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Christopher Upton

Examiner (ID: 4224, Phone: (571)272-1169 , Office: P/1778 )

Most Active Art Unit
1778
Art Unit(s)
1306, 1797, 1308, 1778, 1776, 1724
Total Applications
3145
Issued Applications
2571
Pending Applications
123
Abandoned Applications
451

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/736382
Image processing apparatus, method, and program Mar 30, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5541002 [patent_doc_number] => 20090222807 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-09-03 [patent_title] => 'Updating Firmware in a Display Device Using a Serial Bus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/372402 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-02-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4149 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0222/20090222807.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12372402 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/372402
Updating firmware in a display device using a serial bus Feb 16, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9978646 [patent_doc_number] => 09024962 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-05-05 [patent_title] => 'Method for adjusting the settings of a reproduction color device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/735748 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-02-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 8791 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 401 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12735748 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/735748
Method for adjusting the settings of a reproduction color device Feb 10, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6406173 [patent_doc_number] => 20100149181 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-06-17 [patent_title] => 'VECTOR GRAPHICS SYSTEM AND VECTOR GRAPHICS RENDERING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/344827 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-12-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3077 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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/A1/0149/20100149181.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12344827 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/344827
VECTOR GRAPHICS SYSTEM AND VECTOR GRAPHICS RENDERING METHOD Dec 28, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6558542 [patent_doc_number] => 20100128039 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-27 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE SENSOR, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/344965 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-12-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 2798 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [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/A1/0128/20100128039.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12344965 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/344965
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE SENSOR, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Dec 28, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6283787 [patent_doc_number] => 20100156889 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-06-24 [patent_title] => 'BI-DIRECTIONAL UPDATE OF A GRID AND ASSOCIATED VISUALIZATIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/337648 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 7982 [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/A1/0156/20100156889.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12337648 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/337648
Bi-directional update of a grid and associated visualizations Dec 17, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6232397 [patent_doc_number] => 20100265252 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-10-21 [patent_title] => 'RENDERING USING MULTIPLE INTENSITY REDISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/808398 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-12-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5565 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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/A1/0265/20100265252.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12808398 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/808398
RENDERING USING MULTIPLE INTENSITY REDISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS Dec 15, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9114157 [patent_doc_number] => 08570341 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-10-29 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for enhancing color saturation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/270433 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-11-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5221 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 190 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12270433 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/270433
Method and system for enhancing color saturation Nov 12, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5328754 [patent_doc_number] => 20090109231 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-30 [patent_title] => 'Imaging Device Providing Soft Buttons and Method of Changing Attributes of the Soft Buttons' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/259242 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3648 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [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/A1/0109/20090109231.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12259242 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/259242
Imaging Device Providing Soft Buttons and Method of Changing Attributes of the Soft Buttons Oct 26, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8676604 [patent_doc_number] => 08384723 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-02-26 [patent_title] => 'Method and system of rendering parallel global illumination' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/808517 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4546 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12808517 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/808517
Method and system of rendering parallel global illumination Oct 7, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8714320 [patent_doc_number] => 08400463 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-03-19 [patent_title] => 'Data processing module for generating dithered data and method thereof' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/243927 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2507 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 68 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12243927 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/243927
Data processing module for generating dithered data and method thereof Sep 30, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6565819 [patent_doc_number] => 20100289796 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-11-18 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SPATIAL IMAGE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/669014 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-06-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 6357 [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/A1/0289/20100289796.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12669014 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/669014
Method for processing a spatial image Jun 20, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5395842 [patent_doc_number] => 20090315905 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-24 [patent_title] => 'LAYERED TEXTURE COMPRESSION ARCHITECTURE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/141094 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-06-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7949 [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/A1/0315/20090315905.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12141094 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/141094
Layered texture compression architecture Jun 17, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7774135 [patent_doc_number] => 20120038623 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-16 [patent_title] => 'GENERATING A MAP DISPLAY IMAGE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/736744 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-05-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4089 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [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/A1/0038/20120038623.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12736744 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/736744
Generating a map display image May 28, 2008 Issued
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12/117074
Architecture and Method for Remote Platform Control Management May 7, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8750431 [patent_doc_number] => 08416267 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-09 [patent_title] => 'Adaptive video processing apparatus and method of scaling video based on screen size of display device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/043423 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-03-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4285 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 208 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12043423 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/043423
Adaptive video processing apparatus and method of scaling video based on screen size of display device Mar 5, 2008 Issued
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12/526019
Representing polarized light in computer models Feb 6, 2008 Issued
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12/013780
Dynamic data type aligned cache optimized for misaligned packed structures Jan 13, 2008 Issued
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11/829739
Apparatus and method for rendering high dynamic range images for standard dynamic range display Jul 26, 2007 Issued
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12/450125
Method and system for accessibility and control of parameters in scenegraphs Jun 27, 2007 Issued
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