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James M. Hannett

Examiner (ID: 13592)

Most Active Art Unit
2622
Art Unit(s)
2662, 2639, 2697, 2612, 2622, 2698
Total Applications
1604
Issued Applications
1336
Pending Applications
89
Abandoned Applications
218

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/682422
EVENT-BASED AUTO-EXPOSURE FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Aug 23, 2022 Pending
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18/280521
Image processing method and electronic device Aug 17, 2022 Issued
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17/820055
Method, apparatus and program for processing an image Aug 15, 2022 Issued
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17/881371
ENTROPY MAXIMIZATION BASED AUTO-EXPOSURE Aug 3, 2022 Pending
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17/816840
Image capturing apparatus that performs blur correction and method of controlling same Aug 1, 2022 Issued
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17/875681
Image-capture control Jul 27, 2022 Issued
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17/873756
Electronic device generating image and method for operating the same Jul 25, 2022 Issued
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17/872086
Image based localization Jul 24, 2022 Issued
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18/278923
Image photographing method, device, storage medium, and program product Jul 21, 2022 Issued
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17/810966
Pixel circuit for high dynamic range image sensor Jul 5, 2022 Issued
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18/690585
Method and apparatus for lens focusing, computer device and storage medium Jul 3, 2022 Issued
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17/810505
Camera module Jun 30, 2022 Issued
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17/851138
Imaging device and electronic device Jun 27, 2022 Issued
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17/849147
IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Jun 23, 2022 Abandoned
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17/848471
Camera assembly and electronic device Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/808241
Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for off-axis illumination projection and use Jun 21, 2022 Issued
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17/838925
Comparator, ad converter, solid-state imaging device, electronic apparatus, and method of controlling comparator Jun 12, 2022 Issued
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17/835823
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING DIGITAL IMAGES Jun 7, 2022 Abandoned
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17/833639
Method and apparatus for supporting image processing, and computer-readable recording medium for executing the method Jun 5, 2022 Issued
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17/831023
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA MODULE Jun 1, 2022 Pending
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