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Michael J. Hess

Examiner (ID: 12016, Phone: (571)270-7933 , Office: P/2481 )

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2481
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2481
Total Applications
523
Issued Applications
208
Pending Applications
116
Abandoned Applications
226

Applications

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17/384137
JOINT CODING OF PALETTE MODE USAGE INDICATION Jul 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/377234
METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, ENCODER AND DECODER Jul 14, 2021 Abandoned
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17/357051
IMAGE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING TRANSFORM SKIP FLAG Jun 23, 2021 Abandoned
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17/346005
Encoder, decoder and corresponding methods for intra prediction Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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17/303976
Chroma block prediction method and apparatus Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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17/338896
WEIGHTED PREDICTION METHOD FOR MULTI-HYPOTHESIS ENCODING AND APPARATUS Jun 3, 2021 Pending
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17/325472
INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE May 19, 2021 Pending
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17/316930
Method and apparatus for range derivation in context adaptive binary arithmetic coding May 10, 2021 Issued
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17/241006
Topographic Phase Control For Overlay Measurement Apr 25, 2021 Abandoned
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17/232702
Motion estimation using collocated blocks Apr 15, 2021 Issued
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17/230692
MULTI-CAMERA KIOSK Apr 13, 2021 Abandoned
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17/224326
INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE Apr 6, 2021 Abandoned
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17/219985
Apparatus for encoding and decoding image using adaptive DCT coefficient scanning based on pixel similarity and method therefor Mar 31, 2021 Issued
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17/915579
Adaptive loop filter (ALF) virtual boundry processing Mar 31, 2021 Issued
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17/915579
Adaptive loop filter (ALF) virtual boundry processing Mar 31, 2021 Issued
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17/219964
Apparatus for encoding and decoding image using adaptive DCT coefficient scanning based on pixel similarity and method therefor Mar 31, 2021 Issued
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17/915579
Adaptive loop filter (ALF) virtual boundry processing Mar 31, 2021 Issued
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17/207787
Camera peek into turn Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/207987
PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM, AND PICTURE CODING DEVICE, PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND PICTURE CODING PROGRAM Mar 21, 2021 Abandoned
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17/206742
Image Compression Method and Apparatus Mar 18, 2021 Abandoned
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