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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] => 4750480 [patent_doc_number] => 20080158551 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-07-03 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL INTERFEROMETRIC MICROSCOPY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/961601 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 29 [patent_figures_cnt] => 29 [patent_no_of_words] => 11834 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0158/20080158551.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11961601 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/961601
Systems and methods for 3-dimensional interferometric microscopy Dec 19, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5543962 [patent_doc_number] => 20090153839 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-06-18 [patent_title] => 'PARTIAL COHERENCE INTERFEROMETER WITH MEASUREMENT AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/958411 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3969 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [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/A1/0153/20090153839.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11958411 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/958411
Partial coherence interferometer with measurement ambiguity resolution Dec 17, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 178825 [patent_doc_number] => 07656536 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-02 [patent_title] => 'Fiber-optic assay apparatus based on phase-shift interferometry' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/957340 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 8065 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 170 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/656/07656536.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11957340 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/957340
Fiber-optic assay apparatus based on phase-shift interferometry Dec 13, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4530339 [patent_doc_number] => 07952722 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-05-31 [patent_title] => 'Optical image measurement device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/954302 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 8970 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 163 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/952/07952722.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11954302 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/954302
Optical image measurement device Dec 11, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 24301 [patent_doc_number] => 07800759 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-09-21 [patent_title] => 'Eye length measurement apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/954146 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 5534 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 103 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/800/07800759.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11954146 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/954146
Eye length measurement apparatus Dec 10, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7592430 [patent_doc_number] => 07652774 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-26 [patent_title] => 'Interferometric endpoint determination in a substrate etching process' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/953853 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7667 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 112 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/652/07652774.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11953853 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/953853
Interferometric endpoint determination in a substrate etching process Dec 9, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4783768 [patent_doc_number] => 20080137097 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-06-12 [patent_title] => 'POSITION MEASURING METHOD, POSITION MEASURING SYSTEM, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/951615 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5880 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [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/A1/0137/20080137097.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11951615 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/951615
Position measuring method, position measuring system, and exposure apparatus Dec 5, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4777050 [patent_doc_number] => 20080285048 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-11-20 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ACQUIRING INTERFEROGRAMS AND METHOD FOR SOLVING THE PHASE INFORMATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/949202 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 10016 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [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/A1/0285/20080285048.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11949202 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/949202
Method and apparatus for simultaneously acquiring interferograms and method for solving the phase information Dec 2, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4744251 [patent_doc_number] => 20080088853 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-04-17 [patent_title] => 'Image invariant optical speckle capturing device and method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/998406 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 7287 [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/A1/0088/20080088853.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11998406 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/998406
Image invariant optical speckle capturing device and method Nov 29, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4547695 [patent_doc_number] => 07876499 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-01-25 [patent_title] => 'Objective lens' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/948508 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4523 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 73 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/876/07876499.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11948508 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/948508
Objective lens Nov 29, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5562562 [patent_doc_number] => 20090135414 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-05-28 [patent_title] => 'APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING IMAGE SENSOR WAFERS TO IDENTIFY PIXEL DEFECTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/946265 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4548 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [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/A1/0135/20090135414.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11946265 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/946265
Apparatus and method for testing image sensor wafers to identify pixel defects Nov 27, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4926002 [patent_doc_number] => 20080165365 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-07-10 [patent_title] => 'Optical-phase monitoring appratus and optical-phase monitoring method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/984994 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6485 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [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/A1/0165/20080165365.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11984994 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/984994
Optical-phase monitoring appratus and optical-phase monitoring method Nov 25, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 153532 [patent_doc_number] => 07684050 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-03-23 [patent_title] => 'Shape measuring apparatus, shape measuring method, and exposure apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/942348 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 15299 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 160 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/684/07684050.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11942348 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/942348
Shape measuring apparatus, shape measuring method, and exposure apparatus Nov 18, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4920301 [patent_doc_number] => 20080068614 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-03-20 [patent_title] => 'METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERFEROMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SURFACES AND RELATED APPLICATIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/942166 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 20228 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [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/A1/0068/20080068614.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11942166 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/942166
Methods and systems for interferometric analysis of surfaces and related applications Nov 18, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7543798 [patent_doc_number] => 08051761 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-11-08 [patent_title] => 'System and methods for broad area visual obscuration' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/941716 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3417 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/051/08051761.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11941716 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/941716
System and methods for broad area visual obscuration Nov 15, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4925982 [patent_doc_number] => 20080165345 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-07-10 [patent_title] => 'Distance Measuring Interferometer and Encoder Metrology Systems for Use in Lithography Tools' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/941012 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 15550 [patent_no_of_claims] => 45 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11941012 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/941012
Distance measuring interferometer and encoder metrology systems for use in lithography tools Nov 14, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 34588 [patent_doc_number] => 07791737 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-09-07 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for interferometrically measuring the shape of a test object' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/939382 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 14784 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 193 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/791/07791737.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11939382 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/939382
Method and apparatus for interferometrically measuring the shape of a test object Nov 12, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8364878 [patent_doc_number] => 08253947 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-28 [patent_title] => 'Device and method for measuring lithography masks' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/518968 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4609 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 88 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12518968 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/518968
Device and method for measuring lithography masks Nov 5, 2007 Issued
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11/929852
Multi-conjugate adaptive optics system for field conjugation Oct 29, 2007 Issued
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11/929375
Positioning apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Oct 29, 2007 Issued
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