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Patent No. 5979328

Vehicular Impact Signaling Device

An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.

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Examiner: Yuan, Kathleen S


Primary examiner statistics: 17 patents; average approval time: N/A
Assistant examiner statistics: 38 patents; average approval time: 63 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7986825 Model forming apparatus, model forming method, photographing appa...
7970200 Pattern inspection method and apparatus
7945120 Apparatus for enhancing resolution using edge detection
7940964 Method and image processor for processing image data to adjust fo...
7940965 Image processing apparatus and method and program storage medium
7936914 Authenticity determination method, apparatus, and program
7929732 Methods of identifier determination and of biometric verification...
7925080 Method for identifying marked images based at least in part on fr...
7907768 Method and apparatus for probabilistic atlas based on shape model...
7894642 Device and method for fingerprints supervision
7889899 Directional statistics visualization tool
7889926 Image dictionary creating apparatus, coding apparatus, image dict...
7885455 Method of combining images of multiple resolutions to produce an ...
7881520 Defect inspection system
7869644 Methods of and apparatus for inspecting substrate
7869635 Fingerprint scar recognition method and apparatus
7856127 Ridge direction extraction device, ridge direction extraction met...

Patents as Assistant Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7822276 Method and apparatus for analyzing body fluids
7817862 Method and apparatus for retrieving pattern, and computer product
7813542 Wafer aligning apparatus and related method
7809170 Method and apparatus for choosing and evaluating sample size for ...
7783084 Face decision device
7778449 Biometric information verifying apparatus
7773776 Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image readin...
7773797 Methods and apparatus for measuring the flapping deformation of i...
7769226 Pattern inspection method and apparatus
7756303 Fingerprint scar recognition method and apparatus
7751599 Method for driving virtual facial expressions by automatically de...
7724981 Adaptive contrast control systems and methods
7724922 Inter-step plate image inspection for printing prepress
7720318 Font identification system
7715624 Recognizing or reproducing a character's color
7689025 Optical reading apparatus, character recognition processing appar...
7689033 Robust multi-view face detection methods and apparatuses
7672528 Method of processing an image to form an image pyramid
7657082 Method, apparatus and system for measuring a welding-groove posit...
7646931 Automatic analysis and adjustment of digital images with exposure...
7646894 Bayesian competitive model integrated with a generative classifie...
7639846 Authentication system and program
7634143 Image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and prog...
7627150 Biometric information obtaining apparatus and biometric informati...
7616814 Determining pixels textual characteristics
7609908 Method for adjusting the brightness of a digital image utilizing ...
7609866 Image connection method, and program and apparatus therefor
7593553 Image connection method, and program and apparatus therefor
7590291 Method and apparatus for non-parametric hierarchical clustering
7567691 Image input apparatus, subject identification system, subject ver...
7565016 Learning-based automatic commercial content detection
7551769 Data structures and algorithms for precise defect location by ana...
7551778 Business form processing program, method, and device
7508962 Liquid crystal display device performing both image display mode ...
7502493 Image processing apparatus and method and program storage medium
7496237 Image processing for binarization enhancement via fuzzy reasoning
7486816 Three-dimensional measurement apparatus
7474789 Method of edge direction detection based on the correlation betwe...
 
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