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William F. Smith

Examiner (ID: 11796)

Most Active Art Unit
1303
Art Unit(s)
1303
Total Applications
300
Issued Applications
267
Pending Applications
0
Abandoned Applications
33

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 4718001 [patent_doc_number] => 20080240523 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-10-02 [patent_title] => 'Method and Apparatus for Two-Dimensional Finger Motion Tracking and Control' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/957332 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-12-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 17360 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0240/20080240523.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11957332 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/957332
Method and apparatus for two-dimensional finger motion tracking and control Dec 13, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6464013 [patent_doc_number] => 20100040290 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-18 [patent_title] => 'MOTION ESTIMATION AND SCENE CHANGE DETECTION USING TWO MATCHING CRITERIA' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/514921 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-11-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6150 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0040/20100040290.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12514921 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/514921
MOTION ESTIMATION AND SCENE CHANGE DETECTION USING TWO MATCHING CRITERIA Nov 13, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4692268 [patent_doc_number] => 20080085039 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-04-10 [patent_title] => 'Fingerprint matching method and apparatus using fingerprint minutiae and fingerprint binary images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/980177 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 1634 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0085/20080085039.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11980177 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/980177
Fingerprint matching method and apparatus using fingerprint minutiae and fingerprint binary images Oct 29, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4784589 [patent_doc_number] => 20080137918 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-06-12 [patent_title] => 'Image processing apparatus, image processing method, person identification apparatus, and method and program of producing/updating dictionary data in person identification apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/978499 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 14122 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0137/20080137918.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11978499 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/978499
Apparatus for and method of using reliability information to produce and update image recognition data Oct 28, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4892581 [patent_doc_number] => 20080101679 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Method for checking an imprint and imprint checking device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/977688 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3846 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0101/20080101679.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11977688 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/977688
Method for checking an imprint and imprint checking device Oct 24, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5584585 [patent_doc_number] => 20090103787 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-04-23 [patent_title] => 'Sliding type thin fingerprint sensor package' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/976306 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2456 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0103/20090103787.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11976306 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/976306
Sliding type thin fingerprint sensor package Oct 22, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4892615 [patent_doc_number] => 20080101713 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-05-01 [patent_title] => 'System and method of fisheye image planar projection' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/975855 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 7146 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0101/20080101713.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11975855 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/975855
System and method of fisheye image planar projection Oct 21, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5580160 [patent_doc_number] => 20090175506 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-07-09 [patent_title] => 'Recoverable biometric identity system and method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/976117 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 7337 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0175/20090175506.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11976117 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/976117
Recoverable biometric identity system and method Oct 18, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8148389 [patent_doc_number] => 08165407 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-24 [patent_title] => 'Visual attention and object recognition system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/973161 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 9278 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/165/08165407.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11973161 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/973161
Visual attention and object recognition system Oct 3, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7733049 [patent_doc_number] => 08103060 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-01-24 [patent_title] => 'Feature point reduction for blood vessel biometric system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/782777 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 43 [patent_figures_cnt] => 59 [patent_no_of_words] => 19955 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 170 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/103/08103060.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11782777 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/782777
Feature point reduction for blood vessel biometric system Jul 24, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8148359 [patent_doc_number] => 08165375 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-24 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for registering CT data sets' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/782834 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 4269 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 155 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/165/08165375.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11782834 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/782834
Method and system for registering CT data sets Jul 24, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5522662 [patent_doc_number] => 20090030643 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-29 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR COLLECTING STATISTICS FOR MOVIE THEATERS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/782738 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 2617 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0030/20090030643.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11782738 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/782738
METHOD FOR COLLECTING STATISTICS FOR MOVIE THEATERS Jul 24, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5520457 [patent_doc_number] => 20090028438 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-29 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for Single Pass Blob Image Analysis' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/828189 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4569 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0028/20090028438.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11828189 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/828189
Apparatus for single pass blob image analysis Jul 24, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4656753 [patent_doc_number] => 20080025614 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-01-31 [patent_title] => 'Syntactic Signal Recognizer and Pattern Recognizer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/782614 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 8741 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0025/20080025614.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11782614 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/782614
Syntactic signal recognizer and pattern recognizer Jul 23, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4453644 [patent_doc_number] => 07965884 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-21 [patent_title] => 'System and method for testing LEDs on a motherboard' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/781966 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4317 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 197 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/965/07965884.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11781966 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/781966
System and method for testing LEDs on a motherboard Jul 23, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5164946 [patent_doc_number] => 20070286530 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-12-13 [patent_title] => 'DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/755154 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 9696 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0286/20070286530.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11755154 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/755154
DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM May 29, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4710165 [patent_doc_number] => 20080298691 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-12-04 [patent_title] => 'FLEXIBLE MQDF CLASSIFIER MODEL COMPRESSION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/755195 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5223 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0298/20080298691.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11755195 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/755195
Flexible MQDF classifier model compression May 29, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5421576 [patent_doc_number] => 20090148031 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-06-11 [patent_title] => 'SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/300823 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 13623 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0148/20090148031.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12300823 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/300823
Exclusion of recognized parts from inspection of a cylindrical object May 15, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6543561 [patent_doc_number] => 20100232680 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-09-16 [patent_title] => 'PATTERN DETECTION ON AN SIMD PROCESSOR' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/303581 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-05-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4974 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0232/20100232680.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12303581 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/303581
PATTERN DETECTION ON AN SIMD PROCESSOR May 10, 2007 Abandoned
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11/783989
Device and method for detecting occlusion area Apr 12, 2007 Abandoned
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