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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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12/508645
Enhanced detection of gesture Jul 23, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6233026 [patent_doc_number] => 20100185306 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-22 [patent_title] => 'Methods and Systems Employing Digital Content' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/506854 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 23138 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0185/20100185306.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12506854 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/506854
Methods and systems employing digital content Jul 20, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8020625 [patent_doc_number] => 08139821 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-03-20 [patent_title] => 'Vehicle periphery monitoring device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/119324 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6994 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 268 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/139/08139821.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13119324 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/119324
Vehicle periphery monitoring device Jul 9, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6390755 [patent_doc_number] => 20100163629 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-01 [patent_title] => 'Security Document Carrying Machine Readable Pattern' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/493983 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 18411 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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/A1/0163/20100163629.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12493983 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/493983
Security document carrying machine readable pattern Jun 28, 2009 Issued
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12/485666
Methods, objects and apparatus employing machine readable data Jun 15, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4476026 [patent_doc_number] => 07945109 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-05-17 [patent_title] => 'Image processing based on object information' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/456491 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-06-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 8617 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 75 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/945/07945109.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12456491 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/456491
Image processing based on object information Jun 15, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5373277 [patent_doc_number] => 20090310837 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-17 [patent_title] => 'Method and System for Automatic Detection and Measurement of Mitral Valve Inflow Patterns in Doppler Echocardiography' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/481861 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-06-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4173 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [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/A1/0310/20090310837.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12481861 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/481861
Method and system for automatic detection and measurement of mitral valve inflow patterns in doppler echocardiography Jun 9, 2009 Issued
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12/996610
Method, system, and computer-accessible medium for authentication of paper using a speckle pattern Jun 4, 2009 Issued
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12/476844
Content processing methods using reversible watermarking Jun 1, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5552586 [patent_doc_number] => 20090286572 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-11-19 [patent_title] => 'Interactive Systems and Methods Employing Wireless Mobile Devices' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/468703 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-05-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 51261 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [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/A1/0286/20090286572.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12468703 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/468703
Interactive systems and methods employing wireless mobile devices May 18, 2009 Issued
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12/464679
Arrangement of objects in images or graphics to convey a machine-readable signal May 11, 2009 Issued
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12/996114
Particle image analysis method and apparatus May 11, 2009 Issued
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12/601989
Pattern recognition apparatus, pattern recognition method, image processing apparatus, and image processing method Apr 29, 2009 Issued
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12/664735
Image processing device, image processing method, and integrated circuit for processing images Apr 21, 2009 Issued
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12/420756
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY TARGETING CELLS WITHIN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPECIMEN Apr 7, 2009 Abandoned
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12/419190
Image processing apparatus, control method for the image processing apparatus, and storage medium storing computer program for executing the control method of the image processing apparatus Apr 5, 2009 Issued
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12/407487
Methods and systems employing digital content Mar 18, 2009 Issued
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12/406586
Device, system and method for determining compliance with a positioning instruction by a figure in an image Mar 17, 2009 Issued
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12/381249
SAR ATR treeline extended operating condition Mar 8, 2009 Issued
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12/362562
Generation of a disparity result with low latency Jan 29, 2009 Issued
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