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Eret C. Mcnichols

Examiner (ID: 17038, Phone: (571)270-7363 , Office: P/3632 )

Most Active Art Unit
3632
Art Unit(s)
3632
Total Applications
1010
Issued Applications
711
Pending Applications
86
Abandoned Applications
238

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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10/957915
System, method and apparatus for clean channel change Oct 3, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5719824 [patent_doc_number] => 20060072597 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-04-06 [patent_title] => 'Picture buffering method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/958671 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-10-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 10262 [patent_no_of_claims] => 44 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0072/20060072597.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10958671 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/958671
Picture buffering method Oct 3, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6914101 [patent_doc_number] => 20050177859 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-08-11 [patent_title] => 'Video surveillance system and methods of use and doing business' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/957021 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7041 [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/A1/0177/20050177859.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10957021 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/957021
Video surveillance system and methods of use and doing business Sep 30, 2004 Abandoned
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10/956480
Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding video data Sep 30, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7766012 [patent_doc_number] => 08116370 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-14 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding video data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/957070 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 8381 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/116/08116370.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10957070 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/957070
Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding video data Sep 30, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1078170 [patent_doc_number] => 07616689 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-11-10 [patent_title] => 'Calculation of interpolated pixel values' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/954195 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2427 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 180 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/616/07616689.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10954195 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/954195
Calculation of interpolated pixel values Sep 30, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5722671 [patent_doc_number] => 20060075448 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-04-06 [patent_title] => 'Mechanical pan, tilt and zoom in a webcam' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/956737 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4197 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [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/A1/0075/20060075448.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10956737 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/956737
Mechanical pan, tilt and zoom in a webcam Sep 30, 2004 Issued
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10/956987
Hardware based interdigitation Sep 30, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 206701 [patent_doc_number] => 07630444 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-08 [patent_title] => 'System and method of filtering noise' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/954884 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 11807 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 53 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/630/07630444.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10954884 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/954884
System and method of filtering noise Sep 29, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 226119 [patent_doc_number] => 07606309 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-10-20 [patent_title] => 'Motion estimation for video processing using 2-D (spatial) convolution' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/957373 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2205 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 51 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/606/07606309.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10957373 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/957373
Motion estimation for video processing using 2-D (spatial) convolution Sep 29, 2004 Issued
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10/950624
Electronic endoscope apparatus Sep 27, 2004 Abandoned
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10/950645
Surveillance system using pulse-coded rays Sep 27, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 603637 [patent_doc_number] => 07433407 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-10-07 [patent_title] => 'Method for hierarchical motion estimation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/950601 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-09-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 4477 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 215 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/433/07433407.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10950601 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/950601
Method for hierarchical motion estimation Sep 27, 2004 Issued
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10/948135
Monitoring device for security in automatic teller machine Sep 23, 2004 Abandoned
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10/945617
Apparatus and method for decoding and computing a discrete cosine transform using a butterfly processor Sep 19, 2004 Issued
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10/933420
Three-dimensional image display device, three-dimensional image display method and three-dimensional display image data generating method Sep 2, 2004 Abandoned
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10/933880
Signaling macroblock mode information for macroblocks of interlaced forward-predicted fields Sep 1, 2004 Issued
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10/934905
Selecting between dominant and non-dominant motion vector predictor polarities Sep 1, 2004 Issued
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10/933881
Joint coding and decoding of a reference field selection and differential motion vector information Sep 1, 2004 Issued
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10/933957
Number of reference fields for an interlaced forward-predicted field Sep 1, 2004 Issued
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