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Bernard E. Cothran

Examiner (ID: 18760, Phone: (571)270-5594 , Office: P/2128 )

Most Active Art Unit
2128
Art Unit(s)
2123, 2147, 2128, 2188
Total Applications
421
Issued Applications
172
Pending Applications
51
Abandoned Applications
203

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/031879
Cleaning Device Mar 29, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20239174 [patent_doc_number] => 12419476 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-09-23 [patent_title] => Telescoping wand assembly for vacuum cleaner and method including same [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/185724 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-03-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 41 [patent_figures_cnt] => 46 [patent_no_of_words] => 5613 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 208 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18185724 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/185724
Telescoping wand assembly for vacuum cleaner and method including same Mar 16, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18634498 [patent_doc_number] => 11759068 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-09-19 [patent_title] => Removable rotatable driven agitator for surface cleaning head [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/120814 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-03-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 34 [patent_no_of_words] => 8057 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 222 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18120814 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/120814
Removable rotatable driven agitator for surface cleaning head Mar 12, 2023 Issued
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18/179561
Extraction cleaner Mar 6, 2023 Issued
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18/176161
DUST COLLECTOR APPARATUS Feb 27, 2023 Pending
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18/174841
PARTICLE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Feb 26, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19401624 [patent_doc_number] => 20240285135 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-08-29 [patent_title] => DUST SUCTION DEVICE WITH STORAGE STATE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/173621 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-02-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3980 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 211 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18173621 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/173621
DUST SUCTION DEVICE WITH STORAGE STATE Feb 22, 2023 Pending
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18/166886
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS Feb 8, 2023 Abandoned
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18/097330
HAIR SCRAPING PLATE FOR FLOOR BRUSH, AND FLOOR BRUSH AND VACUUM CLEANER CONTAINING SAME Jan 15, 2023 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 20547184 [patent_doc_number] => 12557951 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-02-24 [patent_title] => Filtering pan apparatus [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/095806 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-01-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 216 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18095806 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/095806
Filtering pan apparatus Jan 10, 2023 Issued
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18/728408
CLEANER HEAD AND WET CLEANING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Jan 8, 2023 Pending
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18/094124
VACUUM CLEANER Jan 5, 2023 Abandoned
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18/063737
Cleaning module, storage system, and cleaning method for storage apparatus Dec 8, 2022 Issued
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18/076883
Configuration of a cyclone assembly and surface cleaning apparatus having same Dec 6, 2022 Issued
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17/993588
Vacuum cleaner Nov 22, 2022 Issued
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17/973957
PARTICLE SUCTION NOZZLE FITTED WITH A FASTENING SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE TUBULAR INSERT MADE OF ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE MATERIAL, AND SUCTION DEVICE COMPRISING SAID NOZZLE Oct 25, 2022 Abandoned
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18/701604
Crossing gaps between panels table for Robotic cleaning solution on PV panels. Oct 16, 2022 Abandoned
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18/692121
CLEANER STATION Sep 13, 2022 Pending
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17/902942
AUTO ADJUSTABLE SPANNER HAND TOOL SYSTEM, ADJUSTABLE DRIVETRAIN TOOL APPARATUS WITH AUTO ADJUSTABLE SPANNER FEATURE, AND METHODS OF USE Sep 4, 2022 Abandoned
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17/901188
DEBRIS BIN Aug 31, 2022 Pending
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