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Michael J Lau

Examiner (ID: 14363)

Most Active Art Unit
3792
Art Unit(s)
3792, 3796
Total Applications
282
Issued Applications
148
Pending Applications
74
Abandoned Applications
60

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/121431
IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Sep 3, 2018 Abandoned
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16/105419
ILLUMINATION APPARATUS COMPRISING PLURAL LIGHT EMITTING UNITS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Aug 19, 2018 Abandoned
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16/038806
Digital correlated double sampling circuits and image sensors including the same Jul 17, 2018 Issued
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16/487334
Array sensor, method for forming and operating the same Jul 15, 2018 Issued
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16/032966
Pre-roll image capture implemented by a power limited security device Jul 10, 2018 Issued
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16/007542
Solid-state imaging device, ad converter with capacitances, and electronic apparatus Jun 12, 2018 Issued
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15/968714
Context and content based automated image and media sharing Apr 30, 2018 Issued
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15/946435
Lens moving apparatus, camera module and mobile device including the same Apr 4, 2018 Issued
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15/937338
Image processing apparatus to generate combined images Mar 26, 2018 Issued
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16/488212
CAMERA APPARATUS Feb 22, 2018 Abandoned
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16/485664
SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Feb 18, 2018 Abandoned
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15/881548
Image pickup apparatus and image pickup system with increased saturation charge quantity of pixels Jan 25, 2018 Issued
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16/479270
Face-only photo booth Jan 2, 2018 Issued
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16/472405
Camera module, circuit board assembly and manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device with camera module Dec 24, 2017 Issued
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15/842163
Windshield-mounted camera module Dec 13, 2017 Issued
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16/349763
Camera control device and imaging device with camera shake correction function Dec 12, 2017 Issued
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15/837414
Solid-state imaging device having a photoelectric converter with multiple semiconductor regions, imaging system and movable object Dec 10, 2017 Issued
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16/478925
Control device, control method and illumination system Dec 10, 2017 Issued
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15/837263
Combined mechanical and electronic image stabilization Dec 10, 2017 Issued
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15/837436
Image processing apparatus that generates a combined image, control method, and storage medium Dec 10, 2017 Issued
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