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Examiner: Smith, Arthur A


Primary examiner statistics: 3 patents; average approval time: 783 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 228 patents; average approval time: 816 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
6987930 Lens barrel incorporating the advancing/retracting mechanism
6963694 Lens barrel
6905216 Method of and device for generating an image having a desired bri...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7079761 Optical element retracting mechanism for a photographing lens
7062163 Cam mechanism of a photographing lens
7039311 Rotation transfer mechanism and a zoom camera incorporating the r...
6978089 Retractable lens system and method of retracting a retractable le...
6941068 Image pickup apparatus and image pickup system
6923542 Operator supported remote camera positioning and control system w...
6899473 Focal plane shutter for cameras
6896375 Rear projection display device having multiple mirrors that are s...
6885428 Light source device and projection television
6879781 Light-projecting device
6876434 Motion picture reproducing middleware selecting/executing device ...
6874889 Differential rate double shutter for cinematographic digital imag...
6876433 Image recording apparatus
6873395 Motion picture analyzing system
6871017 Lens drive control apparatus for zoom lens system having a switch...
6870596 Subway movie/entertainment medium
6865342 Operation lever apparatus
6860653 Camera assembly having over-center biasing of traveler against re...
6860654 Lens holding structure for wall-mounted surveillance camera
6853438 Test apparatus and method to check the exposure quality of expose...
6853809 Camera system for providing instant switching between wide angle ...
6844912 Optical system for the rotation of images taken by a film camera ...
6843565 Laser projection system to facilitate layup of complex composite ...
6842219 Moving picture decoding processor for multimedia signal processin...
6842218 Scent delivery system
6834960 Photographing system for producing VR editing
6831729 Apparatus and method of using same for synchronizing film with so...
6830337 Device for rotating a body about two axes
6829033 Presentation scheduling in digital cinema system
6826364 Zoom flash and flash photography system
6826360 Radio remote control self-shutter release camera
6823136 Method and system for processing a photographic film
6822726 Animation production apparatus
6820980 Automatic pan and tilt compensation system for a camera support s...
6819394 Time-varying image editing method and time-varying image editing ...
6819395 Digital cinema transport stream with embedded projector configura...
6816676 Adaptive control of LCD display utilizing imaging sensor measurem...
6816678 Method for obtaining a sensitometric control patch with exposure ...
6813442 Autofocus system and camera system
6812994 Streamlined methods and systems for scheduling and handling digit...
 
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