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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
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09/566089
Ordering a plurality of objects May 8, 2000 Issued
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09/563664
Connected audio and other media objects May 1, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7624265 [patent_doc_number] => 06724912 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-20 [patent_title] => 'Digital watermarking of physical objects' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/562524 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-05-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2312 [patent_no_of_claims] => 48 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 8 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/724/06724912.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09562524 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/562524
Digital watermarking of physical objects Apr 30, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1421094 [patent_doc_number] => 06535617 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-03-18 [patent_title] => 'Removal of fixed pattern noise and other fixed patterns from media signals' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/553001 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-04-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 20886 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 65 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/535/06535617.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09553001 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/553001
Removal of fixed pattern noise and other fixed patterns from media signals Apr 18, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1132203 [patent_doc_number] => 06792162 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-09-14 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus to automatically enhance the quality of digital images by measuring grain trace magnitudes' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/551486 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-04-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 21293 [patent_no_of_claims] => 83 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 47 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/792/06792162.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09551486 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/551486
Method and apparatus to automatically enhance the quality of digital images by measuring grain trace magnitudes Apr 17, 2000 Issued
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09/543753
Method and apparatus for estimating digital video quality without using a reference video Apr 4, 2000 Issued
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09/524064
Handwriting recognition method and apparatus having multiple selectable dictionaries Mar 12, 2000 Issued
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09/521837
Predestruction note image audit Mar 8, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4421751 [patent_doc_number] => 06266430 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-24 [patent_title] => 'Audio or video steganography' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/520406 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-03-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 40385 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/266/06266430.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 520406 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/520406
Audio or video steganography Mar 7, 2000 Issued
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09/520926
Steganography using dynamic codes Mar 7, 2000 Issued
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09/519135
Method of integrating a watermark into a compressed image Mar 5, 2000 Issued
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09/516302
Video steganography methods avoiding introduction of fixed pattern noise Feb 28, 2000 Issued
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09/504223
User modifiable land management zones for the variable application of substances thereto Feb 14, 2000 Issued
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09/501404
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 Feb 9, 2000 Issued
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09/502187
Methods for detecting alteration of audio and images Feb 9, 2000 Issued
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09/500775
Computer-assisted isolation and characterization of proteins Feb 7, 2000 Issued
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09/496858
Methods and systems for embedding data in images Feb 1, 2000 Issued
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09/489752
Rotation, scale, and translation resilient public watermarking for images using a log-polar fourier transform Jan 20, 2000 Issued
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09/477462
Method and system for the capture, storage, transport and authentication of handwritten signatures Jan 3, 2000 Issued
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09/476120
Image retrieval method and apparatus Jan 2, 2000 Issued
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