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Michael A. Lyons

Examiner (ID: 9966, Phone: (571)272-2420 , Office: P/2877 )

Most Active Art Unit
2877
Art Unit(s)
2877
Total Applications
1651
Issued Applications
1383
Pending Applications
121
Abandoned Applications
177

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 5358714 [patent_doc_number] => 20090033508 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-02-05 [patent_title] => 'System and method for determining positions of structures on a substrate' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/221145 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3396 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0033/20090033508.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12221145 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/221145
System and method for determining positions of structures on a substrate Jul 30, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5347355 [patent_doc_number] => 20090002716 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-01 [patent_title] => 'LASER SCANNING INTERFEROMETRIC SURFACE METROLOGY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/181043 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6729 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0002/20090002716.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12181043 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/181043
LASER SCANNING INTERFEROMETRIC SURFACE METROLOGY Jul 27, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4536359 [patent_doc_number] => 07924430 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-04-12 [patent_title] => 'Optical heterodyne fourier transform interferometer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/219656 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 33 [patent_no_of_words] => 6480 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/924/07924430.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12219656 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/219656
Optical heterodyne fourier transform interferometer Jul 24, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6514892 [patent_doc_number] => 20100014094 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-21 [patent_title] => 'DISTRIBUTED GAS DETECTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/177053 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2771 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0014/20100014094.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12177053 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/177053
DISTRIBUTED GAS DETECTION Jul 20, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5414643 [patent_doc_number] => 20090040530 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-02-12 [patent_title] => 'COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE AND A METHOD FOR CORRECTING NON-LINEARITIES OF THE INTERFEROMETERS OF A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/176049 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4282 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0040/20090040530.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12176049 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/176049
Coordinate measuring machine and a method for correcting non-linearities of the interferometers of a coordinate measuring machine Jul 17, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6401246 [patent_doc_number] => 20100165345 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-01 [patent_title] => 'MICROELECTRONIC SENSOR DEVICE WITH A MODULATED LIGHT SOURCE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/670148 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5321 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0165/20100165345.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12670148 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/670148
Microelectronic sensor device with a modulated light source Jul 16, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5520439 [patent_doc_number] => 20090028420 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-29 [patent_title] => 'PHOTOMASK DEFECT-SHAPE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, PHOTOMASK DEFECT-SHAPE RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PHOTOMASK DEFECT CORRECTION METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/175061 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 9197 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0028/20090028420.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12175061 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/175061
PHOTOMASK DEFECT-SHAPE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, PHOTOMASK DEFECT-SHAPE RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PHOTOMASK DEFECT CORRECTION METHOD Jul 16, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4583076 [patent_doc_number] => 07826065 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-11-02 [patent_title] => 'Tuned optical cavity magnetometer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/173547 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 9360 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/826/07826065.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12173547 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/173547
Tuned optical cavity magnetometer Jul 14, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4947953 [patent_doc_number] => 20080304079 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-12-11 [patent_title] => 'DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT SENSOR HEAD AND SYSTEM HAVING MEASUREMENT SUB-BEAMS COMPRISING ZEROTH ORDER AND FIRST ORDER DIFFRACTION COMPONENTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/172810 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 7835 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0304/20080304079.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12172810 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/172810
Displacement measurement sensor head and system having measurement sub-beams comprising zeroth order and first order diffraction components Jul 13, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9287508 [patent_doc_number] => 08643846 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-02-04 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for the simultaneous generation and detection of optical diffraction interference pattern on a detector' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/668432 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4833 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12668432 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/668432
Method and apparatus for the simultaneous generation and detection of optical diffraction interference pattern on a detector Jul 9, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5433487 [patent_doc_number] => 20090168073 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-07-02 [patent_title] => 'CANTILEVER SENSOR SYSTEM AND PROFILERS AND BIOSENSORS USING THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/167647 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-07-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4573 [patent_no_of_claims] => 47 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0168/20090168073.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12167647 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/167647
CANTILEVER SENSOR SYSTEM AND PROFILERS AND BIOSENSORS USING THE SAME Jul 2, 2008 Abandoned
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12/167056
RFOG modulation error correction Jul 1, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5462874 [patent_doc_number] => 20090323074 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-31 [patent_title] => 'Fiber-based laser interferometer for measuring and monitoring vibrational characterstics of scattering surface' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/215659 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-06-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4094 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0323/20090323074.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12215659 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/215659
Fiber-based laser interferometer for measuring and monitoring vibrational characterstics of scattering surface Jun 29, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5396096 [patent_doc_number] => 20090316159 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-24 [patent_title] => 'SLAB WAVEGUIDE SPATIAL HETERODYNE SPECTROMETER ASSEMBLY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/142860 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-06-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 9155 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0316/20090316159.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12142860 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/142860
Slab waveguide spatial heterodyne spectrometer assembly Jun 19, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4435285 [patent_doc_number] => 07969578 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-28 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for performing optical imaging using frequency-domain interferometry' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/139314 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-06-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 18407 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/969/07969578.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12139314 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/139314
Method and apparatus for performing optical imaging using frequency-domain interferometry Jun 12, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6315369 [patent_doc_number] => 20100195110 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-08-05 [patent_title] => 'MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT OF OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR SAMPLE FLOWING IN PASSAGE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/671051 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-06-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 9735 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0195/20100195110.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12671051 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/671051
Measurement instrument of optical characteristics for sample flowing in passage Jun 2, 2008 Issued
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12/131647
Direct detection of localized modulation of ion concentration on an electrode-electrolyte interface Jun 1, 2008 Issued
12/129931 Method for Spore Detection May 29, 2008 Abandoned
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12/128747
Displacement-measuring optical scale and optical encoder using same May 28, 2008 Issued
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12/122879
Method and device for non-contact oscillation measurements May 18, 2008 Issued
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