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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
Array ( [id] => 6181955 [patent_doc_number] => 20020157116 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-10-24 [patent_title] => 'Context and content based information processing for multimedia segmentation and indexing' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/803328 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 9715 [patent_no_of_claims] => 35 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 89 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0157/20020157116.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09803328 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/803328
Context and content based information processing for multimedia segmentation and indexing Mar 8, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6986070 [patent_doc_number] => 20010035902 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-11-01 [patent_title] => 'Device and system for in vivo imaging' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/800470 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4195 [patent_no_of_claims] => 55 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 13 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0035/20010035902.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09800470 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/800470
Device for in-vivo imaging Mar 7, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1091659 [patent_doc_number] => 06829300 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-12-07 [patent_title] => 'Signal processing method and device' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/786590 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 36 [patent_no_of_words] => 9778 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 78 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/829/06829300.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09786590 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/786590
Signal processing method and device Mar 4, 2001 Issued
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09/796600
Transcoding apparatus and method Mar 1, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7091994 [patent_doc_number] => 20010033619 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-10-25 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus, method and computer program product for transcoding a coded multiplexed sound and moving picture sequence' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/793630 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 26 [patent_figures_cnt] => 26 [patent_no_of_words] => 32303 [patent_no_of_claims] => 39 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 21 [patent_words_short_claim] => 43 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0033/20010033619.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09793630 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/793630
Apparatus, method and computer program product for transcoding a coded multiplexed sound and moving picture sequence Feb 26, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6369880 [patent_doc_number] => 20020059571 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-05-16 [patent_title] => 'Scene description generating apparatus and method, scene description converting apparatus and method, scene description storing apparatus and method, scene description decoding apparatus and method, user interface system, recording medium, and transmission medium' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/793152 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-02-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 9189 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 38 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0059/20020059571.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09793152 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/793152
Scene description generating apparatus and method, scene description converting apparatus and method, scene description storing apparatus and method, scene description decoding apparatus and method, user interface system, recording medium, and transmission medium Feb 25, 2001 Abandoned
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09/937058
Implementation of quantization for SIMD architecture Feb 19, 2001 Issued
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09/701321
Miniature inspection system Feb 15, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7105148 [patent_doc_number] => 20010004385 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-21 [patent_title] => 'Motion vector detection system' [patent_app_type] => new-utility [patent_app_number] => 09/771550 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-01-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4094 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 162 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0004/20010004385.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09771550 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/771550
Motion vector detection system Jan 29, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8376986 [patent_doc_number] => 08259788 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-09-04 [patent_title] => 'Multimedia stream compression' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 09/770767 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-01-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 20873 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 216 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09770767 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/770767
Multimedia stream compression Jan 24, 2001 Issued
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09/767690
Bandwidth reduction for stereoscopic imagery and video signals Jan 23, 2001 Issued
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09/761770
System and method for adaptive streaming of predictive coded video data Jan 17, 2001 Abandoned
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09/758180
Electronic endoscope system Jan 11, 2001 Issued
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09/743507
Telecine video signal detecting device Jan 10, 2001 Issued
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09/758647
Method and apparatus for providing prediction mode fine granularity scalability Jan 9, 2001 Abandoned
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09/756280
Electronic endoscope selector and electronic endoscope system Jan 8, 2001 Issued
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09/752667
Method for providing variable bit rate in streaming service Dec 27, 2000 Issued
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09/746020
Method and system for estimating motion vector Dec 25, 2000 Issued
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09/745230
3D camera Dec 20, 2000 Issued
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09/737360
Communication apparatus, communication method and storage medium Dec 14, 2000 Issued
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