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Lyon & Harr, LLP

Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights

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1,500 +
Patents Filed
1000 +
Patents Issued
88 +
Cumulative Years
21 +
Years in Business
Multimillion dollar corporations, major universities and small business owners have all been our clients
For more than 20 years our experts have drafted and prosecuted patents for Microsoft Corporation’s Research Department
We can provide worldwide coverage for your patent and trademark properties
Zealously dedicated to protecting cutting edge innovation and your competitive advantage

Our Areas of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence
Audio Processing
Audio Recording
Augmented Reality
Automation
Behavioral Analytics
Cloud Computing
Communications
Computer Architecture
Computer Hardware
Computer Software
Cybersecurity
Electro-Mechanics
Electronics
Electro-Optics
Electromyography
Human-Computer Interaction
Human-Computer Interfaces
Image Processing
Image Recording
Internet of Things
Machine Learning
Material Science
Mechanical Devices
Medical Devices
Memory Allocation
Memory Management
Mobile Communications
Mobile Devices
RF & IR
Robotics
Satellites
Semiconductor Devices
Semiconductor Fabrication
Signal Processing
Virtual Reality

Exemplary Issued Patents

  • Modeling Interestingness with Deep Neural Networks
  • Multiple-Instance Pruning for Learning Efficient Cascade Detectors
  • Platform for Learning Based Recognition Research
  • Interactive Framework for Name Disambiguation
  • Exploiting Sparseness in Training Deep Neural Networks

    • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, NEURAL NETWORKS AND MACHINE LEARNING

  • Coordination Among Multiple Memory Controllers
  • Controlling Interference in Shared Memory Systems using Parallelism-Aware Batch Scheduling
  • Optimizing Write Traffic To a Disk
  • Method and Apparatus for Collaborative Systems
  • Saving Energy in Networked Desktops using Virtualization

    • COMPUTING HARDWARE AND CONTROL

  • Analog Preamplifier Measurement for a Microphone Array
  • Harmonic Distortion Residual Echo Suppression
  • Echo Cancellation for Channels with Unknown Time-Varying...
  • Photodiode CMOS Imager with Column-Feedback Soft-Reset for Imaging under Ultra-Low Illumination and with High...
  • Multispectral Digital Camera Employing Both Visible Light and Non-Visible Light Sensing on a Single Image Sensor

    • ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

  • Wireless Electromyography Hardware for Wearable Always Available Input
  • Mapping of Physical Controls for Surface Computing
  • System and Method for Devising a Human Interactive Proof That Determines Whether a Remote Client Is a Human Or a Computer
  • Text-Dependent Speaker Verification
  • Wireless Programmable User Interaction System with Machine Readable Tags for...

    • HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACES

  • Adaptive Interpolation with Artifact Reduction of Images
  • Video Registration and Image Sequence Stitching
  • Color Segmentation-Based Stereo Reconstruction System and Process Employing Boundary Matting
  • System and Method for Automatically Learning Flexible Sprites in Video Layers
  • Fast Noise Reduction in Digital Images and Video

    • IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS

  • Illusion Generating System
  • Multi-Position Biscuit Cutting Guide
  • Coating Or Ablation Applicator with Debris Recovery Attachment
  • Brush-Sieve Powder-Fluidizing Apparatus for Feeding Nano-Size and Ultra-Fine Powders
  • Jet-Action Plunger-Based Tensiometer Apparatus

    • MECHANICAL AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICES

  • Medical Image Acquisition Error Detection
  • Compression and Decompression of Medical Images
  • Medication Dispenser with an Internal Ejector
  • Pill Dispenser Employing a Sealed Pill Carrier and Integrated Dispensing Plungers
  • Syringe Stroke Controller with Elastically Enabled Single Axis Slide Adjustment and Finger-Molded Pistol Grip

    • MEDICAL DEVICES AND SOFTWARE

  • Configuring Devices Using Context Histories
  • Real-Time Self Tuning of Planned Actions in a Distributed Environment
  • Mobile Device Assisted Secure Computer Network Communication
  • Method of Determining Placement of Internet Taps in Wireless Neighborhood Networks
  • RFID-Based Enterprise Intelligence

    • NETWORK DEVICES AND CONTROL

  • Sensor Array Post-Filter for Tracking Spatial Distributions of Signals and Noise
  • Multi-Image Feature Matching Using Oriented Patches
  • Energy-Based Sound Source Localization and Gain Normalization
  • System and Process for Locating a Speaker using 360 Degree Sound Source Localization
  • Enhanced Beamforming for Arrays of Directional Microphones

    • OBJECT DETECTION AND TRACKING

  • Concept-Structured Image Search
  • Colorblind Accessible Image Search
  • Integrating Specialized Knowledge Sources Into a General Search Service
  • Search-Centric Hierarchichal Browser History
  • Mining New Words from a Query Log for Input Method Editors

    • SEARCH AND DATA MINING

  • Harmonicity-Based Single-Channel Speech Quality Estimation
  • Transform Domain Transcoding and Decoding of Audio Data Using Integer-Reversible Modulated Lapped Transforms
  • Noise-Robust Feature Extraction Using Multi-Layer Principal Component Analysis
  • Perceptual Scalable Audio Compression
  • Perfect Hashing of Variably-Sized Data

    • SIGNAL PROCESSING AND DATA ANALYSIS

  • Snake Plunger
  • Pipe Flushing Device
  • Split Security Bolt
  • Hand-Operated Drain Snake with Auger
  • Semi-Adjustable Support Stand for Holding Display Items

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    Corporate Counsel

    If you are a corporation seeking outside patent counsel, you can find information on our services on our corporate outside counsel services page and peruse examples of our recently issued patents.

    In addition to our work with Microsoft, Lyon & Harr, LLP attorneys have prepared and prosecuted patents for such entities as Northrop Grumman, Raytheon E-Systems, Applied Materials, California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Lockheed-Calcomp, NASA, and XIRCOM.

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    Entrepreneurs

    Our firm members have decades of experience providing personalized and cost effective patent, trademark, and copyright services to local entrepreneurs and companies in the Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and San Luis Obispo County areas.

    If you are a new business owner or entrepreneur, you may be wondering if you require the services of an intellectual property lawyer. More information about our services to small businesses is available at our local business page.

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    Government Contracts

    We are a federally registered woman owned small business (WOSB). Each of our patent attorneys has at least 20 years of patent law experience and 10 or more years of engineering experience working for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of the Navy (DoN). In addition, our patent attorneys all have held and maintained high level U.S. government clearances during the entirety of their employment with the DoD and the DoN.

    Our capabilities statement is available at our government contracting services page.

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