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Alan B. Waits

Examiner (ID: 10366, Phone: (571)270-3664 , Office: P/3656 )

Most Active Art Unit
3656
Art Unit(s)
3656, 3617, 3682
Total Applications
1559
Issued Applications
1028
Pending Applications
113
Abandoned Applications
445

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/892204
Wheel bearing Aug 21, 2022 Issued
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17/820586
Sensorized suspension assembly for vehicles, including a wheel hub unit and a suspension upright or knuckle, and an associated method and wheel hub unit Aug 17, 2022 Issued
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18/697977
Carriage of a linear guide Aug 9, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19520940 [patent_doc_number] => 12122647 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-10-22 [patent_title] => Wear pad assembly and method for adjusting [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/884814 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6594 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 105 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17884814 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/884814
Wear pad assembly and method for adjusting Aug 9, 2022 Issued
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17/884453
Wheel bearing assembly Aug 8, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18194636 [patent_doc_number] => 20230048155 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-16 [patent_title] => SELF LUBRICATING LINEAR GUIDE BUSHINGS FOR RECIPROCATING CANNING AND BOTTLING MACHINERY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/881953 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 2718 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -20 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17881953 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/881953
Self lubricating linear guide bushings for reciprocating canning and bottling machinery Aug 4, 2022 Issued
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17/879854
SLIDING STRUT BEARING WITH POLYGONAL ANNULAR THRUST DISK Aug 2, 2022 Abandoned
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17/879239
Potential Energy Translation to Rotational Acceleration Mechanism Aug 1, 2022 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18184433 [patent_doc_number] => 20230045163 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-09 [patent_title] => BEARING WITH AT LEAST ONE SEGMENTED RING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/877130 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4514 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 96 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17877130 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/877130
Bearing with at least one segmented ring Jul 28, 2022 Issued
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17/873822
Bearing unit Jul 25, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18948749 [patent_doc_number] => 11892036 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-02-06 [patent_title] => Bearing track cage for mitigating rolling element excursion [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/871385 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 2313 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17871385 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/871385
Bearing track cage for mitigating rolling element excursion Jul 21, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19650701 [patent_doc_number] => 12172466 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-24 [patent_title] => Wheel bearing assembly [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/866758 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3394 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 193 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17866758 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/866758
Wheel bearing assembly Jul 17, 2022 Issued
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17/865439
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY CONVERTING DEVICE Jul 14, 2022 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18142362 [patent_doc_number] => 20230016206 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-01-19 [patent_title] => SENSORIZED HUB BEARING UNIT FOR VEHICLES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/860763 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3335 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -19 [patent_words_short_claim] => 129 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17860763 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/860763
Sensorized hub bearing unit for vehicles Jul 7, 2022 Issued
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17/859440
SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTION BETWEEN A STATIONARY ANNULAR ELEMENT AND A ROTATING ANNULAR ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER RINGS OF A ROLLING BEARING AND ASSOCIATED WHEEL HUB UNIT Jul 6, 2022 Abandoned
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17/857539
Multi-ball thrust bearing arrangement Jul 4, 2022 Issued
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17/855909
Suspension bearing unit with stiffening insert Jun 30, 2022 Issued
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17/853030
HYDROSTATIC BEARING FOR PRECISION LINEAR MOTION GUIDANCE Jun 28, 2022 Abandoned
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17/852045
Radially adjustable radial PDC bearings and related methods Jun 27, 2022 Issued
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18/575038
Air foil bearing installation structure Jun 26, 2022 Issued
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