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Thomas M. Lithgow

Examiner (ID: 17342, Phone: (571)272-1162 , Office: P/1776 )

Most Active Art Unit
1724
Art Unit(s)
1305, 1778, 1776, 2899, 1797, 1303, 1308, 1724
Total Applications
2612
Issued Applications
2059
Pending Applications
133
Abandoned Applications
420

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/706164
Display device Mar 27, 2022 Issued
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18/022788
Pupil information collection circuit and method, and display apparatus Mar 27, 2022 Issued
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18/695238
Control method for visibility information acquisition device and visibility information acquisition device Mar 21, 2022 Issued
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17/699824
Electronic apparatus, imaging apparatus, operation method of electronic apparatus, and operation method of imaging apparatus Mar 20, 2022 Issued
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17/697592
Eye tracking with switchable gratings Mar 16, 2022 Issued
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17/654490
Augmented reality display for macular degeneration Mar 10, 2022 Issued
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18/845622
MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD USED THEREIN Mar 10, 2022 Pending
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18/027653
Touch substrate, touch substrate manufacturing method, touch module and manufacturing method for touch module Mar 3, 2022 Issued
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18/018731
Display substrate and display device Feb 27, 2022 Issued
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17/678944
Adjustable camera system Feb 22, 2022 Issued
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17/651774
Heads up display Feb 17, 2022 Issued
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17/665324
Video compression methods and apparatus Feb 3, 2022 Issued
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18/555008
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Jan 31, 2022 Pending
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17/588641
Geometry modeling of eyewear devices with flexible frames Jan 30, 2022 Issued
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18/247956
Screen mirroring method, apparatus, device, and storage medium Jan 20, 2022 Issued
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18/264092
Goggle lens Jan 20, 2022 Issued
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18/262011
Multiple optical-sensor pointing device systems Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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17/577731
Method and apparatus for controlling onboard system Jan 17, 2022 Issued
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17/565566
Display device Dec 29, 2021 Issued
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17/564435
Haptic gloves for virtual reality systems and methods of controlling the same Dec 28, 2021 Issued
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