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Roberta D. Prendergast

Examiner (ID: 7284, Phone: (571)272-7647 , Office: P/2611 )

Most Active Art Unit
2628
Art Unit(s)
2679, 2671, 2614, 2611, 2628
Total Applications
255
Issued Applications
133
Pending Applications
10
Abandoned Applications
112

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 7565632 [patent_doc_number] => 20110285695 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-11-24 [patent_title] => 'Pictorial Representation in Virtual Endoscopy' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/921233 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-03-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 7528 [patent_no_of_claims] => 44 [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/A1/0285/20110285695.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12921233 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/921233
Pictorial Representation in Virtual Endoscopy Mar 8, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5543692 [patent_doc_number] => 20090153569 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-06-18 [patent_title] => 'Method for tracking head motion for 3D facial model animation from video stream' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/314859 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-12-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 1942 [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/A1/0153/20090153569.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12314859 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/314859
Method for tracking head motion for 3D facial model animation from video stream Dec 16, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6525112 [patent_doc_number] => 20100123715 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-20 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING VOLUMETRIC IMAGES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/271515 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-11-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4359 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0123/20100123715.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12271515 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/271515
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING VOLUMETRIC IMAGES Nov 13, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5543678 [patent_doc_number] => 20090153555 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-06-18 [patent_title] => 'System and Computer-Implemented Method for Modeling the Three-Dimensional Shape of An Object by Shading of a Two-Dimensional Image of the Object' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/267596 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-11-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 9556 [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/A1/0153/20090153555.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12267596 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/267596
System and Computer-Implemented Method for Modeling the Three-Dimensional Shape of An Object by Shading of a Two-Dimensional Image of the Object Nov 8, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 73512 [patent_doc_number] => 07755624 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-13 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus, system, and method for Z-culling' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/266820 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-11-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5638 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 187 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/755/07755624.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12266820 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/266820
Apparatus, system, and method for Z-culling Nov 6, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5462544 [patent_doc_number] => 20090322744 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-31 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PICTURES IN DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/237226 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 816 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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/A1/0322/20090322744.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12237226 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/237226
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PICTURES IN DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME Sep 23, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6296801 [patent_doc_number] => 20100066731 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-03-18 [patent_title] => 'Configurator Process and System' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/211568 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 8279 [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] => publications/A1/0066/20100066731.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12211568 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/211568
Configurator Process and System Sep 15, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5329889 [patent_doc_number] => 20090110366 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-30 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/210432 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 34 [patent_figures_cnt] => 34 [patent_no_of_words] => 23713 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [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/A1/0110/20090110366.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12210432 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/210432
IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Sep 14, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8889471 [patent_doc_number] => 20130162655 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Systems and Methods for Creating, Displaying, and Using Hierarchical Objects with Nested Components' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/197684 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6278 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [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] => 12197684 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/197684
Systems and Methods for Creating, Displaying, and Using Hierarchical Objects with Nested Components Aug 24, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8653952 [patent_doc_number] => 08373704 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-02-12 [patent_title] => 'Systems and methods for facilitating object movement using object component relationship markers' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/197795 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5643 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12197795 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/197795
Systems and methods for facilitating object movement using object component relationship markers Aug 24, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5335222 [patent_doc_number] => 20090051686 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-02-26 [patent_title] => 'SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC CITY ENVIRONMENTS AND A RELATED FABRICATION METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/195057 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-08-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 7396 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [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] => publications/A1/0051/20090051686.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12195057 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/195057
SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC CITY ENVIRONMENTS AND A RELATED FABRICATION METHOD Aug 19, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5462547 [patent_doc_number] => 20090322747 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-31 [patent_title] => 'Graphics processing with hidden surface removal' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/215920 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-06-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2332 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [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] => publications/A1/0322/20090322747.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12215920 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/215920
Graphics processing with hidden surface removal Jun 29, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7776519 [patent_doc_number] => 08120607 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-21 [patent_title] => 'Boundary transition region stitching for tessellation' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/130684 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-05-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 8682 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 185 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/120/08120607.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12130684 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/130684
Boundary transition region stitching for tessellation May 29, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 315571 [patent_doc_number] => 07525546 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-28 [patent_title] => 'Mixture model for motion lines in a virtual reality environment' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/028012 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-02-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4920 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 130 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/525/07525546.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12028012 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/028012
Mixture model for motion lines in a virtual reality environment Feb 7, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5579357 [patent_doc_number] => 20090174703 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-07-09 [patent_title] => 'PARTICLE-BASED METHOD OF GENERATING AND ANIMATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VEGETATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/970410 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-01-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 14562 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [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/A1/0174/20090174703.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11970410 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/970410
PARTICLE-BASED METHOD OF GENERATING AND ANIMATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VEGETATION Jan 6, 2008 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4625220 [patent_doc_number] => 08004523 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-08-23 [patent_title] => 'Translation of register-combiner state into shader microcode' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/966905 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 6116 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 181 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/004/08004523.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11966905 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/966905
Translation of register-combiner state into shader microcode Dec 27, 2007 Issued
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12/005310
3D map display system, 3D map display method and display program Dec 26, 2007 Abandoned
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11/964672
System and Method for Creating Shaders Via Reference Image Sampling Dec 25, 2007 Abandoned
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11/960724
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING RESPONSE MOTIONS OF VIRTUAL CHARACTERS IN REAL TIME AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF Dec 19, 2007 Abandoned
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12/517066
APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AND TRANSFORMING SHADER OF 3D GRAPHIC SYSTEM Nov 25, 2007 Abandoned
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