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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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13/282465
Method and apparatus for automatically identifying character segments for character recognition Oct 26, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9751422 [patent_doc_number] => 08842909 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-09-23 [patent_title] => 'Efficient blending methods for AR applications' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/283462 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8602 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 171 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13283462 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/283462
Efficient blending methods for AR applications Oct 26, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7775617 [patent_doc_number] => 20120039519 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-16 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING IMAGES FOR IDENTIFYING DISEASES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/283228 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4998 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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/A1/0039/20120039519.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13283228 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/283228
Systems and methods for generating images for identifying diseases Oct 26, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9584497 [patent_doc_number] => 08774504 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-07-08 [patent_title] => 'System for three-dimensional object recognition and foreground extraction' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/282389 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 29 [patent_no_of_words] => 6542 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 198 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13282389 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/282389
System for three-dimensional object recognition and foreground extraction Oct 25, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9713235 [patent_doc_number] => 08837823 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-09-16 [patent_title] => 'Foreground background separation in a scene with unstable textures' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/281113 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 10847 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 161 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13281113 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/281113
Foreground background separation in a scene with unstable textures Oct 24, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8779257 [patent_doc_number] => 20130101232 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-25 [patent_title] => 'Coding Images Using Intra Prediction Modes' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/281334 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5496 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13281334 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/281334
Coding images using intra prediction modes Oct 24, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8779237 [patent_doc_number] => 20130101212 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-25 [patent_title] => 'Automatic Sharpening of Images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/280429 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4331 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13280429 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/280429
Automatic sharpening of images Oct 24, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8779233 [patent_doc_number] => 20130101208 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-25 [patent_title] => 'BACKGROUND UNDERSTANDING IN VIDEO DATA' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/279504 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5135 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => 13279504 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/279504
Background understanding in video data Oct 23, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9142444 [patent_doc_number] => 08582921 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-11-12 [patent_title] => 'Figure processing apparatus, figure processing method, and storage medium' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/278544 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 55 [patent_no_of_words] => 9921 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 129 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13278544 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/278544
Figure processing apparatus, figure processing method, and storage medium Oct 20, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8196255 [patent_doc_number] => 20120121201 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-05-17 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/276724 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5301 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [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/A1/0121/20120121201.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13276724 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/276724
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Oct 18, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9185921 [patent_doc_number] => 08625890 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-01-07 [patent_title] => 'Stylizing geographic features in photographic images based on image content' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/317374 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4991 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 216 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13317374 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/317374
Stylizing geographic features in photographic images based on image content Oct 16, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9347030 [patent_doc_number] => 08666187 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-03-04 [patent_title] => 'Image reproduction apparatus and image reproduction method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/274578 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 15202 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 283 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13274578 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/274578
Image reproduction apparatus and image reproduction method Oct 16, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8226822 [patent_doc_number] => 20120141028 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-06-07 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for automatic brightness adjustment of image signal processor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/317295 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4939 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => 13317295 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/317295
Method and apparatus for automatic brightness adjustment of image signal processor Oct 13, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8365567 [patent_doc_number] => 08254640 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-28 [patent_title] => 'Automatic age classification of forest lands' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/273099 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3740 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13273099 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/273099
Automatic age classification of forest lands Oct 12, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7783585 [patent_doc_number] => 20120045141 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-23 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND DECODING APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/271927 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 13946 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0045/20120045141.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13271927 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/271927
Image encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus Oct 11, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8170479 [patent_doc_number] => 20120106849 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-05-03 [patent_title] => 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/270708 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 7523 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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/A1/0106/20120106849.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13270708 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/270708
Information processing apparatus, processing method therefor, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium Oct 10, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8903244 [patent_doc_number] => 20130170747 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-07-04 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR CHECKING AN OPTICAL SECURITY FEATURE OF A VALUE DOCUMENT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/822344 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 13131 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [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] => 13822344 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/822344
Method for checking an optical security feature of a value document Oct 6, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7719541 [patent_doc_number] => 20120008876 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-01-12 [patent_title] => 'EVALUATING SUBJECT INTERESTS FROM DIGITAL IMAGE RECORDS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/235737 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-09-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8580 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0008/20120008876.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13235737 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/235737
Evaluating subject interests from digital image records Sep 18, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8307700 [patent_doc_number] => 08229248 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-07-24 [patent_title] => 'Methods and systems for identifying the orientation of a digital image' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/221844 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 11245 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 190 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13221844 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/221844
Methods and systems for identifying the orientation of a digital image Aug 29, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7650510 [patent_doc_number] => 20110299779 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-08 [patent_title] => 'Methods and Systems for Detecting Numerals in a Digital Image' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/212241 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-08-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 11202 [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] => publications/A1/0299/20110299779.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13212241 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/212241
Methods and systems for detecting numerals in a digital image Aug 17, 2011 Issued
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