
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 number | Title of the application | Filing Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Array
(
[id] => 5129531
[patent_doc_number] => 20070205928
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-09-06
[patent_title] => 'MOVING PICTURE CODING AND/OR DECODING SYSTEMS, AND VARIABLE-LENGTH CODING AND/OR DECODING SYSTEM'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/686807
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-03-15
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 63
[patent_figures_cnt] => 63
[patent_no_of_words] => 22347
[patent_no_of_claims] => 9
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9
[patent_words_short_claim] => 0
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] => publications/A1/0205/20070205928.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11686807
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/686807 | Moving picture coding and/or decoding systems, and variable-length coding and/or decoding system | Mar 14, 2007 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 845200
[patent_doc_number] => 07388914
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2008-06-17
[patent_title] => 'Moving picture coding and/or decoding systems, and variable-length coding and/or decoding system'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/686790
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-03-15
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 62
[patent_figures_cnt] => 99
[patent_no_of_words] => 22488
[patent_no_of_claims] => 18
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 18
[patent_words_short_claim] => 112
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] => patents/07/388/07388914.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11686790
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/686790 | Moving picture coding and/or decoding systems, and variable-length coding and/or decoding system | Mar 14, 2007 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 5067259
[patent_doc_number] => 20070188360
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-08-16
[patent_title] => 'MOVING PICTURE CODING AND/OR DECODING SYSTEMS, AND VARIABLE-LENGTH CODING AND/OR DECODING SYSTEM'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/686815
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-03-15
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 63
[patent_figures_cnt] => 63
[patent_no_of_words] => 22347
[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/A1/0188/20070188360.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11686815
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/686815 | MOVING PICTURE CODING AND/OR DECODING SYSTEMS, AND VARIABLE-LENGTH CODING AND/OR DECODING SYSTEM | Mar 14, 2007 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 5067762
[patent_doc_number] => 20070188863
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-08-16
[patent_title] => 'DUAL POLARIZING LIGHT FILTER FOR 2-D AND 3-D DISPLAY'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/685589
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-03-13
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24
[patent_figures_cnt] => 24
[patent_no_of_words] => 10703
[patent_no_of_claims] => 27
[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/A1/0188/20070188863.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11685589
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/685589 | DUAL POLARIZING LIGHT FILTER FOR 2-D AND 3-D DISPLAY | Mar 12, 2007 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 5218838
[patent_doc_number] => 20070160149
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-07-12
[patent_title] => 'Moving picture coding and/or decoding systems, and variable-length coding and/or decoding system'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/716555
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-03-12
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 63
[patent_figures_cnt] => 63
[patent_no_of_words] => 22344
[patent_no_of_claims] => 17
[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/A1/0160/20070160149.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11716555
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/716555 | Moving picture coding and/or decoding systems, and variable-length coding and/or decoding system | Mar 11, 2007 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 5218837
[patent_doc_number] => 20070160148
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-07-12
[patent_title] => 'Moving picture coding and/or decoding systems, and variable-length coding and/or decoding system'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/716554
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-03-12
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 63
[patent_figures_cnt] => 63
[patent_no_of_words] => 22338
[patent_no_of_claims] => 36
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7
[patent_words_short_claim] => 0
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] => publications/A1/0160/20070160148.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11716554
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/716554 | Moving picture coding and/or decoding systems, and variable-length coding and/or decoding system | Mar 11, 2007 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 5083738
[patent_doc_number] => 20070273789
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-11-29
[patent_title] => 'Pull-down signal detecting apparatus and pull-down signal detecting method and progressive scan converting apparatus and progressive scan converting method'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/709831
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-02-23
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6
[patent_figures_cnt] => 6
[patent_no_of_words] => 6074
[patent_no_of_claims] => 19
[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/A1/0273/20070273789.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11709831
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/709831 | Pull-down signal detecting apparatus and pull-down signal detecting method and progressive scan converting apparatus and progressive scan converting method | Feb 22, 2007 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 5068293
[patent_doc_number] => 20070189394
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-08-16
[patent_title] => 'Image coding and decoding method and apparatus considering human visual characteristics'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/700057
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-01-31
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21
[patent_figures_cnt] => 21
[patent_no_of_words] => 8574
[patent_no_of_claims] => 15
[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/A1/0189/20070189394.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11700057
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/700057 | Image coding and decoding method and apparatus considering human visual characteristics | Jan 30, 2007 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 7797349
[patent_doc_number] => 08126060
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-28
[patent_title] => 'Motion vector detection device and motion vector detecting method'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 12/278137
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-01-31
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5
[patent_figures_cnt] => 5
[patent_no_of_words] => 5058
[patent_no_of_claims] => 4
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2
[patent_words_short_claim] => 235
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] => patents/08/126/08126060.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12278137
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 12/278137 | Motion vector detection device and motion vector detecting method | Jan 30, 2007 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 4625844
[patent_doc_number] => 08005151
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2011-08-23
[patent_title] => 'Low-complexity deblocking filter'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/654570
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-01-18
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8
[patent_figures_cnt] => 8
[patent_no_of_words] => 10765
[patent_no_of_claims] => 14
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1
[patent_words_short_claim] => 297
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] => patents/08/005/08005151.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11654570
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/654570 | Low-complexity deblocking filter | Jan 17, 2007 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 5094518
[patent_doc_number] => 20070116127
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-05-24
[patent_title] => 'WATER RING ENCODING METHOD'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/623157
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-01-15
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18
[patent_figures_cnt] => 18
[patent_no_of_words] => 14865
[patent_no_of_claims] => 33
[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/A1/0116/20070116127.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11623157
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/623157 | Water ring encoding method | Jan 14, 2007 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 5078508
[patent_doc_number] => 20070121732
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-05-31
[patent_title] => 'WATER RING SCANNING APPARATUS'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/623131
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-01-15
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18
[patent_figures_cnt] => 18
[patent_no_of_words] => 14868
[patent_no_of_claims] => 21
[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/A1/0121/20070121732.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11623131
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/623131 | Water ring scanning apparatus | Jan 14, 2007 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 4656544
[patent_doc_number] => 20080025405
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2008-01-31
[patent_title] => 'WATER RING SCANNING METHOD'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/623139
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2007-01-15
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18
[patent_figures_cnt] => 18
[patent_no_of_words] => 14865
[patent_no_of_claims] => 21
[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/A1/0025/20080025405.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11623139
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/623139 | Water ring scanning method | Jan 14, 2007 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 5186832
[patent_doc_number] => 20070165140
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-07-19
[patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/614652
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2006-12-21
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 59
[patent_figures_cnt] => 59
[patent_no_of_words] => 58503
[patent_no_of_claims] => 16
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8
[patent_words_short_claim] => 0
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] => publications/A1/0165/20070165140.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11614652
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/614652 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program | Dec 20, 2006 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 5118815
[patent_doc_number] => 20070140529
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-06-21
[patent_title] => 'Method and device for calculating motion vector between two images and program of calculating motion vector between two images'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/641659
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2006-12-20
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16
[patent_figures_cnt] => 16
[patent_no_of_words] => 14306
[patent_no_of_claims] => 35
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8
[patent_words_short_claim] => 0
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] => publications/A1/0140/20070140529.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11641659
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/641659 | Method and device for calculating motion vector between two images and program of calculating motion vector between two images | Dec 19, 2006 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 4981348
[patent_doc_number] => 20070085905
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-04-19
[patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE IMAGING'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/612717
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2006-12-19
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16
[patent_figures_cnt] => 16
[patent_no_of_words] => 8863
[patent_no_of_claims] => 23
[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/A1/0085/20070085905.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11612717
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/612717 | Method and apparatus for substrate imaging | Dec 18, 2006 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 6311539
[patent_doc_number] => 20100111167
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-06
[patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND/OR DECODING BIT DEPTH SCALABLE VIDEO DATA USING ADAPTIVE ENHANCEMENT LAYER PREDICTION'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 12/448153
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2006-12-14
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6
[patent_figures_cnt] => 6
[patent_no_of_words] => 4145
[patent_no_of_claims] => 13
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6
[patent_words_short_claim] => 0
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] => publications/A1/0111/20100111167.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12448153
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 12/448153 | Method and apparatus for encoding and/or decoding bit depth scalable video data using adaptive enhancement layer prediction | Dec 13, 2006 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 5033533
[patent_doc_number] => 20070098072
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-05-03
[patent_title] => 'COMMAND PACKET SYSTEM AND METHOD SUPPORTING IMPROVED TRICK MODE PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO DECODING SYSTEMS'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/608127
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2006-12-07
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10
[patent_figures_cnt] => 10
[patent_no_of_words] => 5853
[patent_no_of_claims] => 15
[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/A1/0098/20070098072.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11608127
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/608127 | Command packet system and method supporting improved trick mode performance in video decoding systems | Dec 6, 2006 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 390961
[patent_doc_number] => 07301558
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2007-11-27
[patent_title] => 'Imaging system and method'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/567262
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2006-12-06
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4
[patent_figures_cnt] => 6
[patent_no_of_words] => 4217
[patent_no_of_claims] => 14
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2
[patent_words_short_claim] => 100
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] => patents/07/301/07301558.pdf
[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11567262
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/567262 | Imaging system and method | Dec 5, 2006 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 8550936
[patent_doc_number] => 08325824
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2012-12-04
[patent_title] => 'Computer and monitor, display environment adjustment system and method comprising the same'
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 11/591594
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2006-11-02
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6
[patent_figures_cnt] => 6
[patent_no_of_words] => 7364
[patent_no_of_claims] => 28
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5
[patent_words_short_claim] => 86
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11591594
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 11/591594 | Computer and monitor, display environment adjustment system and method comprising the same | Nov 1, 2006 | Issued |