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Examiner: Feild, Joseph H.


Primary examiner statistics: 1186 patents; average approval time: 1184 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 85 patents; average approval time: 926 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8089834 Apparatus for controlling servo signal gains of an optical disc d...
7831235 System and method for requesting remote care using mobile devices
7826330 Optical pickup device, optical disc device and prism
7529052 Disk controller and methods for use therewith
7474602 Data storage device comprising write head with carbon element
7471595 Slim optical pickup
7472406 Disk drive having integrally molded supporting members on the cha...
7471479 System for protection against copying on magnetic tape recorders
7463438 Information storage apparatus, and control method and program for...
7460454 Method and apparatus for managing disc defect using temporary DFL...
7460322 Magnetic transferring apparatus
7457208 Method and apparatus for determining position of optical pick-up ...
7457075 System and method for reducing ZAP time and track squeeze in a da...
7450326 Method to determine temperature dependent write pre-compensation ...
7251491 System of and method for using position, velocity, or direction o...
7251498 Radio headset system
7251250 Method and apparatus for efficient sharing of communication syste...
7251502 Mobile aerial communications antenna and associated methods
7251486 System and method for assigning a network address
7251473 System and method for controlling access to mobile devices
7251453 Mobile marine communications apparatus and method for use of same
7251485 Wireless LAN terminal device, portable data terminal system, mobi...
7251470 Emergency response system with personal emergency device
7248882 Distance determination apparatus for use devices in a wireless ne...
7248867 Locking/unlocking a portable electronic device
7248892 Electrical devices
7248878 Information storage for radio resource management
7245877 Wireless local area network detection
7245913 Handset mode selection based on user preferences
7245923 Mobile device and geographic information system background and su...
7245943 Apparatus and method for inputting characters in a mobile communi...
7245930 Acquisition mechanism for a mobile satellite system
7245939 Reducing the effect of signal interference in null areas caused b...
7242921 Anonymous electronic transactions
7242925 Wireless market place for multiple access internet portal
7242934 Mobile communication terminal
7242968 Communication terminal unit, connection control method and progra...
7242964 Shaping of EM field for transmission to multiple terminals
7242954 Multiple level power control command signaling
7242955 Method and apparatus for optimal multiple beam transmit weighting...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5784545 System and methods for improved spreadsheet interface with user-f...
5659793 Authoring tools for multimedia application development and networ...
5600773 Logical partitioning of gamma ramp frame buffer for overlay or an...
5592609 Video game/videographics program fabricating system and method wi...
5586236 Universal color look up table and method of generation
5581682 Method for storing and retrieving annotations and redactions in f...
5579466 Method and system for editing and formatting data in a dialog win...
5572642 Data input display system for preparing and editing structural da...
5572644 System and methods for multi-dimensional information processing
5563997 Method and apparatus for sorting records into a list box in a gra...
5557729 Application design interface enhancement
5557725 Method and system for switching between users in a conference ena...
5557723 Method and system for customizing forms in an electronic mail sys...
5557721 Method and apparatus for display screens and coupons
5555362 Method and apparatus for a layout of a document image
5553220 Managing audio data using a graphics display controller
5553222 Multimedia synchronization system
5544296 Document output method
5539870 Computerized system and process for interactively managing a dist...
5539869 Method and system for processing and presenting on-line, multimed...
5535321 Method and apparatus for variable complexity user interface in a ...
5533181 Image animation for visual training in a simulator
5530795 Computer conferencing
5528743 Method and apparatus for inserting text on a pen-based computer s...
5526480 Time domain scroll bar for multimedia presentations in a data pro...
5526477 System and method for generating glyphs of unknown characters
5524190 Command object logging system for restoring documents
5524194 Data communication apparatus
5524193 Interactive multimedia annotation method and apparatus
5524192 Simplifying maintaining and displaying of program comments
5524191 Method of editing text in column sensitive environments
5522023 Method for representing characters constructing texts in dot patt...
5519824 System and method for storing and displaying font data representi...
5517578 Method and apparatus for grouping and manipulating electronic ...
5511983 Graphic image generating apparatus with automatic demonstration i...
5513306 Temporal event viewing and editing system
5506949 Method for the creation of animated graphics
5504849 Method of moving a pixel a subpixel distance
5502805 System and methods for improved spreadsheet interface with user-f...
5500927 System and method for simplifying a computer-generated path
 
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