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Benjamin S Fields

Examiner (ID: 4372, Phone: (571)272-9734 , Office: P/3623 )

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3684
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3624, 3692, 3623, 3684
Total Applications
372
Issued Applications
200
Pending Applications
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Abandoned Applications
172

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/353665
IMAGE SENSORS WITH DIFFERENT CHARGE-TO-VOLTAGE CONVERSION FACTORS AND METHODS THEREOF Jul 16, 2023 Pending
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18/352932
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING VIDEOS Jul 13, 2023 Pending
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18/349929
Apparatus and methods for the storage of overlapping regions of imaging data for the generation of optimized stitched images Jul 9, 2023 Issued
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18/142418
USE MOTION DATA TO GENERATE HIGHER RESOLUTION IMAGES May 1, 2023 Pending
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18/117404
Optical sensor cancelling image flicker Mar 3, 2023 Issued
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18/108788
Generate super-resolution images from sparse color information Feb 12, 2023 Issued
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18/153017
Imaging apparatus and imaging method, camera module, and electronic apparatus capable of detecting a failure in a structure in which substrates are stacked Jan 10, 2023 Issued
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18/063183
IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Dec 7, 2022 Pending
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18/061887
CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Dec 4, 2022 Pending
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18/060604
IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM THAT PERFORMS AUTOMATIC SHOOTING USING MULTIPLE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSES, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Nov 30, 2022 Pending
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17/984491
Solid state imaging device, method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus Nov 9, 2022 Issued
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17/938700
Method for performing image processing and capturing photo frame in parallel Oct 6, 2022 Issued
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17/934494
Adaptive-Flash Photography, Videography, and/or Flashlight Using Camera, Scene, or User Input Parameters Sep 21, 2022 Pending
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17/933337
PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE HAVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO INCIDENCE OF PHOTON, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Sep 18, 2022 Pending
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17/932391
Apparatus and methods for the storage of overlapping regions of imaging data for the generation of optimized stitched images Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/945413
IMAGING SYSTEM Sep 14, 2022 Pending
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17/944233
IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Sep 13, 2022 Pending
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17/820716
Imaging apparatus, flicker detection method, and storage medium Aug 17, 2022 Issued
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17/820065
IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Aug 15, 2022 Pending
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17/884537
IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD Aug 8, 2022 Pending
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