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Andrew W. Johns

Examiner (ID: 12449, Phone: (571)272-7391 , Office: P/2665 )

Most Active Art Unit
2665
Art Unit(s)
2899, 2721, 2665, 2662, 2606, 2621, 2624, 2616, 2714
Total Applications
2450
Issued Applications
2078
Pending Applications
134
Abandoned Applications
240

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/711906
Methods and apparatus to process imagery or audio content Feb 23, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9979530 [patent_doc_number] => 09025855 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-05-05 [patent_title] => 'Method for measuring an object' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/202476 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-02-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 15367 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 105 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13202476 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/202476
Method for measuring an object Feb 18, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8983994 [patent_doc_number] => 08515120 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-08-20 [patent_title] => 'Steganographic encoding and decoding' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/708278 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-02-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 35 [patent_no_of_words] => 9052 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 136 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12708278 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/708278
Steganographic encoding and decoding Feb 17, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4599216 [patent_doc_number] => 07983467 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-07-19 [patent_title] => 'System, method, and product for scanning of biological materials' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/704350 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-02-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 32 [patent_figures_cnt] => 37 [patent_no_of_words] => 33258 [patent_no_of_claims] => 55 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 64 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/983/07983467.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12704350 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/704350
System, method, and product for scanning of biological materials Feb 10, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6164213 [patent_doc_number] => 20110194736 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-08-11 [patent_title] => 'FINE-GRAINED VISUAL DOCUMENT FINGERPRINTING FOR ACCURATE DOCUMENT COMPARISON AND RETRIEVAL' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/701159 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-02-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 7885 [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] => publications/A1/0194/20110194736.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12701159 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/701159
Fine-grained visual document fingerprinting for accurate document comparison and retrieval Feb 4, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7650465 [patent_doc_number] => 20110299734 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-08 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TARGET OBJECTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/202233 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 7186 [patent_no_of_claims] => 32 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0299/20110299734.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13202233 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/202233
Method and system for detecting target objects Jan 26, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8472262 [patent_doc_number] => 08301453 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-10-30 [patent_title] => 'Watermark synchronization signals conveying payload data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/692451 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2327 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12692451 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/692451
Watermark synchronization signals conveying payload data Jan 21, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6449101 [patent_doc_number] => 20100189306 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-29 [patent_title] => 'LANE MARKER RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND LANE MARKER RECOGNITION METHOD USED BY SAID APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/690641 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 11586 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [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] => publications/A1/0189/20100189306.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12690641 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/690641
Lane marker recognition apparatus and lane marker recognition method used by said apparatus Jan 19, 2010 Issued
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12/689465
Connected audio content Jan 18, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6278827 [patent_doc_number] => 20100119133 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-13 [patent_title] => 'DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTILITY MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/687686 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 11343 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] => publications/A1/0119/20100119133.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12687686 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/687686
Device, system and method for motility measurement and analysis Jan 13, 2010 Issued
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13/144729
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING A SAMPLE BY IMAGING FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY Jan 13, 2010 Abandoned
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12/646788
Optical apparatus for acquiring structure information and its processing method of optical interference signal Dec 22, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6094212 [patent_doc_number] => 20110002503 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-01-06 [patent_title] => 'Identification Documents and Authentication of Such Documents' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/644534 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2640 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0002/20110002503.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12644534 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/644534
Identification documents and authentication of such documents Dec 21, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7668621 [patent_doc_number] => 20110317890 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-29 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED SCANNING AND FOR DEFORMATION SIMULATION OF SURFACES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/141679 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 11624 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [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] => 13141679 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/141679
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED SCANNING AND FOR DEFORMATION SIMULATION OF SURFACES Dec 21, 2009 Abandoned
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12/639841
Algorithms for estimating precise and relative object distances in a scene Dec 15, 2009 Issued
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12/638436
Subject tracking apparatus and control method therefor, image capturing apparatus, and display apparatus Dec 14, 2009 Issued
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12/638884
OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS, INTERACTIVE SYSTEM, OBJECT DETECTING METHOD, INTERACTIVE SYSTEM REALIZING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Dec 14, 2009 Abandoned
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12/637180
Visual object tracking with scale and orientation adaptation Dec 13, 2009 Issued
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12/631795
Blood and cell analysis using an imaging flow cytometer Dec 3, 2009 Issued
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13/121125
Eye open/close recognizing apparatus and recording medium Dec 1, 2009 Issued
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