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Victor R. Kostak

Examiner (ID: 16591)

Most Active Art Unit
2602
Art Unit(s)
2614, 2899, 2602, 2611, 2622, 2711, 2422
Total Applications
3434
Issued Applications
2950
Pending Applications
96
Abandoned Applications
391

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 4415083 [patent_doc_number] => 06233019 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-05-15 [patent_title] => 'Image converter and image converting method for improving image quality' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/226808 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-01-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 4813 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 121 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/233/06233019.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 226808 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/226808
Image converter and image converting method for improving image quality Jan 5, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4194836 [patent_doc_number] => 06160592 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-12-12 [patent_title] => 'Control device for unifying the brightness of a display screen and method thereof' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/225518 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-01-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 2938 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 59 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/160/06160592.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 225518 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/225518
Control device for unifying the brightness of a display screen and method thereof Jan 5, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4352975 [patent_doc_number] => 06314568 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-11-06 [patent_title] => 'Broadcast-program viewing method and system to allow customized viewing based on user input' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/226763 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-01-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 5950 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 118 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/314/06314568.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 226763 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/226763
Broadcast-program viewing method and system to allow customized viewing based on user input Jan 5, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7016318 [patent_doc_number] => 20010052122 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-12-13 [patent_title] => 'AUTOMATED SURVEY KIOSK' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/225561 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6532 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0052/20010052122.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09225561 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/225561
Automated survey kiosk Jan 4, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1267948 [patent_doc_number] => 06661471 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-09 [patent_title] => 'Selectable on position for single closure control television receiver' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/225941 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1286 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 82 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/661/06661471.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09225941 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/225941
Selectable on position for single closure control television receiver Jan 4, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4364399 [patent_doc_number] => 06292233 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-09-18 [patent_title] => 'Device controller with low power standby mode' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/224261 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2704 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 172 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/292/06292233.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 224261 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/224261
Device controller with low power standby mode Dec 30, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4244067 [patent_doc_number] => 06118489 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-09-12 [patent_title] => 'Deinterlacing device and method for digital TV receiver' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/224049 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 4877 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 167 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/118/06118489.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 224049 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/224049
Deinterlacing device and method for digital TV receiver Dec 30, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4415277 [patent_doc_number] => 06172712 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-01-09 [patent_title] => 'Television with hard disk drive' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/223218 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4316 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/172/06172712.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 223218 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/223218
Television with hard disk drive Dec 29, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4270197 [patent_doc_number] => 06204893 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-20 [patent_title] => 'EEPROM automatic setting method and a function block control method for television' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/222656 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 1653 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [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/06/204/06204893.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 222656 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/222656
EEPROM automatic setting method and a function block control method for television Dec 29, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1433702 [patent_doc_number] => 06340992 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-01-22 [patent_title] => 'Automatic detection of letterbox and subtitles in video' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/222452 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 2435 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 102 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/340/06340992.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09222452 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/222452
Automatic detection of letterbox and subtitles in video Dec 28, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4270096 [patent_doc_number] => 06204886 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-20 [patent_title] => 'TV receiver having recording/reproducing functions and method of recording/reproducing TV signals' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/202911 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 37 [patent_no_of_words] => 7896 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 62 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/204/06204886.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 202911 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/202911
TV receiver having recording/reproducing functions and method of recording/reproducing TV signals Dec 22, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4342484 [patent_doc_number] => 06313882 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-11-06 [patent_title] => 'TV reception apparatus using same ghost-cancellation circuitry for receiving different types of TV signals' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/217630 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 10133 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/313/06313882.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 217630 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/217630
TV reception apparatus using same ghost-cancellation circuitry for receiving different types of TV signals Dec 21, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4417214 [patent_doc_number] => 06300984 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-10-09 [patent_title] => 'Ghost-cancellation reference signals using spaced PN sequences' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/217631 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 45 [patent_no_of_words] => 15204 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 165 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/300/06300984.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 217631 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/217631
Ghost-cancellation reference signals using spaced PN sequences Dec 21, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4329088 [patent_doc_number] => 06249320 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-19 [patent_title] => 'System and method for displaying major and minor channel numbers' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/218518 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 6652 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 78 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/249/06249320.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 218518 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/218518
System and method for displaying major and minor channel numbers Dec 21, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1555428 [patent_doc_number] => 06348949 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-02-19 [patent_title] => 'Deinterlacing a video signal using a motion detector' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/219740 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2559 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 61 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/348/06348949.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09219740 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/219740
Deinterlacing a video signal using a motion detector Dec 21, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1437353 [patent_doc_number] => 06356312 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-03-12 [patent_title] => 'MPEG decoder and decoding control method for handling system clock discontinuity' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/217203 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 2365 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 198 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/356/06356312.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09217203 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/217203
MPEG decoder and decoding control method for handling system clock discontinuity Dec 21, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4194851 [patent_doc_number] => 06160593 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-12-12 [patent_title] => 'Image signal processing apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/219259 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5368 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/160/06160593.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 219259 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/219259
Image signal processing apparatus Dec 21, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1510779 [patent_doc_number] => 06441870 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-08-27 [patent_title] => 'Automatic gamma correction for multiple video sources' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/219127 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3185 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 56 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/441/06441870.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09219127 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/219127
Automatic gamma correction for multiple video sources Dec 21, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4167870 [patent_doc_number] => 06157415 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-12-05 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for dynamically blending image input layers' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/211615 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 8087 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/157/06157415.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 211615 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/211615
Method and apparatus for dynamically blending image input layers Dec 14, 1998 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4371624 [patent_doc_number] => 06256071 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-03 [patent_title] => 'Methods and apparatus for recording video files and for generating a table listing the recorded files and links to additional information' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/210488 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1998-12-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4238 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 282 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/256/06256071.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 210488 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/210488
Methods and apparatus for recording video files and for generating a table listing the recorded files and links to additional information Dec 10, 1998 Issued
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