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Christopher Upton

Examiner (ID: 12246, Phone: (571)272-1169 , Office: P/1778 )

Most Active Art Unit
1778
Art Unit(s)
1776, 1308, 1778, 1724, 1306, 1797
Total Applications
3146
Issued Applications
2580
Pending Applications
123
Abandoned Applications
451

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/208140
METHODS FOR DETECTING MUTATIONS IN TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS USING DUAL PROBES Jun 8, 2023 Pending
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18/327614
Detecting ovarian cancer May 31, 2023 Issued
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18/315289
Spatial transcriptomics for antigen-receptors May 9, 2023 Issued
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18/310271
SYNTHETIC NUCLEIC ACID CONTROL MOLECULES Apr 30, 2023 Pending
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18/309752
NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING USING EVANESCENT WAVE IMAGING Apr 27, 2023 Pending
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18/135720
NUCLEIC ACID PRESERVATION SOLUTION AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE Apr 16, 2023 Pending
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18/132308
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION USING DILUTED READOUT SIGNALS Apr 6, 2023 Pending
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18/130852
MARKER FOR RESPONSE TO PD-1/PD-L1 IMMUNOTHERAPY Apr 3, 2023 Pending
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18/187578
Molecule counting of methylated cell-free DNA for treatment monitoring Mar 20, 2023 Issued
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18/184615
Method and apparatus for rapid analysis of a biological sample Mar 14, 2023 Issued
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18/112696
NEEDLE-BASED DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IN VIVO DIAGNOSTICS OF DISEASE CONDITIONS Feb 21, 2023 Abandoned
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18/105167
CELL-FREE DNA HYDROXYMETHYLATION PROFILES IN THE EVALUATION OF PANCREATIC LESIONS Feb 1, 2023 Pending
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18/163128
Methods and systems for high-depth sequencing of methylated nucleic acid Jan 31, 2023 Issued
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18/156434
REPEAT RNA AS BIOMARKERS OF TUMOR IMMUNE RESPONSE Jan 18, 2023 Pending
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18/097989
Methods and systems for sample preparation and analysis Jan 16, 2023 Issued
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18/149397
Methods and Kits for Tracking Nucleic Acid Target Origin for Nucleic Acid Sequencing Jan 2, 2023 Pending
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18/148350
Next-generation sequencing for protein measurement Dec 28, 2022 Issued
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18/085445
ARRAY-BASED METHODS FOR ANALYSING MIXED SAMPLES USING DIFFERENTLY LABELLED ALLELE-SPECIFIC PROBES Dec 19, 2022 Pending
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18/067192
Methods of Using Multi-Tissue Organoids Dec 15, 2022 Pending
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18/078737
ARRAY-BASED METHODS FOR ANALYSING MIXED SAMPLES USING DIFFERENT ALLELE-SPECIFIC LABELS, IN PARTICULAR FOR DETECTION OF FETAL ANEUPLOIDIES Dec 8, 2022 Abandoned
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