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Matthew C. Bella

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 5425, Phone: (571)272-7778 , Office: P/2667 )

Most Active Art Unit
2721
Art Unit(s)
2616, 2621, 2606, 2674, 2899, 2667, 2624, 2721, 2676
Total Applications
493
Issued Applications
285
Pending Applications
81
Abandoned Applications
128

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 3901047 [patent_doc_number] => 05724435 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-03-03 [patent_title] => 'Digital filter and method of tracking a structure extending in three spatial dimensions' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/769179 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4344 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/724/05724435.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 769179 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/769179
Digital filter and method of tracking a structure extending in three spatial dimensions Dec 17, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3892268 [patent_doc_number] => 05729629 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-03-17 [patent_title] => 'Handwritten symbol recognizer' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/744218 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7320 [patent_no_of_claims] => 61 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 169 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/729/05729629.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 744218 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/744218
Handwritten symbol recognizer Nov 17, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4142858 [patent_doc_number] => 06128401 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-10-03 [patent_title] => 'Image reading or processing with ability to prevent copying of certain originals' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/748748 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 37 [patent_figures_cnt] => 43 [patent_no_of_words] => 12263 [patent_no_of_claims] => 36 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 158 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/128/06128401.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 748748 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/748748
Image reading or processing with ability to prevent copying of certain originals Nov 17, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4400894 [patent_doc_number] => 06228125 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-05-08 [patent_title] => 'Image processing apparatus for parallel image processing and method therefor' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/748966 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 45 [patent_figures_cnt] => 59 [patent_no_of_words] => 12943 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 178 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/228/06228125.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 748966 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/748966
Image processing apparatus for parallel image processing and method therefor Nov 12, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4167933 [patent_doc_number] => 06125204 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-09-26 [patent_title] => 'Judging a logical relation between a plurality of areas based upon the physical relation therebetween' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/742222 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 37 [patent_figures_cnt] => 48 [patent_no_of_words] => 16172 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/125/06125204.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 742222 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/742222
Judging a logical relation between a plurality of areas based upon the physical relation therebetween Oct 22, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4383836 [patent_doc_number] => 06275611 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-08-14 [patent_title] => 'Handwriting recognition device, method and alphabet, with strokes grouped into stroke sub-structures' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/732957 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 5457 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 102 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/275/06275611.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 732957 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/732957
Handwriting recognition device, method and alphabet, with strokes grouped into stroke sub-structures Oct 16, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3892136 [patent_doc_number] => 05764809 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-06-09 [patent_title] => 'Image processing apparatus using correlation among images' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/721397 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 26 [patent_figures_cnt] => 47 [patent_no_of_words] => 10544 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 179 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/764/05764809.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 721397 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/721397
Image processing apparatus using correlation among images Sep 25, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4055962 [patent_doc_number] => 05909502 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-06-01 [patent_title] => 'Software loading system for a currency scanner' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/715029 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5178 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/909/05909502.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 715029 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/715029
Software loading system for a currency scanner Sep 16, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4421718 [patent_doc_number] => 06301390 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-10-09 [patent_title] => 'Encoding image data in blocks read out in a predetermined order' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/714500 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 6491 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 186 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/301/06301390.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 714500 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/714500
Encoding image data in blocks read out in a predetermined order Sep 15, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4001351 [patent_doc_number] => 05960102 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-09-28 [patent_title] => 'X-ray image processing method and device for performing that method in which a portion corresponding to an x-ray absorption filter is selectively processed' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/715255 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 9348 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 104 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/960/05960102.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 715255 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/715255
X-ray image processing method and device for performing that method in which a portion corresponding to an x-ray absorption filter is selectively processed Sep 15, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3892781 [patent_doc_number] => 05825922 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-20 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for centroid based object segmentation in object recognition-type image processing system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/704810 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7037 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/825/05825922.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 704810 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/704810
Methods and apparatus for centroid based object segmentation in object recognition-type image processing system Aug 27, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3759932 [patent_doc_number] => 05802211 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-09-01 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for transmitting and utilizing analog encoded information' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/699411 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-08-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 7823 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 348 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/802/05802211.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 699411 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/699411
Method and apparatus for transmitting and utilizing analog encoded information Aug 18, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4041354 [patent_doc_number] => 05903681 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-05-11 [patent_title] => 'Reducing edge artifacts on a digital printer' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/685740 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-07-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 4182 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 339 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/903/05903681.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 685740 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/685740
Reducing edge artifacts on a digital printer Jul 23, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3916002 [patent_doc_number] => 05751837 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-12 [patent_title] => 'X-ray CT scanner system having a plurality of x-ray scanner apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/683910 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-07-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4815 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/751/05751837.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 683910 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/683910
X-ray CT scanner system having a plurality of x-ray scanner apparatus Jul 18, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3811833 [patent_doc_number] => 05828776 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-27 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for identification and integration of multiple cell patterns' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/678124 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-07-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 37 [patent_figures_cnt] => 48 [patent_no_of_words] => 23402 [patent_no_of_claims] => 43 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/828/05828776.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 678124 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/678124
Apparatus for identification and integration of multiple cell patterns Jul 10, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4315003 [patent_doc_number] => 06327001 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-12-04 [patent_title] => 'Image processing system and information processing apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/670149 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-06-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 39 [patent_figures_cnt] => 53 [patent_no_of_words] => 20760 [patent_no_of_claims] => 139 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 85 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/327/06327001.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 670149 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/670149
Image processing system and information processing apparatus Jun 26, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3840020 [patent_doc_number] => 05784481 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-07-21 [patent_title] => 'CT cone beam image reconstruction with circle and line scan path' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/673453 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-06-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3398 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 206 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/784/05784481.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 673453 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/673453
CT cone beam image reconstruction with circle and line scan path Jun 24, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3756866 [patent_doc_number] => 05754706 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-19 [patent_title] => 'System and apparatus for single subpixel elimination in an high addressable error diffusion process' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/666770 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-06-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 10564 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/754/05754706.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 666770 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/666770
System and apparatus for single subpixel elimination in an high addressable error diffusion process Jun 18, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4252861 [patent_doc_number] => 06081606 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and a method for detecting motion within an image sequence' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/664584 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-06-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4739 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 120 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/081/06081606.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 664584 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/664584
Apparatus and a method for detecting motion within an image sequence Jun 16, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1551027 [patent_doc_number] => 06445808 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-09-03 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for detecting credit/debit cards in connection with the processing of bulk mail' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 08/663020 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-06-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 7322 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 84 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/445/06445808.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08663020 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/663020
Method and apparatus for detecting credit/debit cards in connection with the processing of bulk mail Jun 6, 1996 Issued
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