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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
Array ( [id] => 6345933 [patent_doc_number] => 20100021075 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-28 [patent_title] => 'DIGITAL IMAGE DEGRAINING FILTER AND METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/260238 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5429 [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/A1/0021/20100021075.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12260238 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/260238
Digital image degraining filter and method Oct 28, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6431266 [patent_doc_number] => 20100103475 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-29 [patent_title] => 'DYNAMIC PRINT CONTRAST SIGNAL DETERMINATION FOR PAPER DOCUMENTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/260726 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6592 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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/A1/0103/20100103475.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12260726 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/260726
Dynamic print contrast signal determination for paper documents Oct 28, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6437978 [patent_doc_number] => 20100104216 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-29 [patent_title] => 'COMBINING FEATURE BOUNDARIES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/259845 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 11928 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [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] => publications/A1/0104/20100104216.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12259845 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/259845
Combining feature boundaries Oct 27, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5329814 [patent_doc_number] => 20090110291 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-30 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/259425 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 11498 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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/A1/0110/20090110291.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12259425 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/259425
Image processing apparatus and image processing method Oct 27, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8031841 [patent_doc_number] => 08145016 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-03-27 [patent_title] => 'System for the environmental viewing of an outdoor ad space' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/290271 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2049 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 79 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/145/08145016.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12290271 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/290271
System for the environmental viewing of an outdoor ad space Oct 27, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5329817 [patent_doc_number] => 20090110294 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-30 [patent_title] => 'AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF OUTLINED OBJECTS FROM ONE DATA SET INTO ANOTHER DATA SET' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/258807 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4012 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [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/A1/0110/20090110294.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12258807 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/258807
Automatic transfer of outlined objects from one data set into another data set Oct 26, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8354040 [patent_doc_number] => 08249377 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-21 [patent_title] => 'Blurred digital image deblurring' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/258774 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4585 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 109 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12258774 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/258774
Blurred digital image deblurring Oct 26, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5501291 [patent_doc_number] => 20090161979 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-06-25 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/257721 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4437 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [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/A1/0161/20090161979.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12257721 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/257721
Image acquiring apparatus and control method thereof Oct 23, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6438015 [patent_doc_number] => 20100104220 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-29 [patent_title] => 'Systems and Methods for Socially-Based Correction of Tilted Images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/256827 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 6334 [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/A1/0104/20100104220.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12256827 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/256827
Systems and methods for socially-based correction of tilted images Oct 22, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5270547 [patent_doc_number] => 20090074323 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-03-19 [patent_title] => 'Image processing method, carrier medium carrying image processing program, image processing apparatus, and imaging apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/289253 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 8604 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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/A1/0074/20090074323.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12289253 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/289253
Image processing method, carrier medium carrying image processing program, image processing apparatus, and imaging apparatus Oct 22, 2008 Issued
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12/288600
System for converting a photograph into a portrait-style image Oct 21, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9142427 [patent_doc_number] => 08582904 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-11-12 [patent_title] => 'Method of second order prediction and video encoder and decoder using the same' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/738205 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8216 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 120 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12738205 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/738205
Method of second order prediction and video encoder and decoder using the same Oct 13, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5409128 [patent_doc_number] => 20090123026 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-05-14 [patent_title] => 'Method and Apparatus for Associating Identifiers with Content' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/247021 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2956 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [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/A1/0123/20090123026.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12247021 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/247021
Method and apparatus for associating identifiers with content Oct 6, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8957941 [patent_doc_number] => 08503728 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-08-06 [patent_title] => 'Road marking image processing device, road marking image processing method, and program' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/738006 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 8044 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 132 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12738006 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/738006
Road marking image processing device, road marking image processing method, and program Sep 30, 2008 Issued
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12/238536
System and method for multiple-instance learning for computer aided diagnosis Sep 25, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5520408 [patent_doc_number] => 20090028389 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-29 [patent_title] => 'Image recognition method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/232683 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 12188 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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/A1/0028/20090028389.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12232683 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/232683
Image recognition method Sep 21, 2008 Issued
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12/207339
Detecting hidden auxiliary code signals in media Sep 8, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 114898 [patent_doc_number] => 07720255 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-18 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus to process video and audio media' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/198682 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 14968 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 54 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/720/07720255.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12198682 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/198682
Methods and apparatus to process video and audio media Aug 25, 2008 Issued
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12/194842
Blood and cell analysis using an imaging flow cytometer Aug 19, 2008 Issued
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12/193279
Image pick-up apparatus having a function of recognizing a face and method of controlling the apparatus Aug 17, 2008 Issued
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