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Stephen A. Mick

Examiner (ID: 14485, Phone: (571)270-7717 , Office: P/3746 )

Most Active Art Unit
3746
Art Unit(s)
3746
Total Applications
178
Issued Applications
112
Pending Applications
0
Abandoned Applications
66

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/228342
Film Through Scope Camera Mount System Jul 30, 2023 Issued
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18/360050
Anapparatus, method, computer program for displaying content to a user Jul 26, 2023 Issued
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18/348711
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING ANIMALS IN ANIMAL ENCLOSURES Jul 6, 2023 Pending
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18/346917
IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING SAME Jul 4, 2023 Pending
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18/346908
Image encoding/decoding method and device using same Jul 4, 2023 Issued
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18/881548
Method and Apparatus for Picture Padding in Video Coding Jul 4, 2023 Pending
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18/346914
Image encoding/decoding method and device using same Jul 4, 2023 Issued
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18/343171
Appearance determination device and appearance determination method Jun 27, 2023 Issued
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18/881507
Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter with Virtual Boundaries and Multiple Sources for Video Coding Jun 20, 2023 Pending
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18/337900
MACHINE LEARNING-BASED CAMERA POSITIONING Jun 19, 2023 Abandoned
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18/333067
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS FOR IN-LOOP FILTERS Jun 11, 2023 Abandoned
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18/327917
MEDICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM Jun 1, 2023 Pending
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18/199080
Deflection prism assembly for an endoscope having a lateral viewing direction, endoscope having a lateral viewing direction and method for assembling a deflection prism assembly May 17, 2023 Issued
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18/319756
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATIC VIDEO PRODUCTION BASED ON AN OFF-THE-SHELF VIDEO CAMERA May 17, 2023 Pending
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18/881445
Methods and Apparatus for Video Coding Using CTU-Based History-Based Motion Vector Prediction Tables May 16, 2023 Pending
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18/319126
Coding enhancement in cross-component sample adaptive offset May 16, 2023 Issued
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18/316873
Video coding method and device using motion compensation of decoder side May 11, 2023 Issued
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18/307268
MOVABLE BODY Apr 25, 2023 Pending
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18/305807
MMVD merge mode with asymmetric motion vector difference Apr 23, 2023 Issued
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18/305804
Processing system Apr 23, 2023 Issued
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