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Examiner: Fitzpatrick, Atiba O


Primary examiner statistics: 21 patents; average approval time: N/A
Assistant examiner statistics: 101 patents; average approval time: 116 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
8189877 Remote sensing analysis of forest disturbances
8189856 System and apparatus for evaluating the reliability of a watermar...
8175393 Multi-phenomenology object detection
8175368 Systems and methods for image segmentation with a multi-state cla...
8175325 Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding symbols carrying paylo...
8170277 Automatic tracking apparatus and automatic tracking method
8165381 Method and system for transaction decision making
8139839 Apparatus for checking the authenticity of banknotes
8135185 Location and display of occluded portions of vessels on 3-D angio...
8135175 Vehicle, image processing system image processing method, image p...
8107679 Horse position information analyzing and displaying method
8103073 Cardiac visualization systems for displaying 3-D images of cardia...
8098897 Multi dimensional imaging system
8098889 System and method for vehicle detection and tracking
8090164 Systems, methods, and computer program products for analysis of v...
8090154 Video processing apparatus and video processing method thereof
8085988 Apparatus and method for recognizing and determining a position
8077921 Apparatus for determining the presence of fog using image obtaine...
8077908 Method for using an image analysis program to analyze a plurality...
8073191 Method and system for correcting butting artifacts in X-ray image...
8059869 Apparatus and method for recognizing and determining a position

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8014577 Micro-array analysis system and method thereof
8009870 Autonomous wide-angle license plate recognition
8005289 Cross-frame object reconstruction for image-based cytology applic...
7995797 Vehicle image-processing camera system for acquiring images for m...
7995813 Reducing variation in radiation treatment therapy planning
7991208 Method and device for processing image
7986822 System and method for X-ray based assessment of aneurysm pulsatio...
7983445 Method of detecting particles by detecting a variation in scatter...
7978889 Automatic engine for 3D object generation from volumetric scan da...
7978874 Digital watermarking for workflow by tracking content or content ...
7970214 Rotate and slant projector for fast fully-3D iterative tomographi...
7965876 Systems and methods for image segmentation with a multi-stage cla...
7965878 Endoscopic system with spectral image forming circuit
7961925 Method and system for dual energy image registration
7961926 Registration of three-dimensional image data to 2D-image-derived ...
7940975 Medical image diagnosing support method and apparatus, and image ...
7925064 Automatic multi-dimensional intravascular ultrasound image segmen...
7912244 Video fingerprinting using watermarks
7907759 Cardiac visualization systems for displaying 3-D images of cardia...
7907748 Method for forming images, method for testing electronic devices;...
7894629 Sticker including a first and second region
7894655 Confirming cancellation of truncated checks
7889897 Method and system for displaying unseen areas in guided two dimen...
7881498 Autonomous wide-angle license plate recognition
7873192 Method for providing a smoothed image
7840084 Digital camera incorporating a sharpness predictor
7840029 Information embedding apparatus and information embedding method ...
7835542 Object tracking systems and methods utilizing compressed-domain m...
7826647 Methods and systems for iteratively identifying vascular structur...
7817830 Locating an elongated object in a three-dimensional data array
7809165 Method for generating distance maps using scan lines
7809174 Method and system for segmentation of computed tomography image d...
7783093 Method for locating a curved object
7783073 Information embedding apparatus and information embedding method ...
7778485 Systems and methods for stitching image blocks to create seamless...
7769200 Method, apparatus, and computer product for embedding an electron...
7769203 Target object detection apparatus and robot provided with the sam...
7764844 Determining sharpness predictors for a digital image
7760903 Tamper-resistant text stream watermarking
7756293 Movement capture and analysis apparatus and method
 
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