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Davis L Willis

Examiner (ID: 13897)

Most Active Art Unit
2506
Art Unit(s)
2506, 2505, 2872, 2507
Total Applications
224
Issued Applications
198
Pending Applications
10
Abandoned Applications
16

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 7608557 [patent_doc_number] => 06999636 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-02-14 [patent_title] => 'Image search method and apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/707050 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-11-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 6719 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 208 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/999/06999636.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09707050 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/707050
Image search method and apparatus Nov 5, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1118937 [patent_doc_number] => 06801656 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-10-05 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for determining a number of states for a hidden Markov model in a signal processing system' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/706668 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-11-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4595 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 219 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/801/06801656.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09706668 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/706668
Method and apparatus for determining a number of states for a hidden Markov model in a signal processing system Nov 5, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 785083 [patent_doc_number] => 06993190 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-01-31 [patent_title] => 'System and method for detecting text edges in digital document images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/704359 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-11-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 5065 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 105 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/993/06993190.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09704359 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/704359
System and method for detecting text edges in digital document images Oct 31, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 992092 [patent_doc_number] => 06920247 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-07-19 [patent_title] => 'Method for optical recognition of a multi-language set of letters with diacritics' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/704043 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-11-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 11619 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/920/06920247.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09704043 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/704043
Method for optical recognition of a multi-language set of letters with diacritics Oct 31, 2000 Issued
09/703351 Method and system for configuring and unlocking an electronic reading device Oct 30, 2000 Abandoned
09/703426 Image quality tester Oct 30, 2000 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 733636 [patent_doc_number] => 07043055 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-05-09 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for locating objects using universal alignment targets' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/699614 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 10688 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 64 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/043/07043055.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09699614 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/699614
Method and apparatus for locating objects using universal alignment targets Oct 29, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1185962 [patent_doc_number] => 06738513 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-05-18 [patent_title] => 'Fractal production of darwinian objects' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/530174 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 5515 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 209 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/738/06738513.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09530174 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/530174
Fractal production of darwinian objects Oct 29, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 974507 [patent_doc_number] => 06937774 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-08-30 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for efficiently increasing the spatial resolution of images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/694782 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-10-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5951 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [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/06/937/06937774.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09694782 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/694782
Apparatus and method for efficiently increasing the spatial resolution of images Oct 23, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1249889 [patent_doc_number] => 06674913 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-01-06 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for obtaining a high resolution image' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/693217 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-10-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 3450 [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] => patents/06/674/06674913.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09693217 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/693217
Method and apparatus for obtaining a high resolution image Oct 19, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1114423 [patent_doc_number] => 06803954 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-10-12 [patent_title] => 'Filtering control method for improving image quality of bi-linear interpolated image' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/692156 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-10-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2681 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 129 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/803/06803954.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09692156 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/692156
Filtering control method for improving image quality of bi-linear interpolated image Oct 19, 2000 Issued
09/692457 Method of extracting contour of image, method of extracting object from image, and video transmission system using the same method Oct 19, 2000 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1137038 [patent_doc_number] => 06788814 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-09-07 [patent_title] => 'Graph based thinning of graphical objects' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/678496 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-10-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 3687 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 198 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/788/06788814.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09678496 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/678496
Graph based thinning of graphical objects Oct 1, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 788950 [patent_doc_number] => 06987886 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-01-17 [patent_title] => 'Image processing based on degree of white-background likeliness' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/663843 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 44 [patent_figures_cnt] => 48 [patent_no_of_words] => 12430 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [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] => patents/06/987/06987886.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09663843 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/663843
Image processing based on degree of white-background likeliness Sep 14, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1166170 [patent_doc_number] => 06763137 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-07-13 [patent_title] => 'Recognition and clustering of connected components in bi-level images' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/661865 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 10608 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/763/06763137.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09661865 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/661865
Recognition and clustering of connected components in bi-level images Sep 13, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 929329 [patent_doc_number] => 07315641 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-01-01 [patent_title] => 'Pattern correcting method of mask for manufacturing a semiconductor device and recording medium having recorded its pattern correcting method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/662219 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 30 [patent_figures_cnt] => 67 [patent_no_of_words] => 11437 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/315/07315641.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09662219 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/662219
Pattern correcting method of mask for manufacturing a semiconductor device and recording medium having recorded its pattern correcting method Sep 13, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 632387 [patent_doc_number] => 07133556 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-11-07 [patent_title] => 'Character recognition device and method for detecting erroneously read characters, and computer readable medium to implement character recognition' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/661428 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 6905 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 167 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/133/07133556.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09661428 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/661428
Character recognition device and method for detecting erroneously read characters, and computer readable medium to implement character recognition Sep 12, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1016513 [patent_doc_number] => 06895127 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-05-17 [patent_title] => 'Photomontage using multiple layer placement and color variation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/657070 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-09-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 7665 [patent_no_of_claims] => 53 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 151 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/895/06895127.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09657070 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/657070
Photomontage using multiple layer placement and color variation Sep 6, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7633451 [patent_doc_number] => 06658169 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-02 [patent_title] => 'Image processor with integral image buffer' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/642301 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-08-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9428 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 37 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/658/06658169.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09642301 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/642301
Image processor with integral image buffer Aug 20, 2000 Issued
09/642572 System and method for rectified mosaicing of images recorded by a moving camera Aug 19, 2000 Abandoned
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