U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Icon_funbox Bizarre Patents

Patent No. 5285430

Behavior Modification Wristwatch

A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.

Newsletter  PatentStorm News

Make the Most of Our Site

See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.

Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.

Registered users: Manage your profile.

 

Examiner: Whipkey, Jason


Primary examiner statistics: 166 patents; average approval time: N/A
Assistant examiner statistics: 205 patents; average approval time: 213 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8174613 Substrate mounting structure for a camera device
8169512 Video signal processing circuit, imaging device and video signal ...
8169490 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
8164635 Vibration correction control circuit for correcting displacement ...
8154634 Image processing device that merges a plurality of images togethe...
8154635 Image sensor and digital gain compensation method thereof
8149285 Video camera which executes a first process and a second process ...
8149282 Hand shake correction apparatus and digital photographing apparat...
8149279 Apparatus and method for compensating for variations in digital c...
8144209 Image pickup apparatus including white balance control
8130301 Split trunk pixel layout
8125540 Video presenting system having outputs for dual images
8125539 Information-processing apparatus and method detecting living-body...
8115840 Image enhancement in the mosaic domain
8115829 Apparatus and method for controlling auto exposure
8111315 Imaging device and imaging control method that detects and displa...
8106998 Image pickup apparatus and focusing condition displaying method
8106974 Image processing device, imaging device, image processing method,...
8102449 Image pickup circuit having circuit blocks with counters
8098323 Camera system and camera body
8098284 Method of manufacturing camera module
8089528 Color signal processing circuit, image pickup apparatus, and colo...
8081226 Digital camera system which allows a digital camera unit to commu...
8081227 Image quality visual indicator
8077203 Vehicle-periphery image generating apparatus and method of correc...
8059190 Portable electronic apparatus and supplementary light device
8049793 Image processing apparatus including image extraction unit, metho...
8045006 Method and apparatus for determining the best blending of overlap...
8031248 Solid state imaging element having horizontal scanning circuit fo...
8026946 Gate access system with visitor imaging and memory
8023006 Electronic still camera which acquires photography-site data and ...
8023040 Electronic device having multiple camera modules
8023024 Solid-state imaging element having image signal overflow path
8018506 Image taking apparatus with shading correction
8009229 Helmet safety system
8009214 Individual row calibration in an image sensor
8004576 Histogram methods and systems for object recognition
RE42639 Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a ca...
7999865 Imaging array with modulated pixels
7995124 Image sensor apparatus and method for improved dynamic range with...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7692703 Image pick-up apparatus
RE41088 Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a ca...
7554590 Simultaneous readout of CMOS APS imagers
7551206 Image-capturing apparatus applying at least color reproduction pr...
7551215 CMOS-based sensor apparatus with cells that comprise a redundancy...
7551214 Pixel interpolation method
7548273 Image processing method and device using photo assistant tool inc...
7545431 System and methods for increasing fill-factor on pixelated sensor...
7532246 Automatically powering on an electronic device such as a camcorde...
7532238 Apparatus and method for controlling a camera based on a displaye...
7525581 Compact digital zoom camera and cellular phone having the same
7525578 Dual-location tagging of digital image files
7522202 Image sensor and digital gain compensation method thereof
7522189 Automatic stabilization control apparatus, automatic stabilizatio...
7518650 Image reproducing method and image reproducing apparatus
7511764 Digital camera synchronization
7511741 Method of managing data-files using representative voice in porta...
7508429 Solid-state image-sensing device for averaging sub-sampled analog...
7505074 Image sensing apparatus and its control method
7502049 Image supply device, recording system, and recording control meth...
7492408 Electronic imaging apparatus with anti-dust function
7489347 Method and circuit for detecting flicker noise
7489358 Lens device for a camera with a stepping motor drive optimized fo...
7483054 Image unsharpness test method for a camera device
7483064 Imaging apparatus
7468743 Photographing device and method for obtaining photographic image ...
7466339 Vehicle-mounted camera apparatus
7460150 Using gaze detection to determine an area of interest within a sc...
7460153 Paper cartridge for camera having detachable printer unit
7456901 Image sensor module and camera module package including the same
7453511 Apparatus and method for inputting reflected light image of a tar...
7450160 Auto white balance apparatus and white balance adjusting method
7450155 Image capturing apparatus
7450174 Two-dimensional image detector with disturbance-blocking buffer
7443420 Printing system including a printing apparatus for printing image...
7440016 Method of processing a digital image
7428003 Automatic stabilization control apparatus, automatic stabilizatio...
7423684 Image pickup apparatus and image pickup system
7423667 Image pickup device with image masking
7424282 Method and system for delivering photos to called destinations
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?