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Michael J. Surma
Also filed as: SURMA MICHAEL · SURMA MICHAEL J · SURMA MICHAEL JOHN
20 granted patents·1 pending application·294 citations·filing 1992–2019
95Inventor score
Files withLIFETOUCH INC7LIFETOUCH PORTRAIT STUDIOS INC4SHUTTERFLY LLC2SURMA MICHAEL JOHN2SWANSON RICHARD LEE2
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21 records- 0195US7834894B2Method and apparatus for background replacement in still photographsLIFETOUCH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 16, 2010·47 cites·27 claims
- 0294US8233785B1Photography stationSURMA MICHAEL JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 31, 2012·35 cites·19 claims
- 0391US8134576B2Method and apparatus for background replacement in still photographsSWANSON RICHARD LEE·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 13, 2012·19 cites·19 claims
- 0489US10527909B2Lighting system for photography stationLIFETOUCH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·4 cites·14 claims
- 0589US8457480B1Photography stationSURMA MICHAEL JOHN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 4, 2013·8 cites·18 claims
- 0688US7177537B1Automated portrait studioLIFETOUCH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 13, 2007·23 cites·33 claims
- 0786US10875048B2Coating apparatus with an automatic fluid level system, and methods of using the sameHARLAND MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 29, 2020·6 cites·9 claims
- 0886US8319797B2Method and apparatus for background replacement in still photographsSWANSON RICHARD LEE·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 27, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 0985US9025906B2Generating an assembled group image from subject imagesLIFETOUCH INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 1085US7406256B1Automated portrait studioADOLPHI EARL J·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 29, 2008·11 cites·11 claims
- 1181US10477184B2Photography system with depth and position detectionLIFETOUCH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 12, 2019·6 cites·7 claims
- 1272US8498453B1Evaluating digital images using head pointsBENSON KEITH ALAN·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 30, 2013·17 cites·22 claims
- 1372US5717454AMethod and apparatus for creating posing masks on video screenLIFETOUCH PORTRAIT STUDIOS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 10, 1998·37 cites·11 claims
- 1467US5434958AMethod and apparatus for creating special effects on video screenLIFETOUCH PORTRAIT STUDIOS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 18, 1995·32 cites·3 claims
- 1565US11042075B2Lighting system for photography stationSHUTTERFLY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 22, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 1665US5563675ASpecial effects carrierLIFETOUCH PORTRAIT STUDIOS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 8, 1996·11 cites·18 claims
- 1763US10013784B2Generating an assembled group image from subject imagesLIFETOUCH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 3, 2018·1 cites·21 claims
- 1856US5389993AAutomated photographic backdrop apparatusLIFETOUCH PORTRAIT STUDIOS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 14, 1995·22 cites·20 claims
- 1954US11039119B2Photography system with depth and position detectionSHUTTERFLY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 15, 2021·0 cites·7 claims
- 2047US10573045B2Generating an assembled group image from subject imagesSHUTTERFLY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 25, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 2140US2018332239A1Background replacement utilizing infrared light and visible lightLIFETOUCH INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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