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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] => 5704457 [patent_doc_number] => 20060193505 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-31 [patent_title] => 'Device, system and method for motility measurement and analysis' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/401328 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-04-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 11294 [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/A1/0193/20060193505.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11401328 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/401328
Device, system and method for motility measurement and analysis Apr 10, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5062177 [patent_doc_number] => 20070223816 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-09-27 [patent_title] => 'Device, system and method for determining compliance with a positioning instruction by a figure in an image' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/389310 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 6212 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [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/A1/0223/20070223816.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11389310 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/389310
Device, system and method for determining compliance with a positioning instruction by a figure in an image Mar 26, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8774364 [patent_doc_number] => 08428333 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-23 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for performing repetitive operations' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/293047 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2814 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 118 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12293047 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/293047
Apparatus for performing repetitive operations Mar 15, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5666209 [patent_doc_number] => 20060171559 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-03 [patent_title] => 'Authentication of identification documents' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/377708 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 42626 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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/A1/0171/20060171559.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11377708 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/377708
Authentication of identification documents Mar 14, 2006 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5752260 [patent_doc_number] => 20060221409 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-10-05 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING A BUSINESS CARD FROM WITHIN MS OUTLOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE MS OUTLOOK CONTACT FILE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/307943 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1476 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [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/A1/0221/20060221409.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11307943 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/307943
System and method for scanning a business card from within a contacts address book and directly inserting into the address book database Feb 27, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 171171 [patent_doc_number] => 07668336 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-23 [patent_title] => 'Extracting embedded information from a document' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/359486 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3439 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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/07/668/07668336.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11359486 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/359486
Extracting embedded information from a document Feb 22, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5660706 [patent_doc_number] => 20060251302 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-11-09 [patent_title] => 'Detection of intervertebral disk orientation in spine images using curve evolution' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/359831 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3304 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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/A1/0251/20060251302.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11359831 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/359831
Detection of intervertebral disk orientation in spine images using curve evolution Feb 21, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7591994 [patent_doc_number] => 07653211 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-26 [patent_title] => 'Digital watermark embedding apparatus and digital watermark detection apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/357427 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 37 [patent_no_of_words] => 11628 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 168 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/653/07653211.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11357427 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/357427
Digital watermark embedding apparatus and digital watermark detection apparatus Feb 20, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5704463 [patent_doc_number] => 20060193511 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-31 [patent_title] => 'Object determining apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/356976 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4638 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [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/A1/0193/20060193511.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11356976 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/356976
Object determining apparatus Feb 20, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5182204 [patent_doc_number] => 20070053548 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-08 [patent_title] => 'Embedding hidden auxiliary code signals in media' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/360002 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 8853 [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/A1/0053/20070053548.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11360002 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/360002
Embedding hidden auxiliary code signals in media Feb 20, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7591975 [patent_doc_number] => 07653230 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-26 [patent_title] => 'Methods and systems for image reconstruction using low noise kernel' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/358242 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3234 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 68 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/653/07653230.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11358242 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/358242
Methods and systems for image reconstruction using low noise kernel Feb 20, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 320041 [patent_doc_number] => 07522758 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-21 [patent_title] => 'Blood and cell analysis using an imaging flow cytometer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/344941 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 18098 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 102 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/522/07522758.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11344941 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/344941
Blood and cell analysis using an imaging flow cytometer Jan 31, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5671753 [patent_doc_number] => 20060177107 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-10 [patent_title] => 'Image input apparatus and person authentication system using an image input apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/338077 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-01-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 8604 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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/A1/0177/20060177107.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11338077 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/338077
Image input apparatus and person authentication system using an image input apparatus Jan 23, 2006 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 530275 [patent_doc_number] => 07190821 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-13 [patent_title] => 'Negotiable instrument processing apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/326815 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-01-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 8752 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/190/07190821.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11326815 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/326815
Negotiable instrument processing apparatus Jan 5, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7797556 [patent_doc_number] => 08126268 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-28 [patent_title] => 'Edge-guided morphological closing in segmentation of video sequences' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/087204 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 19439 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/126/08126268.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12087204 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/087204
Edge-guided morphological closing in segmentation of video sequences Dec 29, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4990898 [patent_doc_number] => 20070157239 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-07-05 [patent_title] => 'Sports video retrieval method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/319646 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-12-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 1954 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [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/A1/0157/20070157239.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11319646 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/319646
Sports video retrieval method Dec 28, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4692272 [patent_doc_number] => 20080085043 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-04-10 [patent_title] => 'Cardiac Valve Data Measuring Method And Device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/722748 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-12-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6819 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [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/A1/0085/20080085043.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11722748 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/722748
Cardiac Valve Data Measuring Method And Device Dec 25, 2005 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5647914 [patent_doc_number] => 20060133646 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-22 [patent_title] => 'Video steganography' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/317474 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 40529 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0133/20060133646.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11317474 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/317474
Video steganography Dec 21, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 467826 [patent_doc_number] => 07239734 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-07-03 [patent_title] => 'Authentication of identification documents and banknotes' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/312247 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-12-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 5251 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 60 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/239/07239734.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11312247 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/312247
Authentication of identification documents and banknotes Dec 18, 2005 Issued
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11/302974
Watermark orientation signals conveying payload data Dec 12, 2005 Issued
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