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Tom Y. Lu

Examiner (ID: 5132)

Most Active Art Unit
2667
Art Unit(s)
2667, 2624, 2621
Total Applications
1447
Issued Applications
1245
Pending Applications
80
Abandoned Applications
144

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/050000
Methods combining multiple frames of image data Mar 16, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4641093 [patent_doc_number] => 08019123 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-09-13 [patent_title] => 'Motion estimation apparatus and method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/048887 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-03-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4579 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/019/08019123.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12048887 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/048887
Motion estimation apparatus and method Mar 13, 2008 Issued
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12/048674
Systems and methods for multi-pass adaptive people counting Mar 13, 2008 Issued
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12/048542
Method and Apparatus of Annotating Digital Images with Data Mar 13, 2008 Abandoned
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12/048590
Tracking System and Method for Tracking Objects Mar 13, 2008 Abandoned
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12/045100
Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing images Mar 9, 2008 Issued
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12/045552
Method and apparatus for 3D metal and high-density artifact correction for cone-beam and fan-beam CT imaging Mar 9, 2008 Issued
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12/045495
Image forming apparatus and method of image forming Mar 9, 2008 Issued
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12/039871
System and method of producing locomotion animation by using riding motion Feb 28, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7991237 [patent_doc_number] => 08077923 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-13 [patent_title] => 'Image processing apparatus and image processing method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/040396 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-02-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 5821 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/077/08077923.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12040396 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/040396
Image processing apparatus and image processing method Feb 28, 2008 Issued
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12/040244
System and method for detecting stripe artifacts in MIP rendered images Feb 28, 2008 Issued
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12/039237
Medical image storage device Feb 27, 2008 Issued
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12/039086
Visual discrimination model for single image applications Feb 27, 2008 Issued
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12/039417
License plate recognition apparatus, license plate recognition method, and computer-readable storage medium Feb 27, 2008 Issued
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12/039310
Filter for blocking image-based spam Feb 27, 2008 Issued
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12/039639
System and method for motion detection and the use thereof in video coding Feb 27, 2008 Issued
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11/944538
Apparatus and method for measuring quality of image received via communication network Nov 22, 2007 Issued
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11/944448
Volume rendering apparatus and method Nov 21, 2007 Issued
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11/986494
System and method for automated patient anatomy localization Nov 20, 2007 Issued
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11/943813
Method and device for registering an anatomical structure using markers Nov 20, 2007 Issued
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