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Robert J. Hance

Examiner (ID: 19040, Phone: (571)270-5319 , Office: P/2421 )

Most Active Art Unit
2423
Art Unit(s)
2422, 2623, 2423, 3992, 2421
Total Applications
887
Issued Applications
556
Pending Applications
87
Abandoned Applications
254

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/921335
Methods and systems for recommending media content related to a recently completed activity Jul 5, 2020 Issued
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16/912532
System and method for presenting electronic media assets Jun 24, 2020 Issued
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16/911685
Image decoding device and image coding device Jun 24, 2020 Issued
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17/618090
Lossless mode for versatile video coding Jun 15, 2020 Issued
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16/880262
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD May 20, 2020 Abandoned
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17/293619
Method for encoding/decoding image signal and apparatus therefor May 14, 2020 Issued
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16/854816
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFIED COMPENSATION, PRESENTATION, AND SHARING OF ON-DEMAND, LIVE, SOCIAL OR MARKET CONTENT Apr 20, 2020 Abandoned
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16/853232
Adaptive loop filter set index signaling Apr 19, 2020 Issued
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16/844168
Video encoder with quantization control Apr 8, 2020 Issued
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16/842196
Multi-camera apparatus and image capturing system including the same Apr 6, 2020 Issued
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16/842343
Adaptation parameter sets (APS) for adaptive loop filter (ALF) parameters Apr 6, 2020 Issued
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17/753889
Cause-of-viewer-disengagement estimating apparatus, cause-of-viewer-disengagement estimating method and program Mar 30, 2020 Issued
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16/830060
Audio playback timing adjustment Mar 24, 2020 Issued
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16/823831
Method and apparatus for video coding Mar 18, 2020 Issued
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16/824407
System and method for segment relevance detection for digital content Mar 18, 2020 Issued
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16/822990
Block-based adaptive loop filter (ALF) with adaptive parameter set (APS) in video coding Mar 17, 2020 Issued
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16/821744
Apparatus and methods for video compression Mar 16, 2020 Issued
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16/816585
System for recognizing an operating intention at an operating unit that can be actuated manually Mar 11, 2020 Issued
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16/803247
XR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Feb 26, 2020 Abandoned
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16/803048
Universal mirroring receiver Feb 26, 2020 Issued
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