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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] => 4163291 [patent_doc_number] => 06124899 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-09-26 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for encoding video color information' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/761642 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-12-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3624 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 65 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/124/06124899.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 761642 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/761642
Method and apparatus for encoding video color information Dec 5, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3704829 [patent_doc_number] => 05677738 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1997-10-14 [patent_title] => 'Video signal converter' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/757902 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3964 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 169 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/677/05677738.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 757902 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/757902
Video signal converter Nov 26, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3812339 [patent_doc_number] => 05828808 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-27 [patent_title] => 'Picture decoder for preventing jitter in fast-play modes of operation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/755909 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2257 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 127 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/828/05828808.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 755909 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/755909
Picture decoder for preventing jitter in fast-play modes of operation Nov 24, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3840128 [patent_doc_number] => 05739866 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-04-14 [patent_title] => 'System and method for inserting and recovering an on data signal for transmission with a video signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/755970 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 4987 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/739/05739866.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 755970 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/755970
System and method for inserting and recovering an on data signal for transmission with a video signal Nov 24, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3944546 [patent_doc_number] => 05940142 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-08-17 [patent_title] => 'Display device driving for a gray scale expression, and a driving circuit therefor' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/747952 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 46 [patent_figures_cnt] => 46 [patent_no_of_words] => 15971 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 98 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/940/05940142.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 747952 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/747952
Display device driving for a gray scale expression, and a driving circuit therefor Nov 11, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3994562 [patent_doc_number] => 05959658 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-09-28 [patent_title] => 'Network apparatus and method to provide compressed digital video over mini-fiber nodes' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/747708 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6191 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 72 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/959/05959658.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 747708 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/747708
Network apparatus and method to provide compressed digital video over mini-fiber nodes Nov 11, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3887964 [patent_doc_number] => 05748226 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-05 [patent_title] => 'Digital television receiver with adaptive filter circuitry for suppressing NTSC co-channel interference' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/746520 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 10547 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 184 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/748/05748226.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 746520 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/746520
Digital television receiver with adaptive filter circuitry for suppressing NTSC co-channel interference Nov 11, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3804337 [patent_doc_number] => 05781241 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-07-14 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method to convert computer graphics signals to television video signals with vertical and horizontal scaling requiring no frame buffers' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/745606 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 8040 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/781/05781241.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 745606 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/745606
Apparatus and method to convert computer graphics signals to television video signals with vertical and horizontal scaling requiring no frame buffers Nov 7, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3991583 [patent_doc_number] => 05861925 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1999-01-19 [patent_title] => 'Multiplexed text data sampling circuit' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/747012 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 44 [patent_no_of_words] => 8135 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 104 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/861/05861925.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 747012 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/747012
Multiplexed text data sampling circuit Nov 6, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3817746 [patent_doc_number] => 05831672 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-11-03 [patent_title] => 'Image pickup apparatus performing white balance control in a plurality of modes' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/744275 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-11-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 30 [patent_figures_cnt] => 44 [patent_no_of_words] => 13166 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 97 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/831/05831672.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 744275 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/744275
Image pickup apparatus performing white balance control in a plurality of modes Nov 5, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4117869 [patent_doc_number] => 06057882 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-05-02 [patent_title] => 'Testing architecture for digital video transmission system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/738620 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5063 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/057/06057882.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 738620 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/738620
Testing architecture for digital video transmission system Oct 28, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3806373 [patent_doc_number] => 05828415 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-27 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for controlling video down-conversion' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/738826 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 5834 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 277 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/828/05828415.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 738826 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/738826
Apparatus for controlling video down-conversion Oct 27, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3869874 [patent_doc_number] => 05793417 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-08-11 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method of controlling driving selection of NTSC rejection filter' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/738808 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4737 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 179 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/793/05793417.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 738808 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/738808
Apparatus and method of controlling driving selection of NTSC rejection filter Oct 27, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3794560 [patent_doc_number] => 05822009 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-13 [patent_title] => 'Video down-conversion' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/738827 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 5816 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 80 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/822/05822009.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 738827 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/738827
Video down-conversion Oct 27, 1996 Issued
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08/738118
Bias control apparatus for a data slicer in an auxiliary video information decoder Oct 24, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3885530 [patent_doc_number] => 05825428 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-10-20 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus and method for reducing noise when changing the aspect ratios of displayed digital video signals' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/740130 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3193 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/825/05825428.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 740130 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/740130
Apparatus and method for reducing noise when changing the aspect ratios of displayed digital video signals Oct 23, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3814348 [patent_doc_number] => 05854654 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-12-29 [patent_title] => 'System and method for high frequency transmission of television shots' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/722225 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5529 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 285 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/854/05854654.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 722225 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/722225
System and method for high frequency transmission of television shots Oct 22, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4112674 [patent_doc_number] => 06052153 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-04-18 [patent_title] => 'Synchronization circuit and methods for screens with scanning circuits that reduce the effects of variations in frequency of an input signal' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/734524 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5598 [patent_no_of_claims] => 36 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/052/06052153.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 734524 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/734524
Synchronization circuit and methods for screens with scanning circuits that reduce the effects of variations in frequency of an input signal Oct 17, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4188393 [patent_doc_number] => 06037932 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-03-14 [patent_title] => 'Method for sending computer network data as part of vertical blanking interval' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/726529 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4133 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 57 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/037/06037932.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 726529 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/726529
Method for sending computer network data as part of vertical blanking interval Oct 6, 1996 Issued
Array ( [id] => 3908953 [patent_doc_number] => 05751379 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1998-05-12 [patent_title] => 'Method to reduce perceptual contouring in display systems' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 8/725719 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1996-10-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2220 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/751/05751379.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 725719 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
08/725719
Method to reduce perceptual contouring in display systems Oct 3, 1996 Issued
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