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Stephone B. Allen

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 16500, Phone: (571)272-2434 , Office: P/2872 )

Most Active Art Unit
2878
Art Unit(s)
2505, 2899, 2509, 2878, 2872, 2507
Total Applications
2144
Issued Applications
1786
Pending Applications
121
Abandoned Applications
238

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 1028224 [patent_doc_number] => 06881941 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-04-19 [patent_title] => 'Multi-mode imager with pinned photo region photoreceptors' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/035405 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3120 [patent_no_of_claims] => 32 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 40 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/881/06881941.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10035405 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/035405
Multi-mode imager with pinned photo region photoreceptors Nov 7, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1232243 [patent_doc_number] => 06693274 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-02-17 [patent_title] => 'Method and system of sorting a plurality of received articles having varying size and shape' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/040216 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 5113 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 156 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/693/06693274.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10040216 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/040216
Method and system of sorting a plurality of received articles having varying size and shape Oct 28, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1313767 [patent_doc_number] => 06614013 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-09-02 [patent_title] => 'Illumination management system' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/045947 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5004 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 120 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/614/06614013.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10045947 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/045947
Illumination management system Oct 25, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1178036 [patent_doc_number] => 06747258 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-06-08 [patent_title] => 'Intensified hybrid solid-state sensor with an insulating layer' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/973907 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 3824 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 99 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/747/06747258.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09973907 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/973907
Intensified hybrid solid-state sensor with an insulating layer Oct 8, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6300111 [patent_doc_number] => 20020092968 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-07-18 [patent_title] => 'Optical barrier' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/971433 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2640 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 42 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0092/20020092968.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09971433 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/971433
Optical barrier and methods for forming the optical barrier without etching a transparent layer below the optical barrier Oct 4, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6815990 [patent_doc_number] => 20030066948 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-10 [patent_title] => 'MOISTURE SENSOR UTILIZING STEREO IMAGING WITH AN IMAGE SENSOR' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/970962 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6998 [patent_no_of_claims] => 37 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 69 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0066/20030066948.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09970962 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/970962
Moisture sensor utilizing stereo imaging with an image sensor Oct 3, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1427471 [patent_doc_number] => 06504138 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-07 [patent_title] => 'Media scanner' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/968636 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6169 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/504/06504138.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09968636 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/968636
Media scanner Sep 30, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1232231 [patent_doc_number] => 06693268 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-02-17 [patent_title] => 'Auto feedback and photo attenuation structure of vertical cavity surface emitting laser' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/960664 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2498 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/693/06693268.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09960664 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/960664
Auto feedback and photo attenuation structure of vertical cavity surface emitting laser Sep 23, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1288308 [patent_doc_number] => 06639239 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-10-28 [patent_title] => 'Angle rejection filter' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/954468 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2700 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 80 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/639/06639239.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09954468 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/954468
Angle rejection filter Sep 16, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1241473 [patent_doc_number] => 06683296 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-01-27 [patent_title] => 'Sensor system for controlling movement of a door using a time-delay failure signal' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/951573 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 5955 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 218 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/683/06683296.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09951573 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/951573
Sensor system for controlling movement of a door using a time-delay failure signal Sep 12, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1249022 [patent_doc_number] => 06674059 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-01-06 [patent_title] => 'Objective lens and optical pickup' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/857468 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5195 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 151 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/674/06674059.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09857468 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/857468
Objective lens and optical pickup Sep 11, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6237281 [patent_doc_number] => 20020043611 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-04-18 [patent_title] => 'Method for measuring scan beam light quantity distribution in scan optical system, measurement apparatus thereof, measurement evaluation apparatus thereof, and image formation apparatus using the measurement evaluation apparatus' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/948571 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 25422 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 152 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0043/20020043611.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09948571 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/948571
METHOD FOR MEASURING SCAN BEAM LIGHT QUANTITY DISTRIBUTION IN SCAN OPTICAL SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS THEREOF, MEASUREMENT EVALUATION APPARATUS THEREOF, AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS USING THE MEASUREMENT EVALUATION APPARATUS Sep 9, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1313782 [patent_doc_number] => 06614015 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-09-02 [patent_title] => 'Detector of stains on a transparent plate surface' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/869620 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-09-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3521 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 30 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/614/06614015.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09869620 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/869620
Detector of stains on a transparent plate surface Sep 9, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7385860 [patent_doc_number] => 20040021064 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-02-05 [patent_title] => 'Document sensing apparatus and method' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/363501 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2003-06-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 6561 [patent_no_of_claims] => 59 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 22 [patent_words_short_claim] => 12 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0021/20040021064.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10363501 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/363501
Apparatus and method for currency sensing and for adjusting a currency sensing device Sep 2, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1266352 [patent_doc_number] => 06661020 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-09 [patent_title] => 'Servo-shutter mechanism for detecting defects in cans' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/941630 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 2506 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 121 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/661/06661020.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09941630 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/941630
Servo-shutter mechanism for detecting defects in cans Aug 29, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7634445 [patent_doc_number] => 06657175 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-02 [patent_title] => 'TFT type optical detecting sensor implementing small-sized drive IC' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/940627 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4014 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 10 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/657/06657175.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09940627 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/940627
TFT type optical detecting sensor implementing small-sized drive IC Aug 28, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6468078 [patent_doc_number] => 20020023478 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-02-28 [patent_title] => 'Measurement of car bodies and other large objects' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/939729 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5681 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 76 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0023/20020023478.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09939729 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/939729
Measurement of car bodies and other large objects Aug 27, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1276546 [patent_doc_number] => 06649926 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-11-18 [patent_title] => 'Suction nozzle, and electric-component-position detecting apparatus' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/935745 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 10118 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 178 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/649/06649926.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09935745 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/935745
Suction nozzle, and electric-component-position detecting apparatus Aug 23, 2001 Issued
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09/935842
Image pickup apparatus that suitably adjusts a focus Aug 23, 2001 Issued
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09/935502
Method for a quantitative detection of a linear and rotary movement Aug 22, 2001 Issued
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