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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] => 1281843 [patent_doc_number] => 06650766 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-11-18 [patent_title] => 'Method for combining automated detections from medical images with observed detections of a human interpreter' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 10/280237 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 28 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 9654 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/650/06650766.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10280237 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/280237
Method for combining automated detections from medical images with observed detections of a human interpreter Oct 24, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7625957 [patent_doc_number] => 06768810 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-07-27 [patent_title] => 'System and method for detecting address fields on mail items' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/277145 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 1985 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 12 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/768/06768810.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10277145 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/277145
System and method for detecting address fields on mail items Oct 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6855363 [patent_doc_number] => 20030128864 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-07-10 [patent_title] => 'Method for weathering a sample and a weathering system' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/271909 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5154 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 16 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0128/20030128864.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10271909 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/271909
Method for weathering a sample and a weathering system Oct 15, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6696034 [patent_doc_number] => 20030108228 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-06-12 [patent_title] => 'Process, system, and kit for evaluating the relief of the skin with a substrate' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/270319 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3830 [patent_no_of_claims] => 53 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 51 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0108/20030108228.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10270319 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/270319
Process, system, and kit for evaluating the relief of the skin with a substrate Oct 14, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6691952 [patent_doc_number] => 20030039384 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-02-27 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for processing an image of a tissue sample microarray' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/271185 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5061 [patent_no_of_claims] => 53 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 83 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0039/20030039384.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10271185 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/271185
Method and apparatus for processing an image of a tissue sample microarray Oct 14, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7443643 [patent_doc_number] => 20040066956 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-08 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ABNORMAL ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES IN MEDICAL IMAGES' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/262672 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2890 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 85 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0066/20040066956.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10262672 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/262672
Method and system for automatic identification and quantification of abnormal anatomical structures in medical images Oct 1, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6869134 [patent_doc_number] => 20030081823 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method of obtaining a radiation image of an object' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/259621 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7254 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 85 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0081/20030081823.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10259621 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/259621
Apparatus and method of obtaining a radiation image of an object Sep 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6864546 [patent_doc_number] => 20030190072 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-10-09 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for processing images' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/255746 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7770 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 55 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0190/20030190072.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10255746 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/255746
Method and apparatus for processing images Sep 25, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7274702 [patent_doc_number] => 20040234153 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-11-25 [patent_title] => 'Image processing using object information' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/486744 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-02-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 8661 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 38 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0234/20040234153.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10486744 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/486744
Image processing using object information Sep 10, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 939715 [patent_doc_number] => 06973202 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-12-06 [patent_title] => 'Single-camera tracking of an object' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/234658 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 5541 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/973/06973202.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10234658 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/234658
Single-camera tracking of an object Sep 2, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6754946 [patent_doc_number] => 20030002723 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-02 [patent_title] => 'Process, system and computer readable medium for pulmonary nodule detection using multiple-templates matching' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/231064 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 8963 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 14 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0002/20030002723.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10231064 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/231064
Process, system and computer readable medium for pulmonary nodule detection using multiple-templates matching Aug 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 784995 [patent_doc_number] => 06993152 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-01-31 [patent_title] => 'Hiding geo-location data through arrangement of objects' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/218021 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-08-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5061 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 57 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/993/06993152.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10218021 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/218021
Hiding geo-location data through arrangement of objects Aug 11, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6257903 [patent_doc_number] => 20020186863 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-12-12 [patent_title] => 'Redundantly embedding auxiliary data in source signals' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/209756 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 20159 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 63 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0186/20020186863.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10209756 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/209756
Redundantly embedding auxiliary data in source signals Jul 30, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 988925 [patent_doc_number] => 06922480 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-07-26 [patent_title] => 'Methods for encoding security documents' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/208735 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5088 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 60 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/922/06922480.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10208735 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/208735
Methods for encoding security documents Jul 28, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6860181 [patent_doc_number] => 20030091189 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-15 [patent_title] => 'Arrangement for embedding subliminal data in imaging' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/195515 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-07-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 35 [patent_figures_cnt] => 35 [patent_no_of_words] => 59884 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 50 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0091/20030091189.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10195515 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/195515
Arrangement for embedding subliminal data in imaging Jul 15, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6439184 [patent_doc_number] => 20020176602 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-11-28 [patent_title] => 'Method of integrating a watermark into a compressed image' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/194179 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-07-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3381 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 42 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0176/20020176602.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10194179 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/194179
Method of integrating a watermark into a compressed image Jul 11, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7427635 [patent_doc_number] => 20040001620 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-01-01 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for point cloud assembly' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/183735 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 10041 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 77 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0001/20040001620.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10183735 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/183735
Apparatus and method for point cloud assembly Jun 25, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 939694 [patent_doc_number] => 06973198 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-12-06 [patent_title] => 'Authentic document and method of making' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/179041 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 6482 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/973/06973198.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10179041 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/179041
Authentic document and method of making Jun 24, 2002 Issued
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10/178257
Method for securely transacting a transaction based on a transaction document Jun 23, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7618873 [patent_doc_number] => 06944316 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-09-13 [patent_title] => 'Motility analysis within a gastrointestinal tract' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/175148 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5514 [patent_no_of_claims] => 45 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 44 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/944/06944316.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10175148 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/175148
Motility analysis within a gastrointestinal tract Jun 19, 2002 Issued
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