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Andrea C. Leggett

Examiner (ID: 6299, Phone: (571)270-7700 , Office: P/2171 )

Most Active Art Unit
2171
Art Unit(s)
2173, 2171
Total Applications
740
Issued Applications
547
Pending Applications
62
Abandoned Applications
154

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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08/747350
Method and means for extracting fixed-pitch characters on noisy images with complex background prior to character recognition Nov 11, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4051691 [patent_doc_number] => 05995671 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-11-30 [patent_title] => 'Efficient representation of texture for gray scale alpha maps' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/745585 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5810 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 183 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/995/05995671.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 745585 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/745585
Efficient representation of texture for gray scale alpha maps Nov 7, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4194422 [patent_doc_number] => 06038340 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-03-14 [patent_title] => 'System and method for detecting the black and white points of a color image' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/747069 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4366 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 362 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/038/06038340.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 747069 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/747069
System and method for detecting the black and white points of a color image Nov 7, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1242449 [patent_doc_number] => 06683993 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-01-27 [patent_title] => 'Encoding and decoding with super compression a via a priori generic objects' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 08/745587 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4784 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 96 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/683/06683993.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08745587 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/745587
Encoding and decoding with super compression a via a priori generic objects Nov 7, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4234654 [patent_doc_number] => 06088487 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-07-11 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for changing a video image to a drawing-style image' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/743938 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 4040 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/088/06088487.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 743938 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/743938
Apparatus and method for changing a video image to a drawing-style image Nov 4, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7630303 [patent_doc_number] => 06636635 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-10-21 [patent_title] => 'Object extraction method, and image sensing apparatus using the method' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 08/742206 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 49 [patent_figures_cnt] => 53 [patent_no_of_words] => 47065 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 7 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/636/06636635.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08742206 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/742206
Object extraction method, and image sensing apparatus using the method Oct 30, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3824359 [patent_doc_number] => 05832118 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-11-03 [patent_title] => 'Texture classification apparatus employing coarsensess and directivity of patterns' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/734217 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2735 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 269 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/832/05832118.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 734217 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/734217
Texture classification apparatus employing coarsensess and directivity of patterns Oct 20, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4020016 [patent_doc_number] => 06005971 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-12-21 [patent_title] => 'Method, system and program products for displaying multiple types of data in single images' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/733201 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 6247 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 314 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/005/06005971.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 733201 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/733201
Method, system and program products for displaying multiple types of data in single images Oct 17, 1996 Issued
08/704690 IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROCESSED AND/OR TRANSPORTED GOODS Oct 15, 1996 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4232833 [patent_doc_number] => 06041147 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-03-21 [patent_title] => 'Content-based indexing of images by coding levels defined as a function of reduced entropy' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/732803 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 1229 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 89 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/041/06041147.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 732803 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/732803
Content-based indexing of images by coding levels defined as a function of reduced entropy Oct 14, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4113476 [patent_doc_number] => 06097846 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-01 [patent_title] => 'Image processing device with inverse quantization and two dimensional inverse discrete cosine transformation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/730453 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 8691 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 512 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/097/06097846.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 730453 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/730453
Image processing device with inverse quantization and two dimensional inverse discrete cosine transformation Oct 14, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4133951 [patent_doc_number] => 06072909 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-06 [patent_title] => 'Image coding devise and image decoding devise using with image disassembly' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/730764 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 13806 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 136 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/072/06072909.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 730764 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/730764
Image coding devise and image decoding devise using with image disassembly Oct 14, 1996 Issued
08/718414 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING MOTION USING AN EXYERNAL MOTION FIELD Sep 24, 1996 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4420702 [patent_doc_number] => 06240204 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-05-29 [patent_title] => 'Image data conversion on the basis of observation light of an output image' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/712262 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 6777 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/240/06240204.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 712262 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/712262
Image data conversion on the basis of observation light of an output image Sep 10, 1996 Issued
08/709517 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENTLY PROCESSING IMAGE DATA FOR REPRODUCTION Sep 5, 1996 Abandoned
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08/705644
Method for irregular triangle mesh representation of an image based on adaptive control point removal Aug 29, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3877041 [patent_doc_number] => 05793895 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-08-11 [patent_title] => 'Intelligent error resilient video encoder' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/697652 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3082 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 156 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/793/05793895.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 697652 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/697652
Intelligent error resilient video encoder Aug 27, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3782837 [patent_doc_number] => 05734746 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-03-31 [patent_title] => 'Picture signal enhancement circuit includes a non-linear circuit for enhancing the picture signal in dependence of histograms measured at transitions in the picture signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/704401 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2679 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/734/05734746.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 704401 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/704401
Picture signal enhancement circuit includes a non-linear circuit for enhancing the picture signal in dependence of histograms measured at transitions in the picture signal Aug 26, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3801111 [patent_doc_number] => 05822460 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-13 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for generating chrominance shape information of a video object plane in a video signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/703594 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2200 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 161 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/822/05822460.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 703594 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/703594
Method and apparatus for generating chrominance shape information of a video object plane in a video signal Aug 26, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4219247 [patent_doc_number] => 06078688 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-20 [patent_title] => 'Method for image segmentation by minimizing the ratio between the exterior boundary cost and the cost of the enclosed region' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/702351 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 6453 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/078/06078688.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 702351 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/702351
Method for image segmentation by minimizing the ratio between the exterior boundary cost and the cost of the enclosed region Aug 22, 1996 Issued
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