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Luke D. Ratcliffe

Examiner (ID: 10311, Phone: (571)272-3110 , Office: P/3645 )

Most Active Art Unit
3645
Art Unit(s)
3662, 3645
Total Applications
2121
Issued Applications
1794
Pending Applications
108
Abandoned Applications
243

Applications

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17/627962
Ranging sensor, method for driving the same, and ranging module Aug 16, 2020 Issued
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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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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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16/927466
Microsecond time of flight (mTOF) sensor Jul 12, 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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16/927550
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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16/926400
CAMERA SENSOR FOR LIDAR WITH DOPPLER-SENSING PIXELS Jul 9, 2020 Abandoned
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16/926498
Ranging sensor Jul 9, 2020 Issued
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16/924246
Optical apparatus, on-board system, and moving apparatus Jul 8, 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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