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Alan B. Waits

Examiner (ID: 18591, Phone: (571)270-3664 , Office: P/3656 )

Most Active Art Unit
3656
Art Unit(s)
3656, 3682, 3617
Total Applications
1512
Issued Applications
997
Pending Applications
118
Abandoned Applications
438

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/623905
Sealed bearing assembly Jul 6, 2020 Issued
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16/921155
Bearing cage and use thereof Jul 5, 2020 Issued
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17/621943
ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH A ROLLING BEARING PRELOADING MEMBER Jun 22, 2020 Abandoned
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17/639977
Sealing device Jun 21, 2020 Issued
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16/902514
Air foil bearing Jun 15, 2020 Issued
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16/901545
HIGH-CAPACITY MULTI-ROW WHEEL BEARING Jun 14, 2020 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17990870 [patent_doc_number] => 20220356907 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-10 [patent_title] => ANGULAR BALL BEARING AND WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/619269 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9466 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17619269 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/619269
Angular contact ball bearing and bearing device for vehicle wheel Jun 14, 2020 Issued
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16/898878
Self-lubricating bush assembly Jun 10, 2020 Issued
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16/883135
Method and system for hybrid bearing design May 25, 2020 Issued
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17/619878
Roller bearing assembly for determining loads May 17, 2020 Issued
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16/875998
SEALING DEVICE May 15, 2020 Abandoned
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16/875374
Adhesive and bearing including the adhesive May 14, 2020 Issued
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16/868168
Hybrid ball bearing pair and a compressor bearing arrangement May 5, 2020 Issued
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16/849340
Ball bearing rear inner ring with oil circumferential groove Apr 14, 2020 Issued
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16/837632
Rolling bearing Mar 31, 2020 Issued
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16/835799
Roller bearing, wind turbine and method for controlling same Mar 30, 2020 Issued
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16/833717
HIGH SPEED BALL BEARING Mar 29, 2020 Abandoned
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17/435492
Fluid dynamic bearing device Mar 24, 2020 Issued
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16/829023
Bearing housing oil intake to supply dual bearing structure Mar 24, 2020 Issued
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16/824896
PROTECTIVE BEARING ASSEMBLY COVER WITH INTEGRATED CLOSURE Mar 19, 2020 Abandoned
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