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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] => 1461730 [patent_doc_number] => 06427020 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-07-30 [patent_title] => 'Methods and devices for recognizing banknotes and responding accordingly' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/293601 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-04-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 10386 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 84 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/427/06427020.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09293601 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/293601
Methods and devices for recognizing banknotes and responding accordingly Apr 14, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4376592 [patent_doc_number] => 06256407 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-03 [patent_title] => 'Color scanhead and currency handling system employing the same' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/268175 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 48 [patent_figures_cnt] => 64 [patent_no_of_words] => 28418 [patent_no_of_claims] => 118 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/256/06256407.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 268175 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/268175
Color scanhead and currency handling system employing the same Mar 14, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4248248 [patent_doc_number] => 06075874 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-13 [patent_title] => 'Traffic congestion measuring method and apparatus and image processing method and apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/265980 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 44 [patent_figures_cnt] => 45 [patent_no_of_words] => 27464 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 277 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/075/06075874.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 265980 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/265980
Traffic congestion measuring method and apparatus and image processing method and apparatus Mar 10, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1465726 [patent_doc_number] => 06351549 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-02-26 [patent_title] => 'Detection head for an apparatus for detecting very small breast anomalies' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/241193 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-02-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 6542 [patent_no_of_claims] => 62 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 120 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/351/06351549.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09241193 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/241193
Detection head for an apparatus for detecting very small breast anomalies Jan 31, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4426046 [patent_doc_number] => 06195444 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-02-27 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for detecting concealed objects in computed tomography data' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/228380 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-01-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 11951 [patent_no_of_claims] => 54 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 89 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/195/06195444.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 228380 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/228380
Apparatus and method for detecting concealed objects in computed tomography data Jan 11, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4117609 [patent_doc_number] => 06052480 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-04-18 [patent_title] => 'Pattern re-recognizing table generating device and pattern recognizing device to improve a reliability for a recognition of a pattern overlapping or intersecting a line in an image' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/228139 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-01-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 90 [patent_figures_cnt] => 137 [patent_no_of_words] => 31828 [patent_no_of_claims] => 41 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 45 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/052/06052480.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 228139 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/228139
Pattern re-recognizing table generating device and pattern recognizing device to improve a reliability for a recognition of a pattern overlapping or intersecting a line in an image Jan 10, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3963850 [patent_doc_number] => 05991426 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-11-23 [patent_title] => 'Field-based watermark insertion and detection' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/216499 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3959 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 62 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/991/05991426.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 216499 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/216499
Field-based watermark insertion and detection Dec 17, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3965525 [patent_doc_number] => 05999662 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-12-07 [patent_title] => 'System for automatically aligning images to form a mosaic image' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/215423 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 11839 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 71 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/999/05999662.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 215423 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/215423
System for automatically aligning images to form a mosaic image Dec 17, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4264351 [patent_doc_number] => 06137898 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-10-24 [patent_title] => 'Gabor filtering for improved microcalcification detection in digital mammograms' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/200128 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-11-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 34 [patent_figures_cnt] => 37 [patent_no_of_words] => 11897 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 99 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/137/06137898.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 200128 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/200128
Gabor filtering for improved microcalcification detection in digital mammograms Nov 24, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1413561 [patent_doc_number] => 06546112 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-08 [patent_title] => 'Security document with steganographically-encoded authentication data' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/198022 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4336 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 44 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/546/06546112.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09198022 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/198022
Security document with steganographically-encoded authentication data Nov 22, 1998 Issued
09/197250 COLOR SCANHEAD AND CURRENCY HANDLING SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME Nov 19, 1998 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1430744 [patent_doc_number] => 06516098 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-02-04 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method of obtaining a radiation image of an object' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/193874 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7173 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 120 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/516/06516098.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09193874 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/193874
Apparatus and method of obtaining a radiation image of an object Nov 17, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6525611 [patent_doc_number] => 20020136426 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-09-26 [patent_title] => 'Methods for evidencing illicit use of a computer system or device' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/185380 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-11-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4526 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 53 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0136/20020136426.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09185380 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/185380
Methods for evidencing illicit use of a computer system or device Nov 2, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4174344 [patent_doc_number] => 06115481 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-09-05 [patent_title] => 'User modifiable land management zones for the variable application of substances thereto' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/178021 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 9414 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/115/06115481.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 178021 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/178021
User modifiable land management zones for the variable application of substances thereto Oct 21, 1998 Issued
09/151492 METHODS AND TANGIBLE OBJECTS EMPLOYING STEGANOGRAPHICALLY ENCODED DATE INFORMATION Sep 10, 1998 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4320630 [patent_doc_number] => 06252972 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-26 [patent_title] => 'Method and arrangement for detecting a watermark using statistical characteristics of the information signal in which the watermark is embedded' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/146021 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-09-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 1614 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 69 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/252/06252972.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 146021 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/146021
Method and arrangement for detecting a watermark using statistical characteristics of the information signal in which the watermark is embedded Sep 1, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3965165 [patent_doc_number] => 05999639 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-12-07 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for automated detection of clustered microcalcifications from digital mammograms' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/141802 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 28 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 9518 [patent_no_of_claims] => 129 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 81 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/999/05999639.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 141802 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/141802
Method and system for automated detection of clustered microcalcifications from digital mammograms Aug 27, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3960999 [patent_doc_number] => 05982917 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-11-09 [patent_title] => 'Computer-assisted method and apparatus for displaying x-ray images' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/138492 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 10956 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/982/05982917.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 138492 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/138492
Computer-assisted method and apparatus for displaying x-ray images Aug 23, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3988363 [patent_doc_number] => 05905808 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-05-18 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for calibrating imaging systems for analyzing agglutination reactions' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/136222 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-08-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5996 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 132 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/905/05905808.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 136222 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/136222
Method and apparatus for calibrating imaging systems for analyzing agglutination reactions Aug 18, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4119054 [patent_doc_number] => 06101266 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-08 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method of determining conditions of bank notes' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/135384 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-08-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 14502 [patent_no_of_claims] => 39 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 116 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/101/06101266.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 135384 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/135384
Apparatus and method of determining conditions of bank notes Aug 16, 1998 Issued
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