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James M. Pontius

Examiner (ID: 11406, Phone: (571)270-7687 , Office: P/2488 )

Most Active Art Unit
2488
Art Unit(s)
2621, 2615, 2488, 2485, 2483
Total Applications
718
Issued Applications
567
Pending Applications
42
Abandoned Applications
118

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/015267
Imaging support device and imaging support method Jun 21, 2018 Issued
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16/015333
Imaging support device and imaging support method Jun 21, 2018 Issued
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16/014065
Structure member specification device and structure member specification method Jun 20, 2018 Issued
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16/014030
Image pickup system and image processing apparatus Jun 20, 2018 Issued
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16/008682
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for utilizing radial distortion to estimate a pose configuration Jun 13, 2018 Issued
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16/004419
Method and apparatus for performing fixed-size slice encoding with slice boundary prediction Jun 9, 2018 Issued
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15/993864
Slice level reference picture reconstruction May 30, 2018 Issued
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15/992566
Self-adjusting portable modular 360-degree projection and recording computer system May 29, 2018 Issued
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15/992140
Split based motion vector operation reduction May 28, 2018 Issued
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15/990361
Solid state imaging device, imaging system, and mobile apparatus May 24, 2018 Issued
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15/973264
Flexible Quantization May 6, 2018 Issued
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15/967731
Video coding system with intra prediction mechanism and method of operation thereof Apr 30, 2018 Issued
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15/952986
Video coding system with search range and method of operation thereof Apr 12, 2018 Issued
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15/949149
Endoscope apparatus, method of operating endoscope apparatus, and recording medium Apr 9, 2018 Issued
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15/948264
Endoscope apparatus, method of operating endoscope apparatus, and recording medium Apr 8, 2018 Issued
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15/943238
Flow meter Apr 1, 2018 Issued
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15/940089
Image sensor, endoscope, and endoscope system Mar 28, 2018 Issued
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15/939740
Imaging device, endoscope, and endoscope system Mar 28, 2018 Issued
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15/940008
Imaging device, endoscope, and endoscope system Mar 28, 2018 Issued
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15/921659
Distance measurement device, distance measurement method, and distance measurement program Mar 14, 2018 Issued
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