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Howard W. Britton

Examiner (ID: 2393)

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

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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08/963791
Method and apparatus for frame manipulation Nov 3, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3959662 [patent_doc_number] => 05956102 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-09-21 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for the efficient implementation of signal synchronization and cyclic redundancy checks in communication systems' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/964681 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6851 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 151 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/956/05956102.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 964681 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/964681
Methods and apparatus for the efficient implementation of signal synchronization and cyclic redundancy checks in communication systems Nov 3, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4094707 [patent_doc_number] => 06025888 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-02-15 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for improved error recovery in video transmission over wireless channels' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/963021 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3338 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 79 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/025/06025888.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 963021 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/963021
Method and apparatus for improved error recovery in video transmission over wireless channels Nov 2, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4141679 [patent_doc_number] => 06034722 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-03-07 [patent_title] => 'Remote control and viewing for a total station' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/962861 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3989 [patent_no_of_claims] => 46 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 85 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/034/06034722.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 962861 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/962861
Remote control and viewing for a total station Nov 2, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4311465 [patent_doc_number] => 06185253 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Perceptual compression and robust bit-rate control system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/961624 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-10-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3728 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 118 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/185/06185253.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 961624 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/961624
Perceptual compression and robust bit-rate control system Oct 30, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4216880 [patent_doc_number] => 06028637 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-02-22 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method of inter-block predictive coding/decoding and storage medium storing coded signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/962349 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-10-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4456 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/028/06028637.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 962349 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/962349
Apparatus and method of inter-block predictive coding/decoding and storage medium storing coded signal Oct 30, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4061715 [patent_doc_number] => 05969772 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-10-19 [patent_title] => 'Detection of moving objects in video data by block matching to derive a region motion vector' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/961271 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 9272 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/969/05969772.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 961271 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/961271
Detection of moving objects in video data by block matching to derive a region motion vector Oct 29, 1997 Issued
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08/958632
Multiformat reduced memory MPEG-2 compliant decoder Oct 26, 1997 Issued
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08/960117
Image processing apparatus Oct 26, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4142062 [patent_doc_number] => 06034746 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-03-07 [patent_title] => 'System and method for inserting data into a digital audio/video data stream' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/958077 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3059 [patent_no_of_claims] => 44 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 54 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/034/06034746.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 958077 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/958077
System and method for inserting data into a digital audio/video data stream Oct 26, 1997 Issued
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08/958652
Method and apparatus for encoding a motion vector Oct 26, 1997 Issued
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08/945514
Motion compensated filtering Oct 23, 1997 Issued
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08/957587
Audio/video/computer graphics synchronous reproducing/synthesizing system and method Oct 23, 1997 Issued
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08/954983
Image formation apparatus for viewing indicia on a planar specular substrate Oct 20, 1997 Issued
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08/953011
Method and apparatus for storing decoded video information Oct 15, 1997 Issued
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08/948541
Stereoscopic video coding and decoding apparatus and method Oct 9, 1997 Issued
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08/946981
Device for displaying 3D images Oct 7, 1997 Issued
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08/944980
Moving image processing method and apparatus Oct 6, 1997 Issued
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08/943631
Dual encoding/compression method and system for picture quality/data density enhancement Oct 2, 1997 Issued
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08/940394
Method for encoding a binary shape signal Sep 30, 1997 Issued
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