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Fork With Timer

A fork with timer for providing a cue to a user after an elapsed period of time for indicating that another bite of food using the fork may be taken.

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Examiner: Sam, Phirin


Primary examiner statistics: 550 patents; average approval time: 551 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 247 patents; average approval time: 1158 days

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8111685 Communication network with co-routed multi-channel traffic
8111607 Frequency division multiplexing system with selectable rate
8111636 Method and apparatus for providing spontaneous multi-way telephon...
8107478 Wireless communication device, communication system, communicatio...
8102855 Data processing system, method and interconnect fabric supporting...
8102850 Multicast tree design apparatus, method, and program product
8098627 P-CSCF fast handoff for IMS/MMS architecture
8098650 Apparatus and method for processing contents using routing table
8094656 Method and apparatus for network bandwidth conservation
8085770 Method of transporting a multipoint stream in a local area networ...
8081636 Method, system and use thereof for controlling real time contiguo...
8077703 Induced answering method and system for circuit switching-based t...
8072893 Integrated circuit with data communication network and IC design ...
8068505 Communications network bridge and a communications system compris...
8064412 Systems and methods for monitoring conditions
8064430 Network element apparatus and intermediate router apparatus
8064472 Method and apparatus for queue concatenation
8059648 System and method for isolating network clients
8059647 Multicast implementation in a link state protocol controlled ethe...
8054821 Beacon requests and RS bit resolving circular routes
RE42883 Enhanced phone-based collaboration
8050196 Method and apparatus for controlling packet transmissions within ...
8040903 Automated configuration of point-to-point load balancing between ...
8036248 Method, apparatus, and system for automatic data aligner for mult...
8031697 Method for bearer independent call control (BICC) optimization fo...
8031714 Using a cache of outgoing packet identifiers to recover from a pr...
8023519 Dense mode coding scheme
8018943 Automatic filter overlap processing and related systems and metho...
8014321 Rendezvousing resource requests with corresponding resources
8009689 Apparatus and method for dynamically limiting output queue size i...
7990896 Method and system for automating node configuration to facilitate...
7990907 Mobile telephony
7990954 Method and apparatus for controlling telephone calls using a comp...
7990918 Wireless T/E transceiver frame and signaling controller
7986693 Data link layer switch with multicast capability
7983200 Apparatus and method for packet-based media communications
7974266 Method and apparatus for classifying IP data
7969940 Method and system for assigning radio resources in cellular syste...
7965642 Computing path information to a destination node in a data commun...
7957320 Method for changing a group key in a group of network elements in...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6697370 Bandwidth control method of packet data in packet switching netwo...
6667972 Method and apparatus providing multi-service connections within a...
6661804 Methods and apparatus for providing quality-of-service guarantees...
6661812 Bidirectional bus for use as an interconnect routing resource
6658008 Method and apparatus for removal of dataless frames when transpor...
6654388 Method and apparatus for automatically determining allocation of ...
6650628 Combining QAM and QPSK to optimize license capacity in cellular, ...
6650633 Monitor network with advanced intelligent network (AIN) for elect...
6636525 Destination dependent coding for discrete multi-tone modulation
6628668 Crosspoint switch bandwidth allocation management
6621823 Network appliance combining asychronous notification with interac...
6614804 Method and apparatus for remote update of clients by a server via...
6594250 Method of monitoring base stations with discontinuous control cha...
6594273 Self-configuring radio network
6590900 Time and space sliced non-blocking network switching fabric
6587446 Handoff in a wireless communication system
6584112 Exchange guaranteed to have same terminal identifier information ...
6580711 Serial interface circuit and signal processing method of the same
6574240 Apparatus and method for implementing distributed layer 3 learnin...
6574194 Architecture of data communications switching system and associat...
6570883 Packet scheduling using dual weight single priority queue
6570852 Relay communication system
6570875 Automatic filtering and creation of virtual LANs among a pluralit...
6567426 Preemptive timer multiplexed shared memory access
6567387 System and method for data transmission from multiple wireless ba...
6563786 Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system with selectable...
6563842 Communications system
6560237 Packet order assurance mechanism
6553010 Coverage detection and indication in multimedia radiocommunicatio...
6553033 Process for optimized transmission of ATM cells over connection e...
6553029 Link aggregation in ethernet frame switches
6549515 Method for managing varying traffic loads in a telecommunication ...
6546000 Method for channel use in TDMA system, and TDMA system
6542462 Method and apparatus for overload control of multimedia communica...
6535530 Apparatus and method for demultiplexing multiplexed data
6535516 Shared memory based network switch and the network constructed wi...
6535479 Hitless switching system of ATM switch apparatus in which discard...
6535482 Congestion notification from router
6535515 TCP communication speed improving system
6529529 Multiplexing device having a digital 1-link relay capability
 
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