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Mark T. Monk

Examiner (ID: 3888, Phone: (571)270-7454 , Office: P/2661 )

Most Active Art Unit
2696
Art Unit(s)
2696, 2622, 2637, 2661
Total Applications
939
Issued Applications
776
Pending Applications
32
Abandoned Applications
155

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/677949
Image sensor with controlled SPAD avalanche May 29, 2024 Issued
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18/669619
PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, MOVABLE APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM May 20, 2024 Pending
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18/646263
Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus Apr 24, 2024 Issued
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18/637151
Photoelectric conversion device, light detection system, movable body, and method of controlling photoelectric conversion device Apr 15, 2024 Issued
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18/625481
Device and method for performing readout of a pixel array in rolling shutter image sensor Apr 2, 2024 Issued
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18/612125
Random number generator for multichannel image sensing device Mar 20, 2024 Issued
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18/610749
Wavefront correction system based on RUN optimization algorithm Mar 19, 2024 Issued
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18/599126
High dynamic-range (HDR) pixel circuit, color-image sensor package structure, and method for operating HDR pixel circuit Mar 6, 2024 Issued
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18/581648
Image capturing apparatus, image capturing system, and equipment Feb 19, 2024 Issued
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18/432889
Photoelectric conversion device and photoelectric conversion system Feb 4, 2024 Issued
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18/418788
Apparatus, system, and method of processing pixel data Jan 21, 2024 Issued
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18/398150
Counter, analog-to-digital converter, and method for reading out image signals Dec 27, 2023 Issued
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18/394861
Adaptive data selection for DCG / DAG Dec 21, 2023 Issued
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18/393135
Method and apparatus to efficiently read super-binned array out from sensor of higher resolution Dec 20, 2023 Issued
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18/390907
Digital to analog converter Dec 19, 2023 Issued
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18/541324
Differential comparator circuit Dec 14, 2023 Issued
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18/539291
Imaging element, imaging apparatus, operation method of imaging element, and program Dec 13, 2023 Issued
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18/536803
Analog-to-digital converting circuit for optimizing power consumption of dual conversion gain operation, operation method thereof, and image sensor including the same Dec 11, 2023 Issued
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18/532856
Semiconductor device for performing light-based computation and operation method of semiconductor device Dec 6, 2023 Issued
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18/530363
Pixel collection circuit and image sensor Dec 5, 2023 Issued
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