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Examiner: Mancuso, Joseph


Primary examiner statistics: 1540 patents; average approval time: 1539 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 205 patents; average approval time: 850 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7379574 Quantification of vascular irregularity
7349567 Method and apparatus for determining angular pose of an object
7343051 Method of recognizing an object in an image using multi-sensor in...
7333637 Biometric identity check
7324675 Quantification of aortoiliac endoluminal irregularity
7302096 Method and apparatus for low depth of field image segmentation
7298886 Counting biological agents on biological growth plates
7295700 Object extraction based on color and visual texture
7295680 Embedding and detecting digital watermark in image
7289658 Removal of relatively unimportant shapes from a set of shapes
7289645 Hand pattern switch device
7289654 Automatic scoring in digital radiology, particularly in mammograp...
7289672 Methods and systems for image intra-prediction mode estimation
7286691 Devices and methods for biometric authentication
7286690 Method for imaging of pre-stack seismic data
7283247 Optical probe system
7280705 Tone correction method using a blending mask
7277562 Biometric imaging capture system and method
7277597 Partial k-space reconstruction for radial k-space trajectories in...
7274825 Image matching using pixel-depth reduction before image compariso...
7274834 Searching device, searching method and program
7274802 Automatic tracking apparatus for reflector
7274811 Method and apparatus for synchronizing corresponding landmarks am...
7272251 Method for detecting and classifying a structure of interest in m...
7269300 Sharpening a digital image in accordance with magnification value...
7266218 Method and system for providing a measure of performance of regio...
7266224 Person recognizing apparatus, person recognizing method and passa...
7263204 Blind watermarking method by grouping codewords for VQ-quantized ...
7263227 Activity detector
7260241 Image surveillance apparatus, image surveillance method, and imag...
7260239 Information processing method and information processor
7260252 X-ray computed tomographic apparatus, image processing apparatus,...
7260262 Display control method, and program, information processing appar...
7257236 Methods and systems for detecting and recognizing objects in a co...
7257246 Check cashing systems and methods
7254264 Method and device for generating 3D images
7254268 Object extraction
7254269 Character recognition system
7254261 Signal-adaptive noise reduction in digital radiographic images
7254265 Methods and systems for 2D/3D image conversion and optimization

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5148496 Optical correlator with symmetric reflective optics
5119436 Method of centering bond positions
5109434 Image processing apparatus
5093872 Electronic image compression method and apparatus using interlock...
5077812 Image processing apparatus
5075895 Method and apparatus for recognizing table area formed in binary ...
5073965 Image processing system
5073966 Image data processing apparatus
5068904 Image memory circuit for use in a rotation of image data
5065436 X-ray computerized tomograph
5063604 Method and means for recognizing patterns represented in logarith...
5058186 Method and apparatus for image compression
5054088 Signature verification data compression for storage on an identif...
5054103 Picture encoding system
5054096 Method and apparatus for converting documents into electronic dat...
5052042 Method and apparatus for using microfilm for data input into a co...
5048110 Method and apparatus for automatically correcting subtraction ima...
5042078 Method of effecting gradation and color correction of a composite...
5042077 Method of highlighting subtle contrast in graphical images
5038381 Image/text filtering system and method
5038379 Image information searching apparatus
5038393 Method of effectively reading data written on data sheet, and dat...
5036545 Picture image reading system
5033098 Method of processing character blocks with optical character read...
5033101 Method for character-and/or-object recognition
5033105 Video compression algorithm
5027416 Method of recognizing and locating the positions of templates dis...
5022088 Image processing apparatus with provision for memory operation
5020122 Automatic document image revision
5020121 Neighborhood block prediction bit compression
5020113 Maskable bilevel correlators
5020110 Arrangement for checking documents
5018213 Method and apparatus for registration mark identification
5014333 Image processor with smooth transitioning between dither and diff...
5012521 Context-base input/output system
5008948 System for recognizing handwritten letters
5007102 Data compression using block list transform
5007098 Vectorizing method
5003612 Method of identification of a product for the purpose of preventi...
5001767 Image processing device
 
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