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Scott E. Sonners

Examiner (ID: 11150, Phone: (571)270-7504 , Office: P/2617 )

Most Active Art Unit
2613
Art Unit(s)
2678, 4175, 2628, 2613, 2617
Total Applications
448
Issued Applications
298
Pending Applications
38
Abandoned Applications
120

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 8329660 [patent_doc_number] => 08237729 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-07 [patent_title] => 'Texturing a translucent surface' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/090975 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-04-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5974 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 148 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13090975 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/090975
Texturing a translucent surface Apr 19, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8105793 [patent_doc_number] => 08154547 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-10 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for early Z test in title-based three-dimensional rendering' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/090924 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-04-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5901 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 204 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/154/08154547.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13090924 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/090924
Method and system for early Z test in title-based three-dimensional rendering Apr 19, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7667612 [patent_doc_number] => 20110316881 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-29 [patent_title] => 'Display device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/064577 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-04-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 10319 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [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] => 13064577 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/064577
Display device Mar 31, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7483196 [patent_doc_number] => 20110234626 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-09-29 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS USING INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH NETWORK AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/053632 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-03-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 5587 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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/A1/0234/20110234626.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13053632 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/053632
METHOD FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS USING INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH NETWORK AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME Mar 21, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7776530 [patent_doc_number] => 08120614 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-21 [patent_title] => 'Screen compression for mobile applications' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/050708 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-03-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 7972 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 231 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/120/08120614.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13050708 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/050708
Screen compression for mobile applications Mar 16, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7989763 [patent_doc_number] => 08077184 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-13 [patent_title] => 'Intelligent color remapping of video data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/045364 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-03-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4584 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/077/08077184.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13045364 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/045364
Intelligent color remapping of video data Mar 9, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8345544 [patent_doc_number] => 20120206469 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-16 [patent_title] => 'EFFICIENT PRE-COMPUTING OF SIMPLIFIED VECTOR DATA FOR RENDERING AT MULTIPLE ZOOM LEVELS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/027540 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-02-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7146 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [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] => 13027540 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/027540
EFFICIENT PRE-COMPUTING OF SIMPLIFIED VECTOR DATA FOR RENDERING AT MULTIPLE ZOOM LEVELS Feb 14, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7707815 [patent_doc_number] => 20120001901 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-01-05 [patent_title] => 'APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING 3D AUGMENTED REALITY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/028118 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-02-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4413 [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] => 13028118 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/028118
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING 3D AUGMENTED REALITY Feb 14, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10137943 [patent_doc_number] => 09171264 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-10-27 [patent_title] => 'Parallel processing machine learning decision tree training' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/969112 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5997 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 284 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12969112 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/969112
Parallel processing machine learning decision tree training Dec 14, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5965473 [patent_doc_number] => 20110148919 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-23 [patent_title] => 'GRAPHICS PROCESSING SYSTEMS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/969455 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 15156 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] => publications/A1/0148/20110148919.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12969455 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/969455
Graphics processing systems Dec 14, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8250088 [patent_doc_number] => 20120154411 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-06-21 [patent_title] => 'MULTIPLE DISPLAY FRAME RENDERING METHOD AND APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/968636 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3931 [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] => publications/A1/0154/20120154411.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12968636 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/968636
Multiple display frame rendering method and apparatus Dec 14, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8218545 [patent_doc_number] => 20120133659 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-05-31 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING STATIC FRAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/956740 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-11-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 9180 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [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] => 12956740 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/956740
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING STATIC FRAME Nov 29, 2010 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8069827 [patent_doc_number] => 20110242113 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-10-06 [patent_title] => 'Method And System For Processing Pixels Utilizing Scoreboarding' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/953756 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-11-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 15650 [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/A1/0242/20110242113.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12953756 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/953756
Method and system for processing pixels utilizing scoreboarding Nov 23, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6372574 [patent_doc_number] => 20100315420 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-12-16 [patent_title] => 'OBJECT LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/862356 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 10555 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [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/A1/0315/20100315420.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12862356 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/862356
Object loading and unloading system Aug 23, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8091525 [patent_doc_number] => 20120081367 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-05 [patent_title] => 'SURGICAL SIMULATION MODEL GENERATING METHOD, SURGICAL SIMULATION METHOD, AND SURGICAL SIMULATOR' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/376697 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7424 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [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] => publications/A1/0081/20120081367.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13376697 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/376697
Surgical simulation model generating method, surgical simulation method, and surgical simulator Jun 3, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7541280 [patent_doc_number] => 08059127 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-11-15 [patent_title] => 'Techniques for animating complex scenes' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/755398 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-04-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 12669 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 231 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/059/08059127.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12755398 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/755398
Techniques for animating complex scenes Apr 5, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6287949 [patent_doc_number] => 20100238162 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-09-23 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGHT DISTANCE ANALYSIS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/748419 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-03-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 11338 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [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/A1/0238/20100238162.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12748419 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/748419
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGHT DISTANCE ANALYSIS Mar 27, 2010 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8578849 [patent_doc_number] => 08345068 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-01-01 [patent_title] => 'Image-based document display' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/696025 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 6546 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 245 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12696025 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/696025
Image-based document display Jan 27, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9763639 [patent_doc_number] => 08847972 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-09-30 [patent_title] => 'Adapting display color for low luminance conditions' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/690150 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 15150 [patent_no_of_claims] => 43 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12690150 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/690150
Adapting display color for low luminance conditions Jan 19, 2010 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9414758 [patent_doc_number] => 08698799 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-04-15 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for rendering graphics using soft occlusion' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/689919 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2010-01-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 10575 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 126 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12689919 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/689919
Method and apparatus for rendering graphics using soft occlusion Jan 18, 2010 Issued
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