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Stephen R. Koziol

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 7846, Phone: (303)297-4332 , Office: P/2665 )

Most Active Art Unit
2624
Art Unit(s)
2665, 4189, 2624
Total Applications
488
Issued Applications
350
Pending Applications
41
Abandoned Applications
102

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 5186936 [patent_doc_number] => 20070165244 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-07-19 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for performing enrollment of user biometric information' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/485745 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-07-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 5327 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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/A1/0165/20070165244.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11485745 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/485745
Apparatus and method for performing enrollment of user biometric information Jul 11, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5366678 [patent_doc_number] => 20090304237 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-10 [patent_title] => 'Biometric Authentication Apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/994238 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-06-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 55 [patent_figures_cnt] => 55 [patent_no_of_words] => 19667 [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/A1/0304/20090304237.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11994238 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/994238
Biometric Authentication Apparatus Jun 27, 2006 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5699248 [patent_doc_number] => 20060215932 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-09-28 [patent_title] => 'Method for merging digital images to obtain a high dynamic range digital image' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/445696 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-06-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3657 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [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/A1/0215/20060215932.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11445696 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/445696
Method for merging digital images to obtain a high dynamic range digital image Jun 1, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5699241 [patent_doc_number] => 20060215925 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-09-28 [patent_title] => 'Image processing device, image processing program, image processing method, and electronic camera for controlling degree of noise reduction in image data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/443047 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-05-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 8085 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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/A1/0215/20060215925.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11443047 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/443047
Image processing device, image processing program, image processing method, and electronic camera for controlling degree of noise reduction in image data May 30, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5607613 [patent_doc_number] => 20060269129 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-11-30 [patent_title] => 'Video signal processing device and video signal processing method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/439225 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4198 [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/A1/0269/20060269129.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11439225 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/439225
Video signal processing device and video signal processing method May 23, 2006 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5584611 [patent_doc_number] => 20090103813 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-23 [patent_title] => 'Method for Assessing Image Quality' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/920457 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-05-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3261 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [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/A1/0103/20090103813.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11920457 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/920457
Method for assessing image quality May 4, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5850264 [patent_doc_number] => 20060233455 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-10-19 [patent_title] => 'Method for image intensity correction using extrapolation and adaptive smoothing' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/405317 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-04-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8931 [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/A1/0233/20060233455.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11405317 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/405317
Method for image intensity correction using extrapolation and adaptive smoothing Apr 16, 2006 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4998415 [patent_doc_number] => 20070041049 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-02-22 [patent_title] => 'Image forming system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/395258 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-04-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 26 [patent_figures_cnt] => 26 [patent_no_of_words] => 10599 [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/A1/0041/20070041049.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11395258 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/395258
Image forming system Apr 2, 2006 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 807978 [patent_doc_number] => 07420590 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-09-02 [patent_title] => 'Video matting using camera arrays' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/388499 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4220 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/420/07420590.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11388499 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/388499
Video matting using camera arrays Mar 23, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5759250 [patent_doc_number] => 20060210195 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-09-21 [patent_title] => 'Detecting an orientation of characters in a document image' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/375130 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 8796 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [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/A1/0210/20060210195.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11375130 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/375130
Detecting an orientation of characters in a document image Mar 14, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4564002 [patent_doc_number] => 07961942 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-14 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for generating catalog image and program therefor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/886244 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-03-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4409 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/961/07961942.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11886244 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/886244
Apparatus and method for generating catalog image and program therefor Mar 14, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4993828 [patent_doc_number] => 20070009173 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-01-11 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for shading correction and recording medium therefore' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/356224 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 4890 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [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/A1/0009/20070009173.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11356224 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/356224
Apparatus and method for shading correction and recording medium therefore Feb 16, 2006 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 56500 [patent_doc_number] => 07773830 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-08-10 [patent_title] => 'Image processing apparatus and method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/276207 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 7436 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 158 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/773/07773830.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11276207 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/276207
Image processing apparatus and method Feb 16, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 134822 [patent_doc_number] => 07702182 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-20 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for creating a high-fidelity glyph prototype from low-resolution glyph images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/355758 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-02-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3717 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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/07/702/07702182.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11355758 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/355758
Method and apparatus for creating a high-fidelity glyph prototype from low-resolution glyph images Feb 15, 2006 Issued
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11/354853
Apparatus and method for recognizing spatial writing and recording medium storing the method Feb 15, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5309326 [patent_doc_number] => 20090016607 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-15 [patent_title] => 'IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/815544 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2006-01-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 8276 [patent_no_of_claims] => 35 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0016/20090016607.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11815544 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/815544
Protected image resolution conversion Jan 29, 2006 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4986753 [patent_doc_number] => 20070153091 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-07-05 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for providing privacy in a communication system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/323399 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-12-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 19269 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [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/A1/0153/20070153091.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11323399 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/323399
Methods and apparatus for providing privacy in a communication system Dec 28, 2005 Abandoned
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11/320460
Image processing apparatus, image processing program, electronic camera, and image processing method for smoothing image of mixedly arranged color components Dec 28, 2005 Abandoned
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11/316828
Method and mechanism for analyzing the color of a digital image Dec 21, 2005 Abandoned
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11/164780
System and method for automatically identifying a geometrical element in an image Dec 5, 2005 Issued
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