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Howard W. Britton

Examiner (ID: 8638)

Most Active Art Unit
2602
Art Unit(s)
2602, 2713, 2301, 2603, 2615, 2787, 2613
Total Applications
2279
Issued Applications
2107
Pending Applications
63
Abandoned Applications
108

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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09/156571
Method and apparatus for controlling video encoder output bit rate using progressive re-quantization Sep 16, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7639384 [patent_doc_number] => 06396533 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-05-28 [patent_title] => 'Security control system' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/153468 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2073 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 5 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/396/06396533.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09153468 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/153468
Security control system Sep 14, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7631994 [patent_doc_number] => 06665343 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-16 [patent_title] => 'Methods and arrangements for a converting a high definition image to a lower definition image using wavelet transforms' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/151428 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4102 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 7 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/665/06665343.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09151428 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/151428
Methods and arrangements for a converting a high definition image to a lower definition image using wavelet transforms Sep 10, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1517089 [patent_doc_number] => 06421079 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-07-16 [patent_title] => 'Film scanner' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/149612 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 35 [patent_figures_cnt] => 39 [patent_no_of_words] => 20053 [patent_no_of_claims] => 41 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/421/06421079.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09149612 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/149612
Film scanner Sep 7, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4327544 [patent_doc_number] => 06317451 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-11-13 [patent_title] => 'Method of compressing a multidimensional sampled signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/145348 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-09-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 3554 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 160 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/317/06317451.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 145348 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/145348
Method of compressing a multidimensional sampled signal Aug 31, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4142985 [patent_doc_number] => 06016159 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-01-18 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for producing and displaying spectrally-multiplexed images of three-dimensional imagery for use in stereoscopic viewing thereof' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/144931 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-09-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 40 [patent_figures_cnt] => 63 [patent_no_of_words] => 22560 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 161 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/016/06016159.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 144931 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/144931
Method and apparatus for producing and displaying spectrally-multiplexed images of three-dimensional imagery for use in stereoscopic viewing thereof Aug 31, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4254000 [patent_doc_number] => 06167084 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-12-26 [patent_title] => 'Dynamic bit allocation for statistical multiplexing of compressed and uncompressed digital video signals' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/141265 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 9104 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 129 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/167/06167084.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 141265 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/141265
Dynamic bit allocation for statistical multiplexing of compressed and uncompressed digital video signals Aug 26, 1998 Issued
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09/137972
Film scanner Aug 20, 1998 Issued
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09/136151
Picture signal encoding device, picture signal encoding method, picture signal decoding device, picture signal decoding method, and recording medium Aug 17, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4152340 [patent_doc_number] => 06031572 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-02-29 [patent_title] => 'Progressive image coding' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/135831 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-08-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 7301 [patent_no_of_claims] => 42 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 53 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/031/06031572.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 135831 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/135831
Progressive image coding Aug 17, 1998 Issued
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09/136148
Picture encoding device, picture encoding method, picture decoding device, picture decoding method, and recording medium Aug 17, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4364117 [patent_doc_number] => 06292213 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-09-18 [patent_title] => 'Micro video camera usage and usage monitoring' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/133988 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-08-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6886 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 185 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/292/06292213.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 133988 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/133988
Micro video camera usage and usage monitoring Aug 13, 1998 Issued
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09/091678
Image coder and image coding method, and image decoder and image decoding method, and quantization control method and inverse quantization control method, and data recording medium Aug 10, 1998 Issued
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09/129968
System for prioritizing bi-directional broadcast data Aug 5, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7639041 [patent_doc_number] => 06396876 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-05-28 [patent_title] => 'Preprocessing process and device for motion estimation' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/128511 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-08-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4115 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 31 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/396/06396876.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09128511 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/128511
Preprocessing process and device for motion estimation Aug 2, 1998 Issued
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09/127451
Method and apparatus for reducing breathing artifacts in compressed video Jul 30, 1998 Issued
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09/117501
Motion picture coding and decoding apparatus Jul 29, 1998 Issued
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09/123238
Apparatus and method for using side information to improve a coding system Jul 27, 1998 Issued
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09/113287
High efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus Jul 9, 1998 Issued
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09/112539
Processing apparatus for synthetically extending the bandwidth of a spatially-sampled video image Jul 8, 1998 Issued
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