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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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16/937543
Systems and methods for LiDAR detection Jul 22, 2020 Issued
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16/936387
Lidar device Jul 21, 2020 Issued
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16/930981
Vision first light detection and ranging system Jul 15, 2020 Issued
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16/927476
Spatial light modulator and beam steering apparatus including the same Jul 12, 2020 Issued
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16/927466
Microsecond time of flight (mTOF) sensor Jul 12, 2020 Issued
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16/927550
Doppler imager Jul 12, 2020 Issued
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16/926664
Vehicle alignment and sensor calibration system Jul 10, 2020 Issued
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16/926498
Ranging sensor Jul 9, 2020 Issued
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16/926400
CAMERA SENSOR FOR LIDAR WITH DOPPLER-SENSING PIXELS Jul 9, 2020 Abandoned
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16/924246
Optical apparatus, on-board system, and moving apparatus Jul 8, 2020 Issued
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16/923880
LIDAR system and signal processing method thereof Jul 7, 2020 Issued
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16/923135
Three-dimensional survey apparatus, three-dimensional survey method, and three-dimensional survey program Jul 7, 2020 Issued
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16/921839
Measurement apparatus and measurement method Jul 5, 2020 Issued
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16/920832
Time-of-flight (TOF) assisted structured light imaging Jul 5, 2020 Issued
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16/920179
Resolving return signals among pixels in frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) lidar systems Jul 1, 2020 Issued
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16/919053
LIDAR sensor apparatus and control method thereof Jun 30, 2020 Issued
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16/918272
Point clouds based lidar recalibration system for autonomous vehicles Jun 30, 2020 Issued
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16/917297
Systems and methods for pulsed-wave LIDAR Jun 29, 2020 Issued
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16/915404
Systems and methods for IQ detection Jun 28, 2020 Issued
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16/906835
Method and system for vehicle odometry using coherent range doppler optical sensors Jun 18, 2020 Issued
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