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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] => 498072 [patent_doc_number] => 07212289 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Interferometric measurement device for determining the birefringence in a transparent object' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/299030 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4539 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 224 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/212/07212289.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10299030 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/299030
Interferometric measurement device for determining the birefringence in a transparent object Nov 17, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1032385 [patent_doc_number] => 06879402 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-04-12 [patent_title] => 'Scanning interferometer for aspheric surfaces and wavefronts' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/295479 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 13449 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 225 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/879/06879402.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10295479 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/295479
Scanning interferometer for aspheric surfaces and wavefronts Nov 14, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 988694 [patent_doc_number] => 06922249 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-07-26 [patent_title] => 'Beam masking to reduce cyclic error in beam launcher of interferometer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/293209 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 5945 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/922/06922249.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10293209 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/293209
Beam masking to reduce cyclic error in beam launcher of interferometer Nov 11, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7310927 [patent_doc_number] => 20040032592 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-02-19 [patent_title] => 'Method for in-situ monitoring of patterned substrate processing using reflectometry' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/286410 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-11-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5562 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 130 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0032/20040032592.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10286410 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/286410
Method for in-situ monitoring of patterned substrate processing using reflectometry. Oct 31, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7375413 [patent_doc_number] => 20040080754 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-29 [patent_title] => 'Interferometer using integrated imaging array and high-density phase-shifting array' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/282110 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 39155 [patent_no_of_claims] => 43 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 285 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0080/20040080754.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10282110 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/282110
Interferometer using integrated imaging array and high-density phase-shifting array Oct 28, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1041865 [patent_doc_number] => 06870629 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-03-22 [patent_title] => 'Optical frequency sweep control and readout by using a phase lock' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/283649 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 10838 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/870/06870629.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10283649 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/283649
Optical frequency sweep control and readout by using a phase lock Oct 28, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7375404 [patent_doc_number] => 20040080752 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-29 [patent_title] => 'Temperature compensated interferometer' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/281689 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3519 [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] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0080/20040080752.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10281689 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/281689
Temperature compensated interferometer Oct 27, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7162175 [patent_doc_number] => 20040075839 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-22 [patent_title] => 'Novel high-precision lambdameter operating without optical moving parts' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/274686 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2213 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 31 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0075/20040075839.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10274686 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/274686
Novel high-precision lambdameter operating without optical moving parts Oct 20, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 931789 [patent_doc_number] => 06980299 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-12-27 [patent_title] => 'Systems and methods for imaging a sample' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/272171 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 9110 [patent_no_of_claims] => 79 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 97 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/980/06980299.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10272171 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/272171
Systems and methods for imaging a sample Oct 15, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1064576 [patent_doc_number] => 06850329 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-02-01 [patent_title] => 'Interferometer using integrated imaging array and high-density polarizer array' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/270130 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 19743 [patent_no_of_claims] => 45 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 287 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/850/06850329.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10270130 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/270130
Interferometer using integrated imaging array and high-density polarizer array Oct 14, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 552262 [patent_doc_number] => 07164479 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-01-16 [patent_title] => 'Optical displacement sensor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/497099 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3031 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 69 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/164/07164479.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10497099 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/497099
Optical displacement sensor Oct 1, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 988693 [patent_doc_number] => 06922248 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-07-26 [patent_title] => 'Optoelectronic component for contactless measurement of movements between a measurement object and the optoelectronic component' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/260900 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5392 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 130 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/922/06922248.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10260900 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/260900
Optoelectronic component for contactless measurement of movements between a measurement object and the optoelectronic component Sep 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1026297 [patent_doc_number] => 06885460 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-04-26 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for and method of measuring surface shape of an object' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/251830 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 10326 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 203 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/885/06885460.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10251830 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/251830
Apparatus for and method of measuring surface shape of an object Sep 22, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 980108 [patent_doc_number] => 06930783 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-08-16 [patent_title] => 'Method of aligning optical system using a hologram and apparatus therefor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/246541 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4758 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 61 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/930/06930783.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10246541 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/246541
Method of aligning optical system using a hologram and apparatus therefor Sep 18, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 973573 [patent_doc_number] => 06937347 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-08-30 [patent_title] => 'Small-beam lateral-shear interferometer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/245923 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 4245 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 144 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/937/06937347.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10245923 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/245923
Small-beam lateral-shear interferometer Sep 17, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6812460 [patent_doc_number] => 20030072010 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-17 [patent_title] => 'Non-etalon reflective wavelength locking optical sub-assembly and associated methods' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/238980 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2548 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0072/20030072010.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10238980 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/238980
Non-etalon reflective wavelength locking optical sub-assembly and associated methods Sep 10, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6781839 [patent_doc_number] => 20030063286 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-03 [patent_title] => 'Quality review method for optical components using a fast system performance characterization' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/237325 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 5979 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0063/20030063286.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10237325 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/237325
Quality review method for optical components using a fast system performance characterization Sep 8, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 980103 [patent_doc_number] => 06930780 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-08-16 [patent_title] => 'Method for taking a spatially resolved spectrum by means of a fourier-transform (FT)-spectrometer and such spectrometer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/236870 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 4192 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 144 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/930/06930780.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10236870 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/236870
Method for taking a spatially resolved spectrum by means of a fourier-transform (FT)-spectrometer and such spectrometer Sep 5, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1048219 [patent_doc_number] => 06864987 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-03-08 [patent_title] => 'Interferometer having improved modulation depth and free-spectral range and method of manufacturing' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/225649 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-08-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5517 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 78 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/864/06864987.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10225649 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/225649
Interferometer having improved modulation depth and free-spectral range and method of manufacturing Aug 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7609008 [patent_doc_number] => 06999181 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-02-14 [patent_title] => 'Advanced signal processing technique for translating fringe line disturbances into sample height at a particular position above an interferometer\'s sample stage' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/215905 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-08-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 36 [patent_no_of_words] => 17984 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 283 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/999/06999181.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10215905 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/215905
Advanced signal processing technique for translating fringe line disturbances into sample height at a particular position above an interferometer's sample stage Aug 8, 2002 Issued
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