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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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17/092222
Transferring preview streams of cameras Nov 6, 2020 Issued
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17/083685
Image capture device controls Oct 28, 2020 Issued
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17/073898
Solid-state imaging element and electronic device Oct 18, 2020 Issued
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17/065960
Method of manufacturing camera module Oct 7, 2020 Issued
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17/063649
Mobile Device Case For Capturing Digital Images Oct 4, 2020 Abandoned
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17/060761
Device and method for processing high-resolution image Sep 30, 2020 Issued
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17/034305
Positioning apparatus for photographic and video imaging and recording and system utilizing the same Sep 27, 2020 Issued
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17/028934
Image capture device Sep 21, 2020 Issued
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17/027504
Systems and methods for implementing personal camera that adapts to its surroundings, both co-located and remote Sep 20, 2020 Issued
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17/027559
Systems and methods for implementing personal camera that adapts to its surroundings, both co-located and remote Sep 20, 2020 Issued
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17/019052
Optical aberration control for camera Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/631047
Image processing system, image processing apparatus, and image processing method Sep 3, 2020 Issued
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17/009024
IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Aug 31, 2020 Abandoned
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17/606700
Method and system for improving settings of a camera images of which are used to perform a particular task Aug 27, 2020 Issued
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17/000489
Electronic device including camera module and manufacturing method thereof Aug 23, 2020 Issued
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16/993433
Light sensor chip and image processing device adaptable to low illumination environment Aug 13, 2020 Issued
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16/988203
Exposure setting apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium Aug 6, 2020 Issued
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16/937384
Shooting method, apparatus, and device Jul 22, 2020 Issued
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16/935006
Image capturing apparatus and control method thereof Jul 20, 2020 Issued
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16/934130
Information processing apparatus that performs arithmetic processing of neural network, and image pickup apparatus, control method, and storage medium Jul 20, 2020 Issued
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