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Christopher Upton

Examiner (ID: 4164, Phone: (571)272-1169 , Office: P/1778 )

Most Active Art Unit
1778
Art Unit(s)
1797, 1778, 1724, 1306, 1308, 1776
Total Applications
3146
Issued Applications
2580
Pending Applications
123
Abandoned Applications
451

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/899940
ILLUMINATION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND LENS Feb 19, 2018 Abandoned
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15/897399
Image decoding method, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, image coding apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus Feb 14, 2018 Issued
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15/887708
System and method for protocol adherence Feb 1, 2018 Issued
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15/885874
Method for fast camera pose refinement for wide area motion imagery Jan 31, 2018 Issued
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15/882109
Comparative geolocation system Jan 28, 2018 Issued
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15/877000
Apparatus and method for recognition of inhaler actuation Jan 21, 2018 Issued
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15/868995
Method and Apparatus of Candidate Skipping for Predictor Refinement in Video Coding Jan 10, 2018 Abandoned
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15/868285
Keyframe-based video codec designed for GPU decoding Jan 10, 2018 Issued
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15/833480
Image processing apparatus Dec 5, 2017 Issued
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15/832203
Structures illumination microscopy system, method, and non-transitory storage medium storing program Dec 4, 2017 Issued
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15/830237
Imaging apparatus, endoscope apparatus, and temperature-measuring method Dec 3, 2017 Issued
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15/827473
IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND IMAGING METHOD Nov 29, 2017 Abandoned
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15/828403
Distributed video panoramic display system Nov 29, 2017 Issued
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15/826676
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND DELIVERING VIDEO IMAGES Nov 29, 2017 Abandoned
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15/826502
Methods and systems for maintaining optical transparency during particle image acquisition Nov 28, 2017 Issued
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15/823347
Motorized security door for electronic communication devices Nov 26, 2017 Issued
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15/819169
Display system, display apparatus, and image processing apparatus Nov 20, 2017 Issued
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15/817941
Image pickup apparatus for endoscope Nov 19, 2017 Issued
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15/810534
Diagnostic apparatus Nov 12, 2017 Issued
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15/803661
Wireless environmental data capture system and method for mesh networking Nov 2, 2017 Issued
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