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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] => 772556 [patent_doc_number] => 07006657 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-02-28 [patent_title] => 'Methods for enabling evaluation of typological characteristics of external body portion, and related devices' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/024034 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-12-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 9078 [patent_no_of_claims] => 163 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 18 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/006/07006657.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10024034 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/024034
Methods for enabling evaluation of typological characteristics of external body portion, and related devices Dec 20, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 936534 [patent_doc_number] => 06975744 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-12-13 [patent_title] => 'Detection of multiple watermarks and improved watermark calibration signals' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/032282 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-12-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2193 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 83 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/975/06975744.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10032282 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/032282
Detection of multiple watermarks and improved watermark calibration signals Dec 19, 2001 Issued
10/020862 Data processing system and method Dec 13, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1393714 [patent_doc_number] => 06563937 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-13 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus to detect watermark that are resistant to arbitrary deformations' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/996648 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-11-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6914 [patent_no_of_claims] => 63 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/563/06563937.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09996648 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/996648
Method and apparatus to detect watermark that are resistant to arbitrary deformations Nov 27, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7088077 [patent_doc_number] => 20050008189 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A9 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-01-13 [patent_title] => 'Self validating security documents utilizing watermarks' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/011129 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-11-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2506 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A9/0008/20050008189.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10011129 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/011129
Self validating security documents utilizing watermarks Nov 8, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7088077 [patent_doc_number] => 20050008189 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A9 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-01-13 [patent_title] => 'Self validating security documents utilizing watermarks' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/011129 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-11-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2506 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A9/0008/20050008189.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10011129 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/011129
Self validating security documents utilizing watermarks Nov 8, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 970437 [patent_doc_number] => 06940995 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-09-06 [patent_title] => 'Method for embedding and extracting text into/from electronic documents' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/169210 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-11-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7938 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/940/06940995.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10169210 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/169210
Method for embedding and extracting text into/from electronic documents Nov 1, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1220633 [patent_doc_number] => 06707930 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-03-16 [patent_title] => 'Method and arrangement for embedding a watermark in an information signal' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/003064 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-11-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2595 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 103 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/707/06707930.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10003064 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/003064
Method and arrangement for embedding a watermark in an information signal Nov 1, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 936536 [patent_doc_number] => 06975745 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-12-13 [patent_title] => 'Synchronizing watermark detectors in geometrically distorted signals' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/033363 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 2603 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [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/06/975/06975745.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10033363 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/033363
Synchronizing watermark detectors in geometrically distorted signals Oct 24, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 746649 [patent_doc_number] => 07031493 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-04-18 [patent_title] => 'Method for generating and detecting marks' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/983031 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 10435 [patent_no_of_claims] => 98 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 66 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/031/07031493.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09983031 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/983031
Method for generating and detecting marks Oct 21, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1065122 [patent_doc_number] => 06850628 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-02-01 [patent_title] => 'Lane recognition apparatus for vehicle' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/982956 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 5010 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 103 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/850/06850628.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09982956 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/982956
Lane recognition apparatus for vehicle Oct 21, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 992056 [patent_doc_number] => 06920232 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-07-19 [patent_title] => 'Watermark encoding using arbitrary features' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/003717 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2798 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 43 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/920/06920232.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10003717 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/003717
Watermark encoding using arbitrary features Oct 21, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1181551 [patent_doc_number] => 06751364 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-06-15 [patent_title] => 'Image analysis systems for grading of meat, predicting quality of meat and/or predicting meat yield of an animal carcass' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/977641 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 8905 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/751/06751364.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09977641 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/977641
Image analysis systems for grading of meat, predicting quality of meat and/or predicting meat yield of an animal carcass Oct 14, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6802054 [patent_doc_number] => 20030097219 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-22 [patent_title] => 'System and method for 3D statistical shape model for the left ventricle of the heart' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/975810 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 4210 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 56 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0097/20030097219.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09975810 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/975810
System and method for 3D statistical shape model for the left ventricle of the heart Oct 11, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6079137 [patent_doc_number] => 20020080995 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Digital watermarks and methods for security documents' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/975738 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 15091 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 45 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0080/20020080995.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09975738 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/975738
Digital watermarks and methods for security documents Oct 9, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1179297 [patent_doc_number] => 06750985 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-06-15 [patent_title] => 'Digital watermarks and methods for security documents' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/975739 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 14914 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 62 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/750/06750985.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09975739 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/975739
Digital watermarks and methods for security documents Oct 9, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1058264 [patent_doc_number] => 06856693 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-02-15 [patent_title] => 'Watermarking with cone-forest detection regions' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/971893 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4511 [patent_no_of_claims] => 36 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 69 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/856/06856693.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09971893 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/971893
Watermarking with cone-forest detection regions Oct 8, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6079242 [patent_doc_number] => 20020081032 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Image processing methods and apparatus for detecting human eyes, human face, and other objects in an image' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/951458 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 29 [patent_figures_cnt] => 29 [patent_no_of_words] => 14732 [patent_no_of_claims] => 117 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 16 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0081/20020081032.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09951458 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/951458
Image processing methods and apparatus for detecting human eyes, human face, and other objects in an image Sep 13, 2001 Issued
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09/952589
Methods, apparatus and systems for an electronic watermark having resistance to scaling Sep 10, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1016470 [patent_doc_number] => 06895106 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-05-17 [patent_title] => 'Method for stitching partial radiation images to reconstruct a full image' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/950544 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 6213 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 280 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/895/06895106.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09950544 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/950544
Method for stitching partial radiation images to reconstruct a full image Sep 10, 2001 Issued
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