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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] => 769529 [patent_doc_number] => 07010155 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-03-07 [patent_title] => 'Negotiable instrument processing apparatus and method for background removal' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/175941 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 8689 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/010/07010155.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10175941 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/175941
Negotiable instrument processing apparatus and method for background removal Jun 18, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 715000 [patent_doc_number] => 07058212 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-06 [patent_title] => 'Arrangement and method for determining the two-dimensional distribution of fundus pigments, particularly of the macular pigment xanthophyll' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/172563 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2012 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 162 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/058/07058212.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10172563 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/172563
Arrangement and method for determining the two-dimensional distribution of fundus pigments, particularly of the macular pigment xanthophyll Jun 12, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1321182 [patent_doc_number] => 06614915 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-09-02 [patent_title] => 'Image capture and marking' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/172353 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3831 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 66 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/614/06614915.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10172353 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/172353
Image capture and marking Jun 12, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7621465 [patent_doc_number] => 06978036 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-12-20 [patent_title] => 'Tamper-resistant authentication techniques for identification documents' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/170223 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 5219 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 54 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/978/06978036.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10170223 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/170223
Tamper-resistant authentication techniques for identification documents Jun 9, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6757527 [patent_doc_number] => 20030005304 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-02 [patent_title] => 'Marking articles using a covert digitally watermarked image' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/165104 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7395 [patent_no_of_claims] => 37 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 52 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0005/20030005304.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10165104 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/165104
Marking articles using a covert digitally watermarked image Jun 5, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6715104 [patent_doc_number] => 20030026452 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Methods and systems for watermark processing of line art images' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/165751 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5666 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 39 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0026/20030026452.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10165751 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/165751
Methods and systems for marking printed documents Jun 5, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 476156 [patent_doc_number] => 07231060 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-06-12 [patent_title] => 'Systems and methods of generating control signals' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/163164 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 17264 [patent_no_of_claims] => 228 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 39 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/231/07231060.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10163164 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/163164
Systems and methods of generating control signals Jun 4, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1187145 [patent_doc_number] => RE038512 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => E1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-05-11 [patent_title] => 'INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION RECORDED IN THE FORM OF OPTICALLY READABLE CODE PATTERN, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION IN THE SAME FORM' [patent_app_type] => E1 [patent_app_number] => 10/162296 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 26 [patent_figures_cnt] => 41 [patent_no_of_words] => 24864 [patent_no_of_claims] => 35 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 136 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/RE/038/RE038512.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10162296 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/162296
INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION RECORDED IN THE FORM OF OPTICALLY READABLE CODE PATTERN, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION IN THE SAME FORM Jun 3, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6754933 [patent_doc_number] => 20030002710 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-02 [patent_title] => 'Digital authentication with analog documents' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/164899 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 42923 [patent_no_of_claims] => 51 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0002/20030002710.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10164899 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/164899
Digital authentication with analog documents Jun 3, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6715103 [patent_doc_number] => 20030026451 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for encoding image and audio content' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/142260 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-05-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 40628 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0026/20030026451.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10142260 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/142260
Method and system for encoding image and audio content May 7, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 742439 [patent_doc_number] => 07035435 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-04-25 [patent_title] => 'Scalable video summarization and navigation system and method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/140511 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-05-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 6374 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 67 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/035/07035435.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10140511 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/140511
Scalable video summarization and navigation system and method May 6, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7633477 [patent_doc_number] => 06658143 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-02 [patent_title] => 'Ray-based image analysis for biological specimens' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/136096 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-04-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8757 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 4 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/658/06658143.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10136096 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/136096
Ray-based image analysis for biological specimens Apr 28, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6439183 [patent_doc_number] => 20020176601 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-11-28 [patent_title] => 'Audio with hidden in-band digital data' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/120260 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-04-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 40477 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 54 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0176/20020176601.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10120260 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/120260
Audio with hidden in-band digital data Apr 8, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6715118 [patent_doc_number] => 20030026466 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for computer-assisted isolation and characterization of proteins' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/116849 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-04-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 18001 [patent_no_of_claims] => 139 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 23 [patent_words_short_claim] => 40 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0026/20030026466.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10116849 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/116849
Apparatus for computer-assisted isolation and characterization of proteins Apr 3, 2002 Issued
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10/116823
Method for computer-assisted isolation and characterization of proteins Apr 3, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6715102 [patent_doc_number] => 20030026450 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Protecting images with image markings' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/113398 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4136 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 72 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0026/20030026450.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10113398 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/113398
Protecting images with image markings Mar 26, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6550155 [patent_doc_number] => 20020164050 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-11-07 [patent_title] => 'Audio appliance and monitoring device responsive to watermark data' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/108256 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 40486 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 76 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0164/20020164050.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10108256 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/108256
Audio appliance and monitoring device responsive to watermark data Mar 24, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7358854 [patent_doc_number] => 20040250078 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-12-09 [patent_title] => 'Quantization -based data hiding employing calibration and locally adaptive quantization' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/469474 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-06-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 10953 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 3 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0250/20040250078.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10469474 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/469474
Quantization-based data hiding employing calibration and locally adaptive quantization Mar 21, 2002 Issued
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10/105013
Quantization-based data hiding employing calibration and locally adaptive quantization Mar 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6710151 [patent_doc_number] => 20030169900 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-09-11 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for mail detection and tracking of categorized mail pieces' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/095306 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-03-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4494 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 49 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0169/20030169900.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10095306 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/095306
Method and system for mail detection and tracking of categorized mail pieces Mar 10, 2002 Issued
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