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Douglas C. Butler

Examiner (ID: 19083)

Most Active Art Unit
3104
Art Unit(s)
3103, 3104, 3613, 3105, 3683, 2899
Total Applications
3087
Issued Applications
2757
Pending Applications
77
Abandoned Applications
253

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/982747
Image forming apparatus using calendar information and method of using image forming apparatus Jul 29, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15441619 [patent_doc_number] => 20200034993 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-01-30 [patent_title] => PROCESSING IMAGE DATA USING DIFFERENT DATA REDUCTION RATES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/044070 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-07-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9901 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16044070 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/044070
Processing image data using different data reduction rates Jul 23, 2018 Issued
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16/040496
Gaze direction-based adaptive pre-filtering of video data Jul 18, 2018 Issued
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16/028991
Image forming apparatus and control method Jul 5, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13881493 [patent_doc_number] => 20190037087 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-01-31 [patent_title] => INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS TRANSMITTING EXECUTION COMMAND OF FUNCTION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/027587 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-07-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10073 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 335 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16027587 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/027587
Information processing apparatus transmitting execution command of function, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for the information processing apparatus Jul 4, 2018 Issued
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16/026102
Image forming apparatus provided with exposure head having light emitting portions and lens array Jul 2, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14528473 [patent_doc_number] => 10341511 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-02 [patent_title] => Data transfer apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/023489 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6152 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 669 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16023489 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/023489
Data transfer apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus Jun 28, 2018 Issued
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16/019867
Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium Jun 26, 2018 Issued
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16/018309
System and information processing method Jun 25, 2018 Issued
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16/016703
Systems and methods for printing a document and related referenced content Jun 24, 2018 Issued
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16/014989
Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and control method Jun 20, 2018 Issued
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16/013732
Output bins with adjustable offset positions Jun 19, 2018 Issued
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16/013764
Instance segmentation inferred from machine learning model output Jun 19, 2018 Issued
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16/012153
Printing apparatus and control method Jun 18, 2018 Issued
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16/012631
Printing apparatus and control method Jun 18, 2018 Issued
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16/010572
Printing apparatus, control method of the same, and storage medium Jun 17, 2018 Issued
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16/009557
METHOD AND DEVICES TO OPTIMIZE MARKER MANAGEMENT FOR POSE ESTIMATION Jun 14, 2018 Abandoned
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15/990902
Image processing apparatus with enhanced configuration of operation buttons for command inputs May 28, 2018 Issued
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17/046891
PRINTING CONTENT BASED ON PRINTING MEDIUM GEOMETRY May 17, 2018 Abandoned
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15/982234
Printing apparatus, printing control method, and recording medium May 16, 2018 Issued
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