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Thomas B. Will

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 17082, Phone: (571)272-6998 , Office: P/3671 )

Most Active Art Unit
2406
Art Unit(s)
2859, 2856, 2855, 2406, 3108, 3671, 3616
Total Applications
1203
Issued Applications
972
Pending Applications
68
Abandoned Applications
163

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/244391
Lens stack with replaceable outer lens Jun 19, 2025 Issued
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18/970809
Piezoelectric Motion Limiters for MEMS Autofocus Actuator Dec 4, 2024 Pending
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18/959360
IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Nov 24, 2024 Pending
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18/957029
PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM Nov 21, 2024 Pending
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18/935319
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CAPTURING A FLASH IMAGE BASED ON AMBIENT AND FLASH METERING Oct 31, 2024 Abandoned
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18/928185
IMAGING UNIT Oct 27, 2024 Pending
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18/923109
CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Oct 21, 2024 Pending
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18/918250
IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS INCLUDING THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL HEAT SINKS Oct 16, 2024 Pending
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18/892921
LIQUID CRYSTAL CAMERA APERTURE Sep 22, 2024 Pending
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18/889697
SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE Sep 18, 2024 Pending
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18/824336
CAMERA SUPPORT STRUCTURE Sep 3, 2024 Pending
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18/824302
IMAGING DEVICE Sep 3, 2024 Pending
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18/812959
COMPUTER-ASSISTED CAMERA AND CONTROL SYSTEM Aug 21, 2024 Pending
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18/786068
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING MAPS AND EVALUATING MAP ACCURACY BASED ON COLLECTED IMAGE DATA Jul 25, 2024 Pending
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18/783511
VARIABLE FIELD OF VIEW CAMERA Jul 24, 2024 Pending
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18/774900
ACTION CAMERA, SELFIE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, MOVABLE PLATFORM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Jul 15, 2024 Pending
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18/767181
Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium Jul 8, 2024 Issued
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18/758737
Event length dependent cool-off for camera event based recordings Jun 27, 2024 Issued
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18/752361
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING A VIDEO IN A USER EQUIPMENT Jun 23, 2024 Pending
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18/742821
Observation system, control method of observation system, and control program of observation system Jun 12, 2024 Issued
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