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Michael Rafa

Examiner (ID: 7734)

Most Active Art Unit
3309
Art Unit(s)
3309, 3306
Total Applications
310
Issued Applications
253
Pending Applications
1
Abandoned Applications
56

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 6234149 [patent_doc_number] => 20100266199 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-10-21 [patent_title] => 'COLOR-IMAGE REPRESENTATIVE COLOR DECISION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOF' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/762056 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-04-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3910 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0266/20100266199.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12762056 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/762056
Color-image representative color decision apparatus and method of controlling operation thereof Apr 15, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6234095 [patent_doc_number] => 20100266175 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-10-21 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE AND DATA SEGMENTATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/760668 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-04-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8179 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0266/20100266175.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12760668 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/760668
Image and data segmentation Apr 14, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6334587 [patent_doc_number] => 20100328514 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-12-30 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND THUMBNAIL IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/760925 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-04-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3875 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0328/20100328514.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12760925 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/760925
IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND THUMBNAIL IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD Apr 14, 2010 Abandoned
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12/761282
Accelerating bitmap remoting by identifying and extracting patterns from source bitmaps through parallel processing techniques Apr 14, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6278874 [patent_doc_number] => 20100119147 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-13 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE SEGMENTATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/689246 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 9965 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0119/20100119147.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12689246 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/689246
Image segmentation of foreground from background layers Jan 18, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10833625 [patent_doc_number] => 08861810 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-10-14 [patent_title] => 'Automated image analysis with GUI management and control of a pipeline workflow' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/655644 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 9376 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 155 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12655644 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/655644
Automated image analysis with GUI management and control of a pipeline workflow Jan 4, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6285259 [patent_doc_number] => 20100157340 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-06-24 [patent_title] => 'OBJECT EXTRACTION IN COLOUR COMPOUND DOCUMENTS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/637446 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-12-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 33 [patent_figures_cnt] => 33 [patent_no_of_words] => 18666 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0157/20100157340.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12637446 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/637446
Object extraction in colour compound documents Dec 13, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8852771 [patent_doc_number] => 20130142446 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-06-06 [patent_title] => 'SCALABLE COMPRESSION USING JPEGT-LS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/504572 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5821 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13504572 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/504572
Scalable compression using JPEG-LS Oct 26, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10021699 [patent_doc_number] => 09064187 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-06-23 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for item identification' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/124059 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6787 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 133 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13124059 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/124059
Method and system for item identification Oct 12, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6187017 [patent_doc_number] => 20110170793 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-07-14 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/119718 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 24372 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0170/20110170793.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13119718 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/119718
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Sep 23, 2009 Abandoned
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13/119719
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Sep 23, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6186999 [patent_doc_number] => 20110170776 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-07-14 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE DISTORTION CORRECTING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/119303 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 11452 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0170/20110170776.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13119303 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/119303
IMAGE DISTORTION CORRECTING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Sep 14, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6187016 [patent_doc_number] => 20110170792 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-07-14 [patent_title] => 'Encoding and Decoding Architecture of Checkerboard Multiplexed Image Data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/119009 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3334 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0170/20110170792.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13119009 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/119009
Encoding and decoding architecture of checkerboard multiplexed image data Sep 14, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10501772 [patent_doc_number] => 09230173 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-01-05 [patent_title] => 'Soft decision making processes for analyzing images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/545986 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 7725 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 217 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12545986 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/545986
Soft decision making processes for analyzing images Aug 23, 2009 Issued
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12/545348
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and medium storing image processing program Aug 20, 2009 Issued
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12/545375
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and medium storing image processing program Aug 20, 2009 Issued
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12/545080
Pixel processing method and apparatus thereof Aug 20, 2009 Issued
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12/533157
Image encoding apparatus and method of controlling the same Jul 30, 2009 Issued
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12/533451
Method for matching colors between two systems Jul 30, 2009 Issued
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12/533332
Method for matching colors by using human observer color matching functions Jul 30, 2009 Issued
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