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Timothy M. Johnson

Examiner (ID: 2504)

Most Active Art Unit
2723
Art Unit(s)
2616, 2723, 2625, 2623
Total Applications
329
Issued Applications
268
Pending Applications
23
Abandoned Applications
38

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 4095750 [patent_doc_number] => 06055338 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-04-25 [patent_title] => 'Bi-level adaptive coding using a dual port memory and a context comparator' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/915976 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-08-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 28 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 22323 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 211 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/055/06055338.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 915976 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/915976
Bi-level adaptive coding using a dual port memory and a context comparator Aug 20, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4426919 [patent_doc_number] => 06226402 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Ruled line extracting apparatus for extracting ruled line from normal document image and method thereof' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/909137 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-08-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 50 [patent_figures_cnt] => 50 [patent_no_of_words] => 15674 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 100 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/226/06226402.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 909137 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/909137
Ruled line extracting apparatus for extracting ruled line from normal document image and method thereof Aug 10, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4399633 [patent_doc_number] => 06263114 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-17 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for compressing image data by determining a quantization factor which provides more efficient use of an available bit rate' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/903564 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 6955 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 121 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/263/06263114.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 903564 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/903564
Apparatus and method for compressing image data by determining a quantization factor which provides more efficient use of an available bit rate Jul 30, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4219111 [patent_doc_number] => 06078680 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-06-20 [patent_title] => 'Method, apparatus, and storage medium for detection of nodules in biological tissue using wavelet snakes to characterize features in radiographic images' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/900191 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 15282 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 33 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/078/06078680.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 900191 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/900191
Method, apparatus, and storage medium for detection of nodules in biological tissue using wavelet snakes to characterize features in radiographic images Jul 24, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1336111 [patent_doc_number] => 06600840 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-07-29 [patent_title] => 'Image format conversion such as photometric, rotation, cropping, padding, scaling, dithering, bit padding, grayscale and color transformation, encoding and decoding using a plurality of filters' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 08/897401 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 6285 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 187 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/600/06600840.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08897401 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/897401
Image format conversion such as photometric, rotation, cropping, padding, scaling, dithering, bit padding, grayscale and color transformation, encoding and decoding using a plurality of filters Jul 20, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4088185 [patent_doc_number] => 05966459 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-10-12 [patent_title] => 'Automatic defect classification (ADC) reclassification engine' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/896341 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-07-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3548 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 145 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/966/05966459.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 896341 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/896341
Automatic defect classification (ADC) reclassification engine Jul 16, 1997 Issued
08/856430 METHOD FOR RIGOROUS RESHAPING OF STEREO IMAGERY WITH DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRIC WORKSTATION May 13, 1997 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4190307 [patent_doc_number] => 06084980 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-07-04 [patent_title] => 'Method of and apparatus for deriving data intermediate to cross-sectional data descriptive of a three-dimensional object' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/855125 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-05-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 34 [patent_no_of_words] => 15890 [patent_no_of_claims] => 32 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 163 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/084/06084980.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 855125 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/855125
Method of and apparatus for deriving data intermediate to cross-sectional data descriptive of a three-dimensional object May 12, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1425874 [patent_doc_number] => 06529631 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-03-04 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for optimizing encoding and performing automated steerable image compression in an image coding system using a perceptual metric' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 08/825474 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-03-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6603 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 89 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/529/06529631.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08825474 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/825474
Apparatus and method for optimizing encoding and performing automated steerable image compression in an image coding system using a perceptual metric Mar 27, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4113558 [patent_doc_number] => 06097852 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-01 [patent_title] => 'Image forming apparatus and method with modes for copying an entire extent of a document and an extent except for edge portions' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/819847 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-03-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 10420 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 262 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/097/06097852.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 819847 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/819847
Image forming apparatus and method with modes for copying an entire extent of a document and an extent except for edge portions Mar 16, 1997 Issued
08/819842 POLYGONAL APPROXIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A CONTOUR ENCODING SYSTEM Mar 16, 1997 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 3834216 [patent_doc_number] => 05790692 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-08-04 [patent_title] => 'Method and means of least squares designed filters for image segmentation in scanning cytometry' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/820442 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-03-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 37 [patent_no_of_words] => 14197 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 295 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/790/05790692.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 820442 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/820442
Method and means of least squares designed filters for image segmentation in scanning cytometry Mar 11, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4366465 [patent_doc_number] => 06215901 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-04-10 [patent_title] => 'Pen based computer handwriting instruction' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/813242 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-03-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 6368 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 184 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/215/06215901.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 813242 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/813242
Pen based computer handwriting instruction Mar 6, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1410850 [patent_doc_number] => 06549684 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-15 [patent_title] => 'Image sensor having an array with integrated control circuitry which includes constantly-illuminated photodiodes' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 08/798891 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-02-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5132 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 198 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/549/06549684.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08798891 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/798891
Image sensor having an array with integrated control circuitry which includes constantly-illuminated photodiodes Feb 10, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4143100 [patent_doc_number] => 06128416 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-10-03 [patent_title] => 'Image composing technique for optimally composing a single image from a plurality of digital images' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/796619 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-02-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 41 [patent_no_of_words] => 11653 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 329 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/128/06128416.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 796619 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/796619
Image composing technique for optimally composing a single image from a plurality of digital images Feb 6, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3876957 [patent_doc_number] => 05793888 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-08-11 [patent_title] => 'Machine learning apparatus and method for image searching' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/790178 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 7485 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 155 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/793/05793888.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 790178 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/790178
Machine learning apparatus and method for image searching Jan 28, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4123062 [patent_doc_number] => 06058212 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-05-02 [patent_title] => 'Motion compensated interframe prediction method based on adaptive motion vector interpolation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/782659 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1997-01-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 43 [patent_no_of_words] => 8754 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/058/06058212.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 782659 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/782659
Motion compensated interframe prediction method based on adaptive motion vector interpolation Jan 13, 1997 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7642741 [patent_doc_number] => 06430305 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-08-06 [patent_title] => 'Identity verification methods' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 08/771707 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4676 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 11 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/430/06430305.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 08771707 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/771707
Identity verification methods Dec 19, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4319475 [patent_doc_number] => 06188786 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-02-13 [patent_title] => 'Image processing apparatus that determines an area in an image based on color information' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/755644 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 14314 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 494 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/188/06188786.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 755644 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/755644
Image processing apparatus that determines an area in an image based on color information Nov 24, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4421950 [patent_doc_number] => 06266449 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-24 [patent_title] => 'Information processing apparatus and method which selectively controls data encoding by monitoring amount of encoded data' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/753006 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24 [patent_figures_cnt] => 29 [patent_no_of_words] => 11931 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 171 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/266/06266449.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 753006 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/753006
Information processing apparatus and method which selectively controls data encoding by monitoring amount of encoded data Nov 18, 1996 Issued
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