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Michael A. Lyons

Examiner (ID: 3948, Phone: (571)272-2420 , Office: P/2877 )

Most Active Art Unit
2877
Art Unit(s)
2877
Total Applications
1696
Issued Applications
1407
Pending Applications
125
Abandoned Applications
181

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 7802104 [patent_doc_number] => 08130380 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-03-06 [patent_title] => 'Spectrometer and interferometric method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/302013 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5511 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 32 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/130/08130380.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12302013 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/302013
Spectrometer and interferometric method May 21, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 275107 [patent_doc_number] => 07561277 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-07-14 [patent_title] => 'MEMS fiber optic microphone' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/750643 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2263 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 39 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/561/07561277.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11750643 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/750643
MEMS fiber optic microphone May 17, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7589518 [patent_doc_number] => 07663761 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-16 [patent_title] => 'Beam analyzing system and method for analyzing pulsed particle or laser beams' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/748981 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7291 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/663/07663761.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11748981 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/748981
Beam analyzing system and method for analyzing pulsed particle or laser beams May 14, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5027050 [patent_doc_number] => 20070268496 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-11-22 [patent_title] => 'Method for enhancing the measuring accuracy when determining the coordinates of structures on a substrate' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/803553 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 7706 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [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/A1/0268/20070268496.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11803553 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/803553
Method for enhancing the measuring accuracy when determining the coordinates of structures on a substrate May 14, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 289702 [patent_doc_number] => 07548321 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-06-16 [patent_title] => 'Method for enhancing the measuring accuracy when determining the coordinates of structures on a substrate' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/803635 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4497 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/548/07548321.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11803635 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/803635
Method for enhancing the measuring accuracy when determining the coordinates of structures on a substrate May 14, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 278847 [patent_doc_number] => 07557927 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-07-07 [patent_title] => 'Optical apparatus for capturing spectral image' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/803537 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 7316 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/557/07557927.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11803537 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/803537
Optical apparatus for capturing spectral image May 14, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 300683 [patent_doc_number] => 07538888 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-05-26 [patent_title] => 'Method for estimating absolute distance of tracking laser interferometer and tracking laser interferometer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/745749 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3261 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/538/07538888.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11745749 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/745749
Method for estimating absolute distance of tracking laser interferometer and tracking laser interferometer May 7, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15682 [patent_doc_number] => 07808648 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-10-05 [patent_title] => 'Method and device for optical determination of physical properties of features, not much larger than the optical wavelength used, on a test sample' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/742414 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 8050 [patent_no_of_claims] => 32 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 104 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/808/07808648.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11742414 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/742414
Method and device for optical determination of physical properties of features, not much larger than the optical wavelength used, on a test sample Apr 29, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4452496 [patent_doc_number] => 07965389 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-21 [patent_title] => 'Method for reconstructing the distribution of fluorophores in a non-homogeneous medium by optical tomography in continuous mode' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/225865 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4288 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 245 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/965/07965389.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12225865 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/225865
Method for reconstructing the distribution of fluorophores in a non-homogeneous medium by optical tomography in continuous mode Apr 23, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 164303 [patent_doc_number] => 07671978 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-03-02 [patent_title] => 'Scatterometer-interferometer and method for detecting and distinguishing characteristics of surface artifacts' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/739210 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 6826 [patent_no_of_claims] => 36 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 75 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/671/07671978.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11739210 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/739210
Scatterometer-interferometer and method for detecting and distinguishing characteristics of surface artifacts Apr 23, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 916247 [patent_doc_number] => 07327464 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-02-05 [patent_title] => 'System and method for coherent optical inspection' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/738756 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 7412 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 100 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/327/07327464.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11738756 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/738756
System and method for coherent optical inspection Apr 22, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5209052 [patent_doc_number] => 20070247636 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-10-25 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/737741 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9274 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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/A1/0247/20070247636.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11737741 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/737741
Image forming apparatus and image forming method Apr 18, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4757718 [patent_doc_number] => 20080309944 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-12-18 [patent_title] => 'Quantitative phase-contrast digital holography method for the numerical reconstruction of images, and relevant apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/785286 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3491 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [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/A1/0309/20080309944.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11785286 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/785286
Quantitative phase-contrast digital holography method for the numerical reconstruction of images, and relevant apparatus Apr 16, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5090207 [patent_doc_number] => 20070229846 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-10-04 [patent_title] => 'Thickness measurement of moving webs and seal integrity system using dual interferometer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/787666 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 7131 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [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/A1/0229/20070229846.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11787666 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/787666
Thickness measurement of moving webs and seal integrity system using dual interferometer Apr 15, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4661268 [patent_doc_number] => 20080252175 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-10-16 [patent_title] => 'Dithering mechanism for eliminating zero-rate bias in a gyroscope' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/734983 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3098 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [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/A1/0252/20080252175.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11734983 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/734983
Dithering mechanism for eliminating zero-rate bias in a gyroscope Apr 12, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 374104 [patent_doc_number] => 07474410 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-06 [patent_title] => 'Nanometer-precision tip-to-substrate control and pattern registration for scanning-probe lithography' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/733851 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-04-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 5195 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/474/07474410.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11733851 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/733851
Nanometer-precision tip-to-substrate control and pattern registration for scanning-probe lithography Apr 10, 2007 Issued
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11/786254
System and method for measuring distances, displacement and mechanical actions Apr 10, 2007 Abandoned
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11/786404
Multi-object wavefront sensor with spatial filtering Apr 10, 2007 Issued
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11/783314
Geometric measurement system and method of measuring a geometric characteristic of an object Apr 8, 2007 Issued
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11/695687
Measuring polarization mode dispersion Apr 2, 2007 Issued
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