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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
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11/541180
Method and means for determining the shape of a rough surface of an object Sep 28, 2006 Issued
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11/537048
Method and apparatus for optical imaging via spectral encoding Sep 28, 2006 Issued
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11/535361
Optical tomography apparatus Sep 25, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 331323 [patent_doc_number] => 07511822 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-03-31 [patent_title] => 'Optical tomographic imaging apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/524377 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 5253 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 298 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/511/07511822.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11524377 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/524377
Optical tomographic imaging apparatus Sep 20, 2006 Issued
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11/524265
Confocal microscope apparatus Sep 20, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5146899 [patent_doc_number] => 20070046953 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-01 [patent_title] => 'Interferometer and method for measuring characteristics of optically unresolved surface features' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/525355 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 27 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 31351 [patent_no_of_claims] => 56 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0046/20070046953.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11525355 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/525355
Interferometer and method for measuring characteristics of optically unresolved surface features Sep 20, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 24306 [patent_doc_number] => 07800762 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-09-21 [patent_title] => 'Fiber-based mid-infrared generation laser for laser ultrasound inspection' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/524046 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-09-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5863 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 57 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/800/07800762.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11524046 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/524046
Fiber-based mid-infrared generation laser for laser ultrasound inspection Sep 19, 2006 Issued
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11/991739
Secure article, notably a security and/or valuable document Sep 14, 2006 Issued
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11/520031
Profiling complex surface structures using height scanning interferometry Sep 11, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 584297 [patent_doc_number] => 07460242 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-12-02 [patent_title] => 'Systems and methods for high-precision length measurement' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/512966 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3233 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 98 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/460/07460242.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11512966 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/512966
Systems and methods for high-precision length measurement Aug 29, 2006 Issued
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11/511383
Optical vibrometer Aug 24, 2006 Issued
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11/508577
Automatic set-up for instrument functions Aug 21, 2006 Issued
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11/507882
Multi-beam heterodyne laser doppler vibrometer Aug 20, 2006 Issued
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11/501413
Common-path point-diffraction phase-shifting interferometer Aug 8, 2006 Issued
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11/462348
Rotation and translation measurement Aug 2, 2006 Issued
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11/663739
Sensor, multichannel sensor, sensing apparatus, and sensing method Jun 13, 2006 Issued
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11/447974
Chirp indicator of ultrashort optical pulse Jun 6, 2006 Issued
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11/916545
Laser Optical Feedback Tomography Sensor and Method May 31, 2006 Abandoned
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11/440446
Methods and systems for laser mode stabilization May 24, 2006 Issued
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11/438864
Method and apparatus for full phase interferometry May 21, 2006 Issued
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