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Frantz Coby

Examiner (ID: 8215, Phone: (571)272-4017 , Office: P/2164 )

Most Active Art Unit
2454
Art Unit(s)
2171, 771, 2771, 2787, 2454, 2156, 2307, 2459, 2456, 2161, 4174, 2164
Total Applications
1609
Issued Applications
1395
Pending Applications
110
Abandoned Applications
133

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/201847
System and method for construction of data structures for ray tracing using bounding hierarchies Aug 28, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9027573 [patent_doc_number] => 08537159 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-09-17 [patent_title] => 'Visualization of voxel data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/675982 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6920 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12675982 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/675982
Visualization of voxel data Aug 27, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8739314 [patent_doc_number] => 08411090 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-02 [patent_title] => 'Methods for flattening a 3D surface into a 2D piece' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/199551 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5354 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [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] => 12199551 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/199551
Methods for flattening a 3D surface into a 2D piece Aug 26, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6217791 [patent_doc_number] => 20100053163 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-03-04 [patent_title] => 'POINT-CLOUD CLIP FILTER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/198854 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 7448 [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/A1/0053/20100053163.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12198854 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/198854
Point-cloud clip filter Aug 25, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6556933 [patent_doc_number] => 20100045674 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-25 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE USING SELECTIVE NEIGHBORING VOXEL REMOVAL AND RELATED METHODS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/197744 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 2587 [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/A1/0045/20100045674.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12197744 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/197744
Image processing device using selective neighboring voxel removal and related methods Aug 24, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6226566 [patent_doc_number] => 20100182315 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-22 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/679453 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 11325 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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/A1/0182/20100182315.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12679453 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/679453
IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM Jul 30, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5543714 [patent_doc_number] => 20090153591 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-06-18 [patent_title] => 'DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/181606 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3732 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [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/A1/0153/20090153591.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12181606 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/181606
DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Jul 28, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8283833 [patent_doc_number] => 08217940 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-07-10 [patent_title] => 'Directable lighting method and apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/178311 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 6504 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 203 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12178311 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/178311
Directable lighting method and apparatus Jul 22, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5353616 [patent_doc_number] => 20090184960 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-07-23 [patent_title] => 'System and Methods for Rendering Transparent Surfaces in High Depth Complexity Scenes Using Hybrid and Coherent Layer Peeling' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/177709 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 13563 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [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/A1/0184/20090184960.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12177709 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/177709
System and methods for rendering transparent surfaces in high depth complexity scenes using hybrid and coherent layer peeling Jul 21, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8665556 [patent_doc_number] => 08379021 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-02-19 [patent_title] => 'System and methods for rendering height-field images with hard and soft shadows' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/177717 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 12041 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12177717 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/177717
System and methods for rendering height-field images with hard and soft shadows Jul 21, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9356442 [patent_doc_number] => 08674986 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-03-18 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for scattered spherical harmonic approximation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/177098 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4151 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 158 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12177098 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/177098
Method and system for scattered spherical harmonic approximation Jul 20, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9300632 [patent_doc_number] => 08648864 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-02-11 [patent_title] => 'System and method for blended animation enabling an animated character to aim at any arbitrary point in a virtual space' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/175420 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 4180 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 65 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12175420 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/175420
System and method for blended animation enabling an animated character to aim at any arbitrary point in a virtual space Jul 16, 2008 Issued
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12/129022
Digital color chip May 28, 2008 Issued
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12/125650
HANDLING RASTER IMAGE 3D OBJECTS May 21, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4709003 [patent_doc_number] => 20080297529 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-12-04 [patent_title] => 'COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/125793 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-05-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 7364 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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/A1/0297/20080297529.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12125793 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/125793
Apparatus and method for performing color conversion based on viewing conditions May 21, 2008 Issued
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12/125666
RASTER IMAGE DATA ASSOCIATION WITH A THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL May 21, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4791245 [patent_doc_number] => 20080292218 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-11-27 [patent_title] => 'SOFTWARE FOR CREATING ENGRAVED IMAGES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/125765 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-05-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 26 [patent_figures_cnt] => 26 [patent_no_of_words] => 14273 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0292/20080292218.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12125765 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/125765
Computer implemented methods for generating engraved images for works of art May 21, 2008 Issued
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12/125514
MULTI-SCALE NAVIGATIONAL VISUALTIZATION May 21, 2008 Abandoned
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12/125758
SOFTWARE FOR CREATING ENGRAVED IMAGES May 21, 2008 Abandoned
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12/125773
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECIFYING POINT IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE May 21, 2008 Abandoned
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