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Ramsey Refai

Examiner (ID: 18266, Phone: (313)446-4867 , Office: P/3687 )

Most Active Art Unit
3661
Art Unit(s)
3668, 3664, 3627, 3661, 2152, 3687, 2141, 2154
Total Applications
968
Issued Applications
506
Pending Applications
74
Abandoned Applications
411

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 4275670 [patent_doc_number] => 06205251 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-20 [patent_title] => 'Device and method for decompressing compressed video image' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/000861 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 2522 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/205/06205251.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 000861 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/000861
Device and method for decompressing compressed video image Dec 29, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4075403 [patent_doc_number] => 05867294 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-02-02 [patent_title] => 'Optical space communication apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/997589 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-12-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 3653 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 161 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/867/05867294.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 997589 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/997589
Optical space communication apparatus Dec 22, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4305407 [patent_doc_number] => 06212296 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-04-03 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for transforming sensor signals into graphical images' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/996537 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-12-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5222 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 83 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/212/06212296.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 996537 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/996537
Method and apparatus for transforming sensor signals into graphical images Dec 22, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4370259 [patent_doc_number] => 06175643 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-01-16 [patent_title] => 'Neural network based auto-windowing system for MR images' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/993230 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 6005 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/175/06175643.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 993230 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/993230
Neural network based auto-windowing system for MR images Dec 17, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4232891 [patent_doc_number] => 06111994 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-29 [patent_title] => 'Outline extraction using partial image processing' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/038477 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-12-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 113 [patent_figures_cnt] => 135 [patent_no_of_words] => 42512 [patent_no_of_claims] => 68 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 99 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/111/06111994.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 038477 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/038477
Outline extraction using partial image processing Dec 11, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4255021 [patent_doc_number] => 06167151 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-12-26 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for 3-dimensional surface geometry reconstruction' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/989047 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-12-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 10277 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 100 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/167/06167151.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 989047 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/989047
Apparatus and method for 3-dimensional surface geometry reconstruction Dec 10, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4084684 [patent_doc_number] => 06069968 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-05-30 [patent_title] => 'Electronic transaction system for banking, security, and/or charge card' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/986212 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-12-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3639 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 265 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/069/06069968.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 986212 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/986212
Electronic transaction system for banking, security, and/or charge card Dec 4, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4312591 [patent_doc_number] => 06185319 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Fingerprint input apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/985112 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-12-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 27 [patent_figures_cnt] => 63 [patent_no_of_words] => 18955 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 25 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/185/06185319.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 985112 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/985112
Fingerprint input apparatus Dec 3, 1997 Issued
08/980254 COMPUTER - AIDED DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD Nov 27, 1997 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4253285 [patent_doc_number] => 06144775 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-11-07 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for storing error values for an image conversion process utilizing dynamic error diffusion' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/979320 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 36 [patent_figures_cnt] => 56 [patent_no_of_words] => 17711 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 255 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/144/06144775.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 979320 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/979320
Method and system for storing error values for an image conversion process utilizing dynamic error diffusion Nov 25, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4199646 [patent_doc_number] => 06160908 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-12-12 [patent_title] => 'Confocal microscope and method of generating three-dimensional image using confocal microscope' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/975990 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3687 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 144 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/160/06160908.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 975990 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/975990
Confocal microscope and method of generating three-dimensional image using confocal microscope Nov 20, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4142803 [patent_doc_number] => 06128397 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-10-03 [patent_title] => 'Method for finding all frontal faces in arbitrarily complex visual scenes' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/975654 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3148 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/128/06128397.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 975654 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/975654
Method for finding all frontal faces in arbitrarily complex visual scenes Nov 20, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4275697 [patent_doc_number] => 06205253 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-20 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for transmitting and utilizing analog encoded information' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/974417 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 7822 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/205/06205253.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 974417 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/974417
Method and apparatus for transmitting and utilizing analog encoded information Nov 18, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3947281 [patent_doc_number] => 05872644 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-02-16 [patent_title] => 'Fiber-optic access system for subscriber optical communication' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/967298 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3200 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 147 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/872/05872644.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 967298 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/967298
Fiber-optic access system for subscriber optical communication Nov 14, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4312545 [patent_doc_number] => 06185316 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-02-06 [patent_title] => 'Self-authentication apparatus and method' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/969210 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 13191 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/185/06185316.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 969210 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/969210
Self-authentication apparatus and method Nov 11, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4150856 [patent_doc_number] => 06122392 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-09-19 [patent_title] => 'Signal processing to hide plural-bit information in image, video, and audio data' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/967693 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 8724 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/122/06122392.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 967693 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/967693
Signal processing to hide plural-bit information in image, video, and audio data Nov 11, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4347950 [patent_doc_number] => 06333992 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-12-25 [patent_title] => 'Defect judgement processing method and apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/967015 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 9453 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 66 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/333/06333992.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 967015 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/967015
Defect judgement processing method and apparatus Nov 9, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4161900 [patent_doc_number] => 06064759 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-05-16 [patent_title] => 'Computer aided inspection machine' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/965542 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 21106 [patent_no_of_claims] => 52 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 234 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/064/06064759.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 965542 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/965542
Computer aided inspection machine Nov 5, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4161765 [patent_doc_number] => 06064752 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-05-16 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for positioning subjects before a single camera' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/964452 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2512 [patent_no_of_claims] => 72 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/064/06064752.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 964452 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/964452
Method and apparatus for positioning subjects before a single camera Nov 3, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4084671 [patent_doc_number] => 06069967 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-05-30 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for illuminating and imaging eyes through eyeglasses' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/964359 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-11-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2441 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 100 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/069/06069967.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 964359 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/964359
Method and apparatus for illuminating and imaging eyes through eyeglasses Nov 3, 1997 Issued
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