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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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17/513842
Focus detection device and focus detection method Oct 27, 2021 Issued
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17/501224
CAMERA MODULE WITH CHROMATIC ABERRATION CORRECTION Oct 13, 2021 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18798450 [patent_doc_number] => 11832318 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-28 [patent_title] => Credential transfer management camera system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/500180 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 15881 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17500180 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/500180
Credential transfer management camera system Oct 12, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18082405 [patent_doc_number] => 20220408017 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-22 [patent_title] => METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING FRAME RATE OF SENSOR OUTPUT FRAMES ACCORDING TO WHETHER MOTION BLUR CONDITION IS MET [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/491548 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4446 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17491548 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/491548
Method and apparatus for dynamically changing frame rate of sensor output frames according to whether motion blur condition is met Sep 30, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17348280 [patent_doc_number] => 20220014611 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-01-13 [patent_title] => CAMERA MODULE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/484112 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10900 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -34 [patent_words_short_claim] => 71 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17484112 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/484112
Camera module and portable electronic device including the same Sep 23, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18328861 [patent_doc_number] => 11634087 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-04-25 [patent_title] => Housing structure for a vehicle mounted optical device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/476848 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 6410 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 152 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17476848 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/476848
Housing structure for a vehicle mounted optical device Sep 15, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18606253 [patent_doc_number] => 11747716 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-09-05 [patent_title] => Accessory apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, communication apparatus, communication method, and storage medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/473478 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 19764 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 122 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17473478 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/473478
Accessory apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, communication apparatus, communication method, and storage medium Sep 12, 2021 Issued
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17/467817
Image processing apparatus and output information control method Sep 6, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18017510 [patent_doc_number] => 11509830 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-22 [patent_title] => Electronic device and method for changing magnification of image using multiple cameras [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/466056 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 21120 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 156 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17466056 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/466056
Electronic device and method for changing magnification of image using multiple cameras Sep 2, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20081328 [patent_doc_number] => 12355410 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-08 [patent_title] => Transconductance tuning in photon counting [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/246230 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 1023 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 101 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18246230 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/246230
Transconductance tuning in photon counting Aug 26, 2021 Issued
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17/399794
Image capture apparatus and control method Aug 10, 2021 Issued
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17/388409
Shooting method and terminal device Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/387476
IMAGING DEVICE Jul 27, 2021 Abandoned
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17/386608
Image pickup device and electronic system including the same Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/372045
Image capture device with an automatic image capture capability Jul 8, 2021 Issued
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17/353823
Method and a monitoring camera Jun 21, 2021 Issued
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17/352470
Memory circuit and semiconductor device Jun 20, 2021 Issued
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18/001721
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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17/349810
Movable camera Jun 15, 2021 Issued
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17/348659
CAMERA MOUNTING MODULE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL Jun 14, 2021 Abandoned
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