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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
Array ( [id] => 6077346 [patent_doc_number] => 20110141349 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-16 [patent_title] => 'REDUCING AND CORRECTING MOTION ESTIMATION ARTIFACTS DURING VIDEO FRAME RATE CONVERSION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/637774 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5702 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0141/20110141349.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12637774 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/637774
Reducing and correcting motion estimation artifacts during video frame rate conversion Dec 14, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6435861 [patent_doc_number] => 20100104023 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-29 [patent_title] => 'Compressing Video Frames' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/638657 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 9459 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0104/20100104023.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12638657 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/638657
Compressing Video Frames Dec 14, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9255711 [patent_doc_number] => 08619134 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-12-31 [patent_title] => 'Unmanned apparatus traversal and inspection system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/635493 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 26 [patent_no_of_words] => 8928 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 197 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12635493 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/635493
Unmanned apparatus traversal and inspection system Dec 9, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6350185 [patent_doc_number] => 20100086041 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-08 [patent_title] => 'VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/635039 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7119 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0086/20100086041.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12635039 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/635039
VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Dec 9, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6369940 [patent_doc_number] => 20100080301 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-01 [patent_title] => 'VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/632455 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7115 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0080/20100080301.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12632455 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/632455
VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Dec 6, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6567839 [patent_doc_number] => 20100128780 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-27 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURELY TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/622943 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-11-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3277 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0128/20100128780.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12622943 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/622943
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURELY TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT Nov 19, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8702906 [patent_doc_number] => 08396134 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-03-12 [patent_title] => 'System and method for scalable video coding using telescopic mode flags' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/622074 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6675 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 253 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12622074 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/622074
System and method for scalable video coding using telescopic mode flags Nov 18, 2009 Issued
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12/579235
VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Oct 13, 2009 Abandoned
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12/578293
VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Oct 12, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6250225 [patent_doc_number] => 20100027651 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-04 [patent_title] => 'VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/578344 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7145 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0027/20100027651.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12578344 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/578344
VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Oct 12, 2009 Abandoned
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13/119717
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Sep 23, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6200643 [patent_doc_number] => 20110063429 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-03-17 [patent_title] => 'WIRELESS COMMAND MICROPHONE MANAGEMENT FOR VOICE CONTROLLED SURGICAL SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/560661 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7315 [patent_no_of_claims] => 41 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0063/20110063429.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12560661 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/560661
Wireless command microphone management for voice controlled surgical system Sep 15, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8983812 [patent_doc_number] => 08514935 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-08-20 [patent_title] => 'Image coding apparatus, image coding method, integrated circuit, and camera' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/510827 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-07-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 12352 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 267 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12510827 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/510827
Image coding apparatus, image coding method, integrated circuit, and camera Jul 27, 2009 Issued
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12/677373
Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus, integrated circuit, and three-dimensional shape measuring method Jul 9, 2009 Issued
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12/496357
Vehicular vision system Jun 30, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8836126 [patent_doc_number] => 08451892 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-05-28 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for linear quantization and dequantization' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/495092 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-06-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6570 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12495092 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/495092
Method and system for linear quantization and dequantization Jun 29, 2009 Issued
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12/494398
VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Jun 29, 2009 Abandoned
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12/495414
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURABLE PACKET STREAMING Jun 29, 2009 Abandoned
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12/495613
Video coding based on first order prediction and pre-defined second order prediction mode Jun 29, 2009 Issued
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12/492272
VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Jun 25, 2009 Abandoned
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