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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
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08/556481
Motion estimation using limited-time early exit with prequalification matrices and a predicted search center Nov 12, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3778001 [patent_doc_number] => 05734430 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-03-31 [patent_title] => 'Encoder and decoder' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/555170 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 50 [patent_figures_cnt] => 59 [patent_no_of_words] => 17219 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 55 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/734/05734430.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 555170 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/555170
Encoder and decoder Nov 7, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3736576 [patent_doc_number] => 05703650 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-12-30 [patent_title] => 'Method of and device for estimating motion in a video signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/550692 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-10-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 4288 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 109 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/703/05703650.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 550692 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/550692
Method of and device for estimating motion in a video signal Oct 30, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3738712 [patent_doc_number] => 05666162 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-09-09 [patent_title] => 'Moving image signal coding apparatus and moving image signal coding control method' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/550067 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 4909 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 72 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/666/05666162.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 550067 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/550067
Moving image signal coding apparatus and moving image signal coding control method Oct 29, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4373964 [patent_doc_number] => 06192081 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-02-20 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for selecting a coding mode in a block-based coding system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/549244 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-10-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5519 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/192/06192081.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 549244 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/549244
Apparatus and method for selecting a coding mode in a block-based coding system Oct 25, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3627604 [patent_doc_number] => 05614959 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-03-25 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for motion estimation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/546926 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3888 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 226 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/614/05614959.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 546926 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/546926
Method and apparatus for motion estimation Oct 22, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4167125 [patent_doc_number] => 06104439 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-15 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for motion estimation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/547011 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4436 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 157 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/104/06104439.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 547011 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/547011
Method and apparatus for motion estimation Oct 22, 1995 Issued
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08/545941
Method and apparatus for efficient motion vector detection Oct 19, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3887632 [patent_doc_number] => 05805202 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-09-08 [patent_title] => 'Automatic video cable compensation system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/545951 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-10-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 8547 [patent_no_of_claims] => 36 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 79 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/805/05805202.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 545951 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/545951
Automatic video cable compensation system Oct 19, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3537407 [patent_doc_number] => 05583566 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1996-12-10 [patent_title] => 'Combined medical image and data transmission with data storage, in which character/diagram information is transmitted with video data' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/541590 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-10-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 27 [patent_figures_cnt] => 41 [patent_no_of_words] => 15855 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 141 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/583/05583566.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 541590 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/541590
Combined medical image and data transmission with data storage, in which character/diagram information is transmitted with video data Oct 9, 1995 Issued
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08/538672
VBR MPEG video encoding for ATM networks with dynamic bandwidth renegotiation Oct 2, 1995 Issued
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08/536731
Moving image reproduction system providing compensation for cinematographic artifacts Sep 28, 1995 Issued
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08/535387
Image processing method and apparatus Sep 27, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3865083 [patent_doc_number] => 05706053 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-01-06 [patent_title] => 'Compressed motion video code processor' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/534410 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-09-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4035 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 98 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/706/05706053.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 534410 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/534410
Compressed motion video code processor Sep 26, 1995 Issued
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08/534302
Method and system for bidirectional motion compensation for compression of motion pictures Sep 26, 1995 Issued
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08/534032
Picture compressing and expanding apparatus Sep 25, 1995 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3665052 [patent_doc_number] => 05627591 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-05-06 [patent_title] => 'Image processing system using a pixel-by-pixel motion estimation based on feature points' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/527613 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1995-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3942 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 394 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/627/05627591.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 527613 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/527613
Image processing system using a pixel-by-pixel motion estimation based on feature points Sep 12, 1995 Issued
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08/527612
Image processing system using a feature point-based motion estimation Sep 12, 1995 Issued
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08/527590
Image processing apparatus using a pixel-by-pixel motion estimation based on feature points Sep 12, 1995 Issued
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08/527082
Endoscope system having a switch forcibly set to display video signals not passed through outer peripheral apparatus Sep 11, 1995 Issued
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