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Michael Robert Ballinger

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3776
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3732, 3776
Total Applications
249
Issued Applications
86
Pending Applications
1
Abandoned Applications
162

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/550294
Image sensor Dec 13, 2021 Issued
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18/257656
Circuitry and methods of operating a photodiode Dec 13, 2021 Issued
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18/257157
Device for inspecting the surface of a transparent object, and corresponding method Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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17/546401
Image sensor with 3x3 array pixels Dec 8, 2021 Issued
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17/543936
Optical detector Dec 6, 2021 Issued
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18/036129
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AND DETECTING A PARAMAGNETIC MATERIAL FROM AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM Nov 8, 2021 Pending
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18/251471
AN OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE Nov 2, 2021 Pending
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18/249504
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Sep 30, 2021 Pending
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18/028914
Method and system for determining a state of a solar-thermal parabolic trough power plant Sep 14, 2021 Issued
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17/474770
Pixel circuit having capacitor with identical electrodes to improve sensing efficiency and operating method thereof Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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17/474806
Pixel circuit to improve sensing efficiency, image sensor using the same and operating method thereof Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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17/474738
Sensor circuit having identical capacitors to improve sensing efficiency of pixels and operating method thereof Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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17/471758
Integrated optical field sampling platform Sep 9, 2021 Issued
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17/412542
Low-frequency noise cancellation in optical measurements Aug 25, 2021 Issued
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17/445334
Receiving circuit and optical receiving circuit Aug 17, 2021 Issued
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17/392263
Method of stabilizing data of digital signals Aug 2, 2021 Issued
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18/002240
Quantum receiver using square of homodyne detection for target detection of quantum radar and measurement method therefor Jul 12, 2021 Issued
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17/370230
Linear regulation of SPAD shutoff voltage Jul 7, 2021 Issued
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17/362599
Substrate mapping apparatus and method therefor Jun 28, 2021 Issued
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17/324678
Quenching bias circuit device and single photon detector comprising the same May 18, 2021 Issued
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