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Michael P. Ferguson

Examiner (ID: 13117, Phone: (571)272-7081 , Office: P/3679 )

Most Active Art Unit
3679
Art Unit(s)
3679, 3619, 3629, 3678
Total Applications
1874
Issued Applications
1106
Pending Applications
140
Abandoned Applications
655

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/939730
Method and device for encoding or decoding image by using blocks determined by means of adaptive order Jul 26, 2020 Issued
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16/939642
Method and device for encoding or decoding image by using blocks determined by means of adaptive order Jul 26, 2020 Issued
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16/929418
Controlling a route based on priority levels associated with delivery action or surveillance action Jul 14, 2020 Issued
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16/926089
Video characterization for smart encoding based on perceptual quality optimization Jul 9, 2020 Issued
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17/276540
Method and apparatus for intra prediction coding of video data involving matrix based intra-prediction Jul 7, 2020 Issued
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16/920344
Techniques for object appearance capture Jul 1, 2020 Issued
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16/918651
Apparatus and method for remote optical caliper measurement Jun 30, 2020 Issued
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16/901078
Method and system of bit rate control Jun 14, 2020 Issued
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16/893093
Method for encoding and decoding image information and device using same Jun 3, 2020 Issued
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16/878240
Subject tracking systems for a movable imaging system May 18, 2020 Issued
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15/930661
Three-dimensional displays using electromagnetic field computations May 12, 2020 Issued
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16/869822
Image transmission device, image transmission method, image reception device, and image reception method May 7, 2020 Issued
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16/850342
Intra prediction mode encoding/decoding method and apparatus Apr 15, 2020 Issued
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16/827703
High security two-way virtual cross-barrier observation and communication device Mar 22, 2020 Issued
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17/278453
Method and device for encoding and decoding image involving gradual refresh technique Mar 11, 2020 Issued
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16/817131
Method and apparatus for video coding by determining intra prediction direction based on coded information of neighboring blocks Mar 11, 2020 Issued
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16/817228
Method and apparatus for content-adaptive frame duration extension Mar 11, 2020 Issued
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16/812474
Marine vessel display device, marine vessel, and image display method for marine vessel Mar 8, 2020 Issued
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16/812182
Systems and methods for virtual light field expansion with electro-optical tessellation Mar 5, 2020 Issued
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16/811833
Person detection apparatus and method Mar 5, 2020 Issued
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