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Afshawn M. Towfighi

Examiner (ID: 12014, Phone: (571)270-7296 , Office: P/2469 )

Most Active Art Unit
2469
Art Unit(s)
2458, 2469
Total Applications
1388
Issued Applications
1179
Pending Applications
98
Abandoned Applications
139

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/180669
System and method for a medical device Feb 18, 2021 Issued
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17/172786
Feedthrough mounting for an electronic device, such as an implantable medical device, and methods of making the same Feb 9, 2021 Issued
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17/170473
System and method for reducing heat of an implantable medical device during wireless charging Feb 7, 2021 Issued
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17/164432
Electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode with deposited ink resistive element Jan 31, 2021 Issued
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17/159034
Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods Jan 25, 2021 Issued
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17/147594
Temporary Implantable Leadless Pacemaker Jan 12, 2021 Abandoned
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17/139316
Brain stimulation and sensing Dec 30, 2020 Issued
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17/139964
System and method for controlling neurostimulation according to user activity and automated rescheduling of stimulation programs Dec 30, 2020 Issued
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17/132913
Method for determining a membership function, intended to be applied to estimate a stressed state of a person Dec 22, 2020 Issued
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18/257873
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING CHRONIC PAIN Dec 17, 2020 Pending
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17/120925
Communication of parent physiological data to infant Dec 13, 2020 Issued
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18/265792
ELECTRODE PLACEMENT METHOD AND WEARING DEVICE Dec 13, 2020 Pending
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17/114354
Ultrasound imaging with sparse array probes Dec 6, 2020 Issued
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17/782100
SYSTEMS, IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VISION RELATED STIMULATION Dec 2, 2020 Abandoned
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17/107257
Adaptive deep brain stimulation using homeostatic window Nov 29, 2020 Issued
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17/105787
Cardiac electrical signal morphology and pattern-based T-wave oversensing rejection Nov 26, 2020 Issued
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16/951560
Implantable medical device and delivery catheter apparatus system and method Nov 17, 2020 Issued
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16/951907
Biostimulator header assembly having integrated antenna Nov 17, 2020 Issued
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17/097776
Adaptive deep brain stimulation using movement desynchronization Nov 12, 2020 Issued
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17/095722
High speed corneal lenticular incision using a femtosecond laser Nov 10, 2020 Issued
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