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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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17/279885
Image-capture systems and methods Sep 26, 2019 Issued
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16/613748
Display panel and display device Sep 22, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15690415 [patent_doc_number] => 20200099871 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-03-26 [patent_title] => IMAGE SENSOR ELEMENT FOR OUTPUTTING AN IMAGE SIGNAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN IMAGE SENSOR ELEMENT FOR OUTPUTTING AN IMAGE SIGNAL [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/579038 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3798 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 156 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16579038 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/579038
Image sensor element for outputting an image signal, and method for manufacturing an image sensor element for outputting an image signal Sep 22, 2019 Issued
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16/575829
Solid-state imaging device, method of driving the same, and electronic apparatus Sep 18, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16790399 [patent_doc_number] => 10992845 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-04-27 [patent_title] => Highlight recovery techniques for shallow depth of field rendering [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/565965 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-09-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 14407 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 222 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16565965 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/565965
Highlight recovery techniques for shallow depth of field rendering Sep 9, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16537795 [patent_doc_number] => 10880419 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-12-29 [patent_title] => Mobile terminal and electronic apparatus [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/563446 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-09-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7883 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16563446 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/563446
Mobile terminal and electronic apparatus Sep 5, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16639072 [patent_doc_number] => 10917600 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-02-09 [patent_title] => Current driven pixel circuit and related image sensor [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/551747 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3165 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 72 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16551747 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/551747
Current driven pixel circuit and related image sensor Aug 26, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15262203 [patent_doc_number] => 20190379835 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-12 [patent_title] => ZOOMING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/547806 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-08-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 18506 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16547806 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/547806
Zooming control apparatus, image capturing apparatus and control methods thereof Aug 21, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15187283 [patent_doc_number] => 20190364233 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-11-28 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROLLING SHUTTER COMPENSATION USING ITERATIVE PROCESS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/538631 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-08-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6819 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 352 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16538631 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/538631
Systems and methods for rolling shutter compensation using iterative process Aug 11, 2019 Issued
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16/536436
LENS MODULE Aug 8, 2019 Abandoned
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16/531977
Automatic screen brightness and camera exposure adjustment for remote multimedia collaboration sessions Aug 4, 2019 Issued
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17/263116
Image capturing device and vehicle control system Jul 30, 2019 Issued
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16/525733
Imaging apparatus Jul 29, 2019 Issued
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16/511131
Accessory and camera system Jul 14, 2019 Issued
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16/509644
Techniques to selectively capture visual media using a single interface element Jul 11, 2019 Issued
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16/508973
CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE AND COMPUTER DEVICE Jul 10, 2019 Abandoned
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16/460883
Image flare detection using asymmetric pixels Jul 1, 2019 Issued
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16/457328
Electronic kill and physical cover switch Jun 27, 2019 Issued
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16/454418
Systems and methods for automatically transferring audiovisual content Jun 26, 2019 Issued
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16/451140
Imaging element, imaging device, and control method Jun 24, 2019 Issued
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