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Patrick J. Ryan

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 215, Phone: (571)272-1292 , Office: P/1726 )

Most Active Art Unit
1508
Art Unit(s)
3307, 1725, 1508, 1795, 1726, 1513, 1317, 1722, 1506, 1745
Total Applications
985
Issued Applications
862
Pending Applications
7
Abandoned Applications
116

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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13/595313
Real-time recursive filter to identify weather events using traffic CCTV video Aug 26, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8683381 [patent_doc_number] => 20130051665 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-02-28 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/593697 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 31 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 14928 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [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] => 13593697 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/593697
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program Aug 23, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8939073 [patent_doc_number] => 20130188869 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-07-25 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD USING HIGHER-ORDER CLUSTERING, SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING THE SAME AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/594487 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4083 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13594487 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/594487
Image segmentation method using higher-order clustering, system for processing the same and recording medium for storing the same Aug 23, 2012 Issued
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13/549665
Stereoscopic camera with haptic feedback for object and location detection Jul 15, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8616182 [patent_doc_number] => 20130021494 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-01-24 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/547363 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-07-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 8159 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13547363 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/547363
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium Jul 11, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8476245 [patent_doc_number] => 20120275651 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-11-01 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POTENTIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE FRAUD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/547597 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-07-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 8172 [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] => 13547597 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/547597
System and method for detecting potential property insurance fraud Jul 11, 2012 Issued
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13/534051
Method and device for selecting optimal transform matrices for down-sampling DCT image Jun 26, 2012 Issued
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13/534260
Method and system for performing resolution expansion with high quality edge enhancement Jun 26, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10878374 [patent_doc_number] => 08903168 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-12-02 [patent_title] => 'Method and device for selecting transform matrices for down-sampling DCT image using learning with forgetting algorithm' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/532827 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-06-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 11027 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 77 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13532827 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/532827
Method and device for selecting transform matrices for down-sampling DCT image using learning with forgetting algorithm Jun 25, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10126514 [patent_doc_number] => 09160891 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-10-13 [patent_title] => 'Image processing method, image processor, and image display system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/530908 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-06-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 28 [patent_figures_cnt] => 59 [patent_no_of_words] => 16268 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 180 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13530908 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/530908
Image processing method, image processor, and image display system Jun 21, 2012 Issued
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14/130188
IMAGE SORTING METHOD Jun 11, 2012 Abandoned
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13/485341
Systems and methods for luma sharpening May 30, 2012 Issued
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14/364743
Redigitization system and service Apr 28, 2012 Issued
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13/448113
Facial image quality assessment Apr 15, 2012 Issued
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13/447342
Method and apparatus for dynamic and adaptive enhancement of colors in digital video images using saturation gain Apr 15, 2012 Issued
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13/442866
Method and apparatus for dynamic and adaptive enhancement of colors in digital video images using value bright-gain Apr 9, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8820570 [patent_doc_number] => 20130121615 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-05-16 [patent_title] => 'Method and Apparatus for Managing Artifacts in Frequency Domain Processing of Light-Field Images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/434189 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 9159 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13434189 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/434189
Managing artifacts in frequency domain processing of light-field images Mar 28, 2012 Issued
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13/429208
High dynamic range texture compression Mar 22, 2012 Issued
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13/420157
Systems and methods for implementing user-customizable operability for imaging operations in image forming devices Mar 13, 2012 Issued
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13/406804
Statistical approach to large-scale image annotation Feb 27, 2012 Issued
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