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Michael J Lau

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Most Active Art Unit
3792
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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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17/057379
Solid-state image sensor and imaging device Oct 14, 2019 Issued
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17/284883
Pixel readout circuit and a method for imaging Oct 9, 2019 Issued
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16/583262
Medical image acquisition system and medical imaging device Sep 25, 2019 Issued
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16/576827
Photographing apparatus, method and medium using image recognition Sep 19, 2019 Issued
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17/291732
Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and control method of solid-state imaging element Sep 19, 2019 Issued
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16/575655
Image pickup apparatus equipped with rotary ring, optical device, and accessory device Sep 18, 2019 Issued
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17/269544
Imaging apparatus, imaging system, imaging method, and imaging program Sep 1, 2019 Issued
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17/262083
Solid-state imaging device Aug 25, 2019 Issued
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16/541418
Imaging apparatus capable of switching display methods Aug 14, 2019 Issued
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16/504930
Gimbal system Jul 7, 2019 Issued
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16/503029
Image sensing system using average pixel data and operating method thereof Jul 2, 2019 Issued
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17/257410
Comparator and imaging device Jun 24, 2019 Issued
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16/443144
Optical apparatus Jun 16, 2019 Issued
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16/429837
Camera module with shape memory alloy actuation Jun 2, 2019 Issued
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17/288279
Reset method, reset device, and reset system and pixel array using the same Jun 2, 2019 Issued
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17/058029
Imaging device May 23, 2019 Issued
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16/419025
Image data transmission system and image data transmission method May 21, 2019 Issued
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16/418123
Systems and methods for translational motion correction May 20, 2019 Issued
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16/408242
LEARNING TO SWITCH, TUNE, AND RETRAIN AI MODELS May 8, 2019 Abandoned
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16/395420
Distance calculation apparatus, imaging apparatus, and distance calculation method that include confidence calculation of distance information Apr 25, 2019 Issued
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