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Electrified Table Cloth

An electrified table cloth for preventing crawling insects from gaining access to the consumer's food or drink.

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Examiner: Razavi, Michael


Primary examiner statistics: 799 patents; average approval time: 937 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 182 patents; average approval time: 777 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7176942 Collaborative design
7126616 Method and system for processing a non-linear two dimensional spa...
7123263 Automatic 3D modeling system and method
7116342 System and method for inserting content into an image sequence
7102640 Service/device indication with graphical interface
7088375 Grouping layers in composited image manipulation
7088370 Raster engine with programmable matrix controlled grayscale dithe...
7084889 Digital picture scaling
7079159 Motion estimation apparatus, method, and machine-readable medium ...
7068286 Edge smoothing systems and methods
7064770 Single-pass image resampling system and method with anisotropic f...
7061500 Direct-mapped texture caching with concise tags
7057625 Program and apparatus for displaying graphical objects
7053916 Information presentation apparatus and information processing met...
7050062 Method and apparatus for the digital creation of fur effects
7046233 Electronic apparatus
7042467 Compositing using multiple backdrops
7038682 Computer curve construction system II
7034842 Color characteristic description apparatus, color management appa...
7034819 Apparatus and method for generating an interleaved stereo image
7027073 Virtual cameras for digital imaging
7027072 Method and system for spatially compositing digital video images ...
7027068 Method and apparatus for fast construction of color cubes
7015935 Apparatus for reference image rotation, and computer software pro...
7015923 Apparatus for painting figure
7009612 Apparatus and method for font generation, and computer-readable s...
7006094 Method and apparatus for filling an image on a display screen
7002599 Method and apparatus for hardware acceleration of clipping and gr...
6999094 Game device, game processing method and information recording med...
6992686 System and method for dynamic control of file size
6989840 Order-independent transparency rendering system and method
6989842 System and method of integrating live video into a contextual bac...
6985161 Region based image compositing
6980205 Method and apparatus for fixing display information
6972758 Methods and apparatus for rendering an image including portions s...
6956589 Method and system for specifying zoom size
6950103 Automatic optimization of the position of stems of text character...
6940510 System and method for displaying font in a wireless telephone
6937250 System and method for mapping textures onto surfaces of computer-...
6937218 Method for driving a liquid crystal display device

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5040225 Image analysis method
4998284 Dual color camera microscope and methodology for cell staining an...
4994708 Cold cathode device
4989256 Self-organizing circuits
4980923 Dilation/erosion conversion circuit
4977605 Binary quantification of an image having multiple levels of greys
4975620 Metal vapor discharge lamp and method of producing the same
4975972 Method and apparatus for surface inspection
4975973 Image processing device suitable for obtaining the volume and cen...
4972494 Package inspection system
4969201 Method of recognizing a circular arc segment for an image process...
4962538 Image analysis counting system
4962541 Pattern test apparatus
4959868 Image processing system
4958379 Optical character reader for outputting a character from combinat...
4956874 Method and apparatus for processing digitized images
4956869 Method of tracing contour and a system therefor
4954753 Strobe flash lamp power supply with input voltage feedthrough aft...
4954756 Method and apparatus for changing the emission characteristics of...
4954755 Electrodeless lamp having hybrid cavity
4952846 Circuit arrangement for operating a high-pressure sodium discharg...
4953230 Document image processing system
4953225 Handwritten character-recognizing apparatus for automatically gen...
4950956 Plasma processing apparatus
4949015 Bridge inverter ballast for fluorescent lamp
4947086 System for lighting fluorescent lamps
4942340 Arrangement for displaying operation of booster circuit for flash...
4939424 Apparatus for producing a plasma and for the treatment of substra...
4939430 Ignitor circuit for discharge lamps with novel ballast
4939420 Fluorescent reflector lamp assembly
4939421 Method and apparatus for reducing interference from light sources
4939411 Composite vacuum evaporation coil
4933605 Fluorescent dimming ballast utilizing a resonant sine wave power ...
4931689 Color display tube
4931696 Fluorescent lamp starter assembly
4932064 Semiconductor device
4927217 Electrodeless low-pressure discharge lamp
4928034 Impregnated cathode
4928036 Vehicle headlamp system with series high beam daylight running la...
4924149 Apparatus for controlling the charging of a main capacitor of a f...
 
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