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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] => 4275363 [patent_doc_number] => 06205236 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-20 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for automated detection of clustered microcalcifications from digital mammograms' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/416437 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 28 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 9522 [patent_no_of_claims] => 50 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 76 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/205/06205236.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 416437 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/416437
Method and system for automated detection of clustered microcalcifications from digital mammograms Oct 11, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1455165 [patent_doc_number] => 06456729 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-09-24 [patent_title] => 'Anti-counterfeiting and tracking system' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/413461 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-10-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 17809 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/456/06456729.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09413461 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/413461
Anti-counterfeiting and tracking system Oct 5, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4148528 [patent_doc_number] => 06148121 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-11-14 [patent_title] => 'Information reproducing device having error informing means' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/411089 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-10-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 18426 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 126 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/148/06148121.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 411089 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/411089
Information reproducing device having error informing means Oct 3, 1999 Issued
09/408878 PROTECTING IMAGES WITH IMAGE MARKINGS Sep 28, 1999 Abandoned
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09/407380
Method for smoothing staircase effect in enlarged low resolution images Sep 27, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1281997 [patent_doc_number] => 06650788 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-11-18 [patent_title] => 'Expandable binary morphological erosion operator' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/407934 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3294 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/650/06650788.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09407934 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/407934
Expandable binary morphological erosion operator Sep 27, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4300727 [patent_doc_number] => 06269175 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-31 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for enhancing regions of aligned images using flow estimation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/384118 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7539 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 79 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/269/06269175.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 384118 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/384118
Method and apparatus for enhancing regions of aligned images using flow estimation Aug 26, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4311630 [patent_doc_number] => 06198834 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-06 [patent_title] => 'Meat imaging system for palatability yield prediction' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/377481 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 7581 [patent_no_of_claims] => 42 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 82 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/198/06198834.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 377481 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/377481
Meat imaging system for palatability yield prediction Aug 18, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4361685 [patent_doc_number] => 06285779 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-09-04 [patent_title] => 'Floating-point complementary depth buffer' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/365685 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 10968 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/285/06285779.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 365685 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/365685
Floating-point complementary depth buffer Aug 1, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4370149 [patent_doc_number] => 06201891 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-13 [patent_title] => 'X-ray imaging apparatus and recording medium therefor' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/361097 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-07-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 16699 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 172 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/201/06201891.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 361097 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/361097
X-ray imaging apparatus and recording medium therefor Jul 25, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1443102 [patent_doc_number] => 06496591 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-12-17 [patent_title] => 'Video copy-control with plural embedded signals' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/342672 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 40231 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 59 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/496/06496591.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09342672 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/342672
Video copy-control with plural embedded signals Jun 28, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1496754 [patent_doc_number] => 06343138 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-01-29 [patent_title] => 'Security documents with hidden digital data' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/342972 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 40235 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 59 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/343/06343138.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09342972 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/342972
Security documents with hidden digital data Jun 28, 1999 Issued
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09/342675
Methods for hiding in-band digital data in images and video Jun 28, 1999 Issued
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09/338995
Method and system for encoding image and audio content Jun 23, 1999 Issued
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09/317784
Method for image encoding May 23, 1999 Issued
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09/316913
Evaluation of biofilms and the effects of biocides thereon May 17, 1999 Issued
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09/312712
Image processing device for modifying tone characteristics of image data May 16, 1999 Issued
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09/311747
Method and apparatus for object surveillance along a transport path May 13, 1999 Issued
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09/298501
Substrate inspection method and apparatus Apr 22, 1999 Issued
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09/293602
Methods for identifying equipment used in counterfeiting Apr 14, 1999 Issued
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