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William B. Chou

Examiner (ID: 11841, Phone: (571)270-3367 , Office: P/3779 )

Most Active Art Unit
3795
Art Unit(s)
3779, 3795
Total Applications
593
Issued Applications
402
Pending Applications
55
Abandoned Applications
152

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/547530
Endoscope adaptor, surgical system including the same, and method of attaching endoscope to robot arm through the same Aug 20, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15492505 [patent_doc_number] => 20200046441 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-13 [patent_title] => Endoscope Manipulator and Method for Controlling the Same [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/533866 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-08-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4817 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -25 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16533866 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/533866
Endoscope manipulator and method for controlling the same Aug 6, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15144235 [patent_doc_number] => 20190350595 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-11-21 [patent_title] => ILLUMINATED ENDOSCOPIC PEDICLE PROBE WITH REPLACEABLE TIP [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/528171 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-07-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4802 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [patent_words_short_claim] => 197 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16528171 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/528171
Illuminated endoscopic pedicle probe with replaceable tip Jul 30, 2019 Issued
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16/518640
Endoscope with integrated measurement of distance to objects of interest Jul 21, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17405813 [patent_doc_number] => 11246671 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-02-15 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for recentering input controls [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/503403 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-07-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 15482 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16503403 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/503403
Systems and methods for recentering input controls Jul 2, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17161389 [patent_doc_number] => 11147469 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-10-19 [patent_title] => System for detecting the location of an endoscopic device during a medical procedure [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/455191 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-06-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 18351 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16455191 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/455191
System for detecting the location of an endoscopic device during a medical procedure Jun 26, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18171427 [patent_doc_number] => 11571116 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-07 [patent_title] => Control system for capsule endoscope [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/428952 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-05-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 6280 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 210 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16428952 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/428952
Control system for capsule endoscope May 30, 2019 Issued
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16/425612
Durable flexible circuit assembly May 28, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14773867 [patent_doc_number] => 20190261831 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-08-29 [patent_title] => METHOD FOR OPERATING A VISUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ENDOSCOPIC IMAGES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/409561 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-05-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4972 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 182 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16409561 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/409561
Method for operating a visualization system for providing endoscopic images May 9, 2019 Issued
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16/384949
Endoscope Apr 15, 2019 Issued
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16/378472
Capsule endoscopic receiving device, capsule endoscope system including the same, and operating method of capsule endoscopic receiving device Apr 7, 2019 Issued
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16/371582
SPACE-OPTIMIZED VISUALIZATION CATHETER WITH CAMERA TRAIN HOLDER Mar 31, 2019 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14622131 [patent_doc_number] => 20190224433 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-25 [patent_title] => ENDOBRONCHIAL TUBE WITH INTEGRATED IMAGE SENSOR [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/369803 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-03-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4944 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 238 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16369803 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/369803
Endobronchial tube with integrated image sensor Mar 28, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19854206 [patent_doc_number] => 12257013 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-25 [patent_title] => Robotic surgical systems with mechanisms for scaling camera magnification according to proximity of surgical tool to tissue [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/354444 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-03-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 39 [patent_figures_cnt] => 53 [patent_no_of_words] => 35774 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 190 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16354444 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/354444
Robotic surgical systems with mechanisms for scaling camera magnification according to proximity of surgical tool to tissue Mar 14, 2019 Issued
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16/982048
SURGICAL ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, SURGICAL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND SURGICAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Mar 11, 2019 Pending
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16/288261
Remote manipulator system and method for operating a remote manipulator system Feb 27, 2019 Issued
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16/283844
Endoscope system and method of operating same Feb 24, 2019 Issued
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16/281194
Camera control Feb 20, 2019 Issued
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16/269253
Medical manipulator system Feb 5, 2019 Issued
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16/245647
DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, DATA RECEPTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Jan 10, 2019 Abandoned
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