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Bruce H. Hess

Examiner (ID: 12228, Phone: (571)272-1525 , Office: P/1785 )

Most Active Art Unit
1774
Art Unit(s)
1504, 1774, 1785, 1508, 1605, 1509, 1317, 1794, 1604, 1513
Total Applications
4168
Issued Applications
3690
Pending Applications
26
Abandoned Applications
458

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/068528
GAME TOKEN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Mar 2, 2025 Pending
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19/068806
RFID READER CONTROL INTEGRATED WITH SMART GARMENT Mar 2, 2025 Pending
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19/053503
COMMODITY SALES SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMODITY SALES SYSTEM, TICKET ISSUING DEVICE, AND LOCKER DEVICE Feb 13, 2025 Pending
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19/007359
LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR FREE STANDING CALL STATION Dec 30, 2024 Pending
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19/002831
CEILING-PENDANT TYPE DUAL-PURPOSE SUSPENSION STRUCTURE AND FAN LIGHT Dec 26, 2024 Pending
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18/810139
System, method, and apparatus for detecting IR radiation in a marker system Aug 19, 2024 Issued
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18/788637
COMPOSITE MATERIAL MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION Jul 29, 2024 Pending
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18/748191
TRANSACTION AND ID CARDS HAVING SELECTED TEXTURE AND COLORING Jun 19, 2024 Pending
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18/679446
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS May 30, 2024 Pending
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18/639420
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VENDING AND/OR PURCHASING MOBILE PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES Apr 17, 2024 Pending
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18/408671
RFID-BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS Jan 9, 2024 Pending
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18/389718
Electronic devices with sidewall passageways Dec 18, 2023 Issued
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18/543238
FIXED RETAIL SCANNER WITH ANNOTATED VIDEO AND RELATED METHODS Dec 17, 2023 Pending
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18/508269
COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Nov 13, 2023 Pending
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18/505568
Transaction card with a removable weight Nov 8, 2023 Issued
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18/384385
COIN HANDLING APPARATUS Oct 26, 2023 Pending
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18/456866
System, method, and apparatus for detecting IR radiation in a marker system Aug 27, 2023 Issued
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18/447298
System and method for illuminating a target of a barcode reader Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/365334
Coin pad for coin processing system Aug 3, 2023 Issued
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18/358412
RFID tag Jul 24, 2023 Issued
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