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Michael A. Lyons

Examiner (ID: 7672)

Most Active Art Unit
2877
Art Unit(s)
2877
Total Applications
1691
Issued Applications
1404
Pending Applications
124
Abandoned Applications
181

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 878640 [patent_doc_number] => 07359067 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-04-15 [patent_title] => 'Optical displacement sensor comprising a wavelength-tunable optical source' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/278990 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-04-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7159 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 84 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/359/07359067.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11278990 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/278990
Optical displacement sensor comprising a wavelength-tunable optical source Apr 6, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4844285 [patent_doc_number] => 20080180693 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-07-31 [patent_title] => 'Determining Positional Error of an Optical Component Using Structured Light Patterns' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/910646 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-04-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 12505 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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/A1/0180/20080180693.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11910646 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/910646
Determining positional error of an optical component using structured light patterns Apr 3, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5833140 [patent_doc_number] => 20060244970 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-11-02 [patent_title] => 'PRESSURE SENSOR HAVING TWO MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSION CONFIGURED TO REDUCE TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/278559 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-04-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4763 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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/A1/0244/20060244970.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11278559 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/278559
Pressure sensor having two materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion configured to reduce temperature dependence Apr 3, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 830853 [patent_doc_number] => 07400411 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-07-15 [patent_title] => 'Method for optically testing semiconductor devices' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/278389 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4878 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 198 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/400/07400411.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11278389 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/278389
Method for optically testing semiconductor devices Mar 30, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5752196 [patent_doc_number] => 20060221345 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-10-05 [patent_title] => 'Optical measuring apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/392588 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5212 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0221/20060221345.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11392588 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/392588
Optical measuring apparatus Mar 29, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5699291 [patent_doc_number] => 20060215975 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-09-28 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for measuring differential mode delay of multimode optical fiber' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/387170 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5201 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0215/20060215975.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11387170 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/387170
Apparatus for measuring differential mode delay of multimode optical fiber Mar 22, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5885818 [patent_doc_number] => 20060274323 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-12-07 [patent_title] => 'High intensity fabry-perot sensor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/377050 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3133 [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/A1/0274/20060274323.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11377050 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/377050
High intensity fabry-perot sensor Mar 15, 2006 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 804345 [patent_doc_number] => 07423764 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-09-09 [patent_title] => 'Integrated interference scanning method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/373288 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3405 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/423/07423764.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11373288 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/373288
Integrated interference scanning method Mar 12, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5698493 [patent_doc_number] => 20060215177 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-09-28 [patent_title] => 'System and method for determining a shape of a surface of an object and method of manufacturing an object having a surface of a predetermined shape' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/372159 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 9698 [patent_no_of_claims] => 50 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0215/20060215177.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11372159 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/372159
System and method for determining a shape of a surface of an object and method of manufacturing an object having a surface of a predetermined shape Mar 9, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 882415 [patent_doc_number] => 07355723 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-04-08 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus comprising a high-signal-to-noise displacement sensor and method therefore' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/366730 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5606 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 77 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/355/07355723.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11366730 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/366730
Apparatus comprising a high-signal-to-noise displacement sensor and method therefore Mar 1, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 374107 [patent_doc_number] => 07474413 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-06 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for analyzing interference fringe' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/364600 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7860 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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/07/474/07474413.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11364600 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/364600
Method and apparatus for analyzing interference fringe Feb 26, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5003469 [patent_doc_number] => 20070201036 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-08-30 [patent_title] => 'Coherent hybrid electromagnetic field imaging' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/363890 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 5600 [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/A1/0201/20070201036.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11363890 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/363890
Coherent hybrid electromagnetic field imaging Feb 26, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 319572 [patent_doc_number] => 07522287 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-21 [patent_title] => 'Photothermal conversion measurement apparatus, photothermal conversion measurement method, and sample cell' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/350954 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 18244 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 120 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/522/07522287.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11350954 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/350954
Photothermal conversion measurement apparatus, photothermal conversion measurement method, and sample cell Feb 9, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 854425 [patent_doc_number] => 07379189 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-05-27 [patent_title] => 'Temperature/thickness measuring apparatus, temperature/thickness measuring method, temperature/thickness measuring system, control system and control method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/349276 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 28 [patent_figures_cnt] => 36 [patent_no_of_words] => 34479 [patent_no_of_claims] => 35 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 237 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/379/07379189.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11349276 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/349276
Temperature/thickness measuring apparatus, temperature/thickness measuring method, temperature/thickness measuring system, control system and control method Feb 7, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4547287 [patent_doc_number] => 07876446 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-01-25 [patent_title] => 'Method and assembly for confocal, chromatic, interferometric and spectroscopic scanning of optical, multi-layer data memories' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/883413 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 12840 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/876/07876446.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11883413 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/883413
Method and assembly for confocal, chromatic, interferometric and spectroscopic scanning of optical, multi-layer data memories Feb 2, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 824356 [patent_doc_number] => 07405831 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-07-29 [patent_title] => 'Laser scanning interferometric surface metrology' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/345564 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 6697 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 103 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/405/07405831.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11345564 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/345564
Laser scanning interferometric surface metrology Jan 31, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5647066 [patent_doc_number] => 20060132798 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-22 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for determining endpoint of semiconductor element fabricating process' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/340559 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-01-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 10930 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0132/20060132798.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11340559 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/340559
Method and apparatus for determining endpoint of semiconductor element fabricating process Jan 26, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 76332 [patent_doc_number] => 07751055 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-06 [patent_title] => 'Hollow core fiber optical gyro' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/342158 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-01-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4536 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/751/07751055.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11342158 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/342158
Hollow core fiber optical gyro Jan 26, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4452500 [patent_doc_number] => 07965392 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-21 [patent_title] => 'Optical coherence tomography device and measuring head' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/087846 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-01-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 9837 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 223 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/965/07965392.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12087846 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/087846
Optical coherence tomography device and measuring head Jan 18, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 890687 [patent_doc_number] => 07349098 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-03-25 [patent_title] => 'Simultaneous beam-focus and coherence-gate tracking for real-time optical coherence tomography' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/332780 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-01-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 10519 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 222 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/349/07349098.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11332780 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/332780
Simultaneous beam-focus and coherence-gate tracking for real-time optical coherence tomography Jan 12, 2006 Issued
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