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Howard W. Britton

Examiner (ID: 10693)

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

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 4017117 [patent_doc_number] => 05889556 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-03-30 [patent_title] => 'Method of automatically dividing domain of motion picture using time space slope information' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/841282 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 1190 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 116 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/889/05889556.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 841282 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/841282
Method of automatically dividing domain of motion picture using time space slope information Apr 28, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4035550 [patent_doc_number] => 05903304 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-05-11 [patent_title] => 'Process and device for generating a stereoscopic video picture' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/836241 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 4470 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 158 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/903/05903304.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 836241 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/836241
Process and device for generating a stereoscopic video picture Apr 27, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4094546 [patent_doc_number] => 06025878 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-02-15 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for decoding both high and standard definition video signals using a single video decoder' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/846055 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 11097 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 143 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/025/06025878.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 846055 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/846055
Method and apparatus for decoding both high and standard definition video signals using a single video decoder Apr 24, 1997 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3991554 [patent_doc_number] => 05861923 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-01-19 [patent_title] => 'Video signal encoding method and apparatus based on adaptive quantization technique' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/839001 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2617 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 183 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/861/05861923.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 839001 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/839001
Video signal encoding method and apparatus based on adaptive quantization technique Apr 22, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3937010 [patent_doc_number] => 05877802 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-03-02 [patent_title] => 'Video-signal processing device connectable to an electronic endoscope' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/845191 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 14212 [patent_no_of_claims] => 56 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/877/05877802.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 845191 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/845191
Video-signal processing device connectable to an electronic endoscope Apr 20, 1997 Issued
08/844661 IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS Apr 20, 1997 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3946647 [patent_doc_number] => 05872604 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-02-16 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for detection of motion vectors' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/837491 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 33 [patent_no_of_words] => 8055 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/872/05872604.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 837491 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/837491
Methods and apparatus for detection of motion vectors Apr 17, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3785779 [patent_doc_number] => 05757420 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-26 [patent_title] => 'Photographic image processing apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/839631 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 4891 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] => patents/05/757/05757420.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 839631 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/839631
Photographic image processing apparatus Apr 14, 1997 Issued
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08/827788
Linear motor film gate for telecine Apr 10, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4052120 [patent_doc_number] => 05909251 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-06-01 [patent_title] => 'Image frame fusion by velocity estimation using region merging' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/835591 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 16982 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 156 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/909/05909251.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 835591 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/835591
Image frame fusion by velocity estimation using region merging Apr 9, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3954000 [patent_doc_number] => 05982455 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-11-09 [patent_title] => 'Signal processing system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/835711 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-04-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 3393 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/982/05982455.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 835711 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/835711
Signal processing system Apr 9, 1997 Issued
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08/838481
Method of fractal image coding and arrangements for performing the method Apr 6, 1997 Issued
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08/833465
Vehicle camera system Apr 6, 1997 Issued
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08/838488
Method of image segmentation Apr 6, 1997 Issued
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08/832781
Image display apparatus and method for allowing stereoscopic video image to be observed Apr 3, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3785451 [patent_doc_number] => 05808700 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-09-15 [patent_title] => 'Motion video coding systems with motion vector detection' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/825397 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-03-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 9973 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/808/05808700.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 825397 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/825397
Motion video coding systems with motion vector detection Mar 27, 1997 Issued
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08/825528
Decoding start controller, decoder, and decoding system Mar 27, 1997 Issued
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08/827068
High-speed motion vector decoding circuit Mar 25, 1997 Issued
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08/823288
Optimized video compression from a single process step Mar 20, 1997 Issued
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08/821391
Display system including an image generator and movable scanner for same Mar 19, 1997 Issued
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