09608864 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-28 [patent_title] => 'Network control' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/526997 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 16854 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 147 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14526997 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/526997
Network control Oct 28, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10232188 [patent_doc_number] => 20150117182 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-04-30 [patent_title] => 'MANAGING A NETWORK CONNECTION OF A SWITCH' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/526714 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 8303 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14526714 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/526714
Managing a network connection of a switch Oct 28, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10254033 [patent_doc_number] => 20150139029 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-05-21 [patent_title] => 'COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/526594 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8855 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14526594 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/526594
Communication apparatus that delays a start of data communication based on information obtained from another communication apparatus, method for controlling the same, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium Oct 28, 2014 Issued
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15/312079
TRILL ISIS-BASED ROUTE CALCULATION METHOD AND DEVICE Oct 22, 2014 Abandoned
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14/496930
Controlling handover based on carrier-aggregation policies Sep 24, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10200700 [patent_doc_number] => 20150085686 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-03-26 [patent_title] => 'SCHEDULING BASED ON SIGNAL QUALITY MEASUREMENTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/496913 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-09-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 15225 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14496913 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/496913
SCHEDULING BASED ON SIGNAL QUALITY MEASUREMENTS Sep 24, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10200701 [patent_doc_number] => 20150085687 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-03-26 [patent_title] => 'System and Method for Adaptive Wireless Property Calculations' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/496950 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-09-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6525 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14496950 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/496950
System and method for adaptive wireless property calculations Sep 24, 2014 Issued
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14/583595
Methods for aperiodic CSI report triggering for flexible subframes in LTE TDD eIMTA systems with dynamic UL-DL reconfiguration Sep 24, 2014 Issued
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14/496850
Systems and methods for analog cancellation for division free duplexing for radios using MIMO Sep 24, 2014 Issued
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14/481354
TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT AND CAMERA SYSTEM Sep 8, 2014 Abandoned
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14/475647
Shim layer abstraction in multi-protocol SDN controller Sep 2, 2014 Issued
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14/453054
Hybrid network management Aug 5, 2014 Issued
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14/453393
Load balancing with mobile resources Aug 5, 2014 Issued
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14/452975
Forwarding to clusters of service nodes Aug 5, 2014 Issued
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