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Michael A. Lyons

Examiner (ID: 17057, Phone: (571)272-2420 , Office: P/2877 )

Most Active Art Unit
2877
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2877
Total Applications
1672
Issued Applications
1391
Pending Applications
124
Abandoned Applications
179

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/474598
AN ARTIFACT FOR IMPROVING VERTICAL RESOLUTION OF RADIATION-BASED IMAGING Dec 11, 2017 Abandoned
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15/839285
Method of measuring a structure, inspection apparatus, lithographic system and device manufacturing method Dec 11, 2017 Issued
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15/831485
Distributed sensing fiber acoustic emission fusion sensing system and running method Dec 4, 2017 Issued
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15/825219
TRUE HETERODYNE SPECTRALLY CONTROLLED INTERFEROMETRY Nov 28, 2017 Abandoned
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15/821918
Holographic wavefront sensing Nov 23, 2017 Issued
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15/812016
Method and device for superresolution optical measurement using singular optics Nov 13, 2017 Issued
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15/808911
Optical-scanning-height measuring device Nov 9, 2017 Issued
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15/803392
Photonic imaging array Nov 2, 2017 Issued
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15/799027
Rotation sensor, rotation sensing method, and applications Oct 30, 2017 Issued
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15/797024
Distributed acoustic sensing system with variable spatial resolution Oct 29, 2017 Issued
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15/794031
Control system, and control method and program for control system Oct 25, 2017 Issued
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15/791025
Methods and apparatus for high resolution imaging with reflectors at staggered depths beneath sample Oct 22, 2017 Issued
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15/789892
Super-PIC SPIDER Oct 19, 2017 Issued
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15/786550
Optical endoluminal far-field microscopic imaging catheter Oct 16, 2017 Issued
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15/784383
Optical image measurement apparatus and optical image measurement method Oct 15, 2017 Issued
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15/782327
Spectral shearing ladar Oct 11, 2017 Issued
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15/723820
Method of inspecting a substrate, metrology apparatus, and lithographic system Oct 2, 2017 Issued
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16/337894
Movable body apparatus, moving method, exposure apparatus, exposure method, flat-panel display manufacturing method , and device manufacturing method Sep 28, 2017 Issued
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16/336890
Multiple offset interferometer Sep 28, 2017 Issued
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15/717438
Wavelength tunable laser device Sep 26, 2017 Issued
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