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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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18/260061
Camera module Feb 14, 2021 Issued
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17/175753
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and electronic apparatus Feb 14, 2021 Issued
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17/799041
Camera device, motor vehicle, method and computer program product Feb 8, 2021 Issued
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17/164961
Image processing device Feb 1, 2021 Issued
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17/164049
Display control apparatus capable of performing display control for display apparatus with variable orientation, control method therefor, and storage medium Jan 31, 2021 Issued
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17/163457
Systems and methods for determining a minimum resolvable distance of an imaging system Jan 30, 2021 Issued
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17/158700
Imaging control apparatus capable of selecting detected subject and method for the same Jan 25, 2021 Issued
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17/158303
Spot detecting apparatus and method of detecting spot using the same Jan 25, 2021 Issued
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17/155275
Camera modules and related operating methods and electronic devices Jan 21, 2021 Issued
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17/154888
Display control apparatus and control method therefor Jan 20, 2021 Issued
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17/153637
Apparatus to perform alignment to images, image processing method to perform alignment to images, and computer readable non-transitory memory to perform alignment to images Jan 19, 2021 Issued
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17/153484
Focusing position detection method, focusing position detector, recording medium, and focusing position detection program Jan 19, 2021 Issued
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17/794024
Solid-state imaging element and imaging device Jan 14, 2021 Issued
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17/139160
Transmission and confirmation of camera configuration data and commands through a network Dec 30, 2020 Issued
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18/005822
White balance correction method and apparatus, device, and storage medium Dec 22, 2020 Issued
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17/117198
IR illuminator to avoid camera field-of-view Dec 9, 2020 Issued
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17/104652
Sensor array with adjustable camera positions Nov 24, 2020 Issued
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17/103596
Multiscopic image capture system Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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17/102913
Lens stack with replaceable outer lens Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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17/094052
Spatial alignment transform without FOV loss Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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