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Luke D. Ratcliffe

Examiner (ID: 16175, Phone: (571)272-3110 , Office: P/3645 )

Most Active Art Unit
3645
Art Unit(s)
3645, 3662
Total Applications
2069
Issued Applications
1769
Pending Applications
102
Abandoned Applications
237

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/032526
Techniques for detecting cross-talk interferences in lidar imaging sensors Sep 24, 2020 Issued
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17/031633
Systems and methods for pre-blinding LIDAR detectors Sep 23, 2020 Issued
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17/028847
Retroreflector detection and avoidance in a LIDAR device Sep 21, 2020 Issued
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16/948380
LIDAR system with dynamic resolution Sep 15, 2020 Issued
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17/761953
Lidar system for anemometric measurements Sep 14, 2020 Issued
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17/016991
Light detector and distance measuring device Sep 9, 2020 Issued
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17/599805
Processing of LIDAR images Sep 7, 2020 Issued
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17/010659
Surveying instrument Sep 1, 2020 Issued
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17/010439
Method and Apparatus for Measuring Discrete Locations Around Perimeter of Swimming Pools Sep 1, 2020 Abandoned
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17/001477
MEMs phased-array for LiDAR applications Aug 23, 2020 Issued
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17/627962
RANGING SENSOR, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND RANGING MODULE Aug 16, 2020 Pending
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17/627962
RANGING SENSOR, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND RANGING MODULE Aug 16, 2020 Pending
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16/989509
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device range aliasing resilience by multiple hypotheses Aug 9, 2020 Issued
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16/987810
Optical testing apparatus and method of testing optical measuring instrument Aug 6, 2020 Issued
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16/987367
Laser radar Aug 5, 2020 Issued
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16/943557
Operating device and method for remote control of arming device Jul 29, 2020 Issued
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16/940237
System and method for histogram binning for depth detection Jul 26, 2020 Issued
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16/939019
Depth mapping using spatial multiplexing of illumination phase Jul 25, 2020 Issued
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16/938968
HYPER-RESOLVED, HIGH BANDWIDTH SCANNED LIDAR SYSTEMS Jul 24, 2020 Abandoned
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17/628982
Scheimpflug correlation lidar Jul 23, 2020 Issued
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