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Examiner: Henn, Timothy J


Primary examiner statistics: 179 patents; average approval time: 190 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 1 patents; average approval time: N/A

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8189072 Program and information processing device allowing storage of inf...
8189103 Pull-down detection apparatus and pull-down detection method
8179474 Fast iterative motion estimation method on gradually changing ima...
8179446 Video stabilization and reduction of rolling shutter distortion
8169540 Compact camera body to which interchangeable lens unit is mountab...
8164670 Remote status monitor for high speed video camera
8164665 Method and apparatus for controlling pixel sensor elements
8159578 Imaging system, image sensor, and method of controlling imaging s...
8154629 Noise canceling circuit, noise canceling method, and solid-state ...
8154644 System and method for manipulation of a digital image
8154641 Solid-state image pickup device and radiation image pickup device
8150197 Apparatus and method of obtaining high-resolution image
8125556 Device having camera function including error detection and displ...
8120673 Camera
8115853 Digital camera having input devices and a display capable of disp...
8115838 Signal processing device for solid-state imaging device, imaging ...
8115832 Zoom system for an optical stereo device
8115859 Method for controlling auto-exposure
8115850 Solid-state imaging apparatus and driving method for the same
8115822 Image capturing apparatus, for determining a subject scene includ...
8111291 Image capture methods and systems compensated to have an optimize...
8102444 Method and apparatus for post noise reduction black level correct...
8094213 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program ...
8089509 Programmable camera control unit with updatable program
8081235 Image pickup apparatus and flicker detection method therefor
8077212 Shock and vibration isolator for a camera
8077256 Scene-aware automatic-exposure control
8072538 Solid-state image pickup device including lens unit held by holdi...
8068138 Image pickup apparatus for reducing fixed pattern noise
8068154 Digital camera with non-uniform image resolution
8063963 Imaging device having a pixel structure with high dynamic range r...
8059164 Photographing device including face recognition, distance calcula...
8054378 Webcam module having a clamping device
8045018 Picture recording device
8045025 Image pickup device adaptable to display fewer vertical pixels
8045029 CMOS image sensor for high speed signal processing
8045037 Image sensing apparatus and control method for relaxing red-eye e...
8045046 Four-dimensional polynomial model for depth estimation based on t...
8044996 Surface construction using combined photographic and structured l...
8040395 System and method for automatic format selection for digital phot...

Patents as Assistant Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7538806 Shading correction method and system and digital camera
 
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