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Automatic Bed Maker

An automatic bed maker which uses the expansion of inflatable bladder to straighten, align, and tuck-in bed-cover assembly.

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Examiner: Diep, Nhon


Primary examiner statistics: 392 patents; average approval time: 393 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 166 patents; average approval time: 995 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8094719 Streaming methods and systems
8090032 System and method of filtering noise
8089508 Capsule type medical system
8085851 Moving image encoding method and apparatus
8081678 Picture coding method and picture decoding method
8081214 Method of and system for mobile surveillance and event recording
8077775 System and method of adaptive rate control for a video encoder
8073057 Motion vector estimating device, and motion vector estimating met...
8073059 Picture encoding method and picture decoding method
8068542 Motion picture encoding device and motion picture decoding device
8063936 Modular immersive surveillance processing system and method
8059153 Three-dimensional object tracking using distributed thin-client c...
8054883 Method for transcoding compressed video signals, related apparatu...
8050323 Interpolation of video compression frames
8022989 Method and apparatus for controlling data delivery with user-main...
8023560 Apparatus and method for processing 3d video based on MPEG-4 obje...
8019004 Method and apparatus for converting coded serial video signal int...
RE42690 Abnormality detection and surveillance system
8009733 Moving picture coding method and a moving picture decoding method
7502414 Image processing device, image processing method, image processin...
7463684 Fading estimation/compensation
7463281 Smart vehicle video management
7456860 Surveillance system using pulse-coded rays
7456862 Control apparatus, control system, control method and storage med...
7450150 Integrated audio/video sensor
7440004 3-D imaging arrangements
7440504 Method and apparatus for performing deblocking filtering with int...
7440502 Signal processing system
7436887 Method and apparatus for video frame sequence-based object tracki...
7436885 Method for presenting streaming media
7433407 Method for hierarchical motion estimation
7403219 Driving lane recognizer and driving lane recognizing method
7397858 Maintaining a plurality of codebooks related to a video signal
7394482 Microscope system and method for the analysis and evaluation of m...
7394853 Motion vector coding method and motion vector decoding method
7394854 Signal transmission system
RE40415 Picture signal transmitting method and apparatus
7389526 System and method for recording a digital video image
7379088 System and method for real-time image control and processing for ...
7379498 Reconstructing a compressed still image by transformation to a co...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6526097 Frame-level rate control for plug-in video codecs
6356299 Automated track inspection vehicle and method
6356297 Method and apparatus for displaying panoramas with streaming vide...
6348943 Digital non-contact blade position detection apparatus
6337881 Multimedia compression system with adaptive block sizes
6333759 360 ° automobile video camera system
6310655 Method and device for displaying widescreen images on conventiona...
6304284 Method of and apparatus for creating panoramic or surround images...
6285712 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and providin...
6285393 Object recognition apparatus and method
6278479 Dual reality system
6275531 Scalable video coding method and apparatus
6266369 MPEG encoding technique for encoding web pages
6263021 Treating non-zero quantized transform coefficients as zeros durin...
6256056 Image input apparatus which controls charge accumulation of line ...
6249310 Discrete surveillance camera devices
6249548 Motion vector processing
6249550 Motion vector estimating apparatus with high speed and method of ...
6246720 Flexible software-based decoding system with decoupled decoding t...
6233005 Method and device for adjusting the transverse position of a movi...
6233006 Image change detecting machine by using character generator and m...
6233277 Reduced-memory video decoder for compressed high-definition video...
6222886 Compression based reduced memory video decoder
6215519 Combined wide angle and narrow angle imaging system and method fo...
6212231 Assign of pels of a macroblock for compression encoding to a memo...
6211921 User interface for television
6212234 Color image encoding apparatus and color image decoding apparatus
6205175 Method and apparatus for encoding a contour of an object in a vid...
6201833 Motion determining apparatus, method thereof, and picture informa...
6191809 Method and apparatus for aligning stereo images
6188727 Simplicity HDTV video decoder and its decoding method
6184922 Endoscopic imaging system in which still image-specific or motion...
6177954 Miniature inspection system
6175382 Unmanned fueling facility
6175594 Method and apparatus for decoding compressed video
6169572 Object recognizing apparatus for vehicle and the method thereof
6169588 Panel for a color cathode ray tube
6160847 Detection mechanism for video channel underflow in MPEG-2 video d...
6154251 System for producing time-independent virtual camera movement in ...
6141383 Method for controlling timing between video decoding and displayi...
 
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