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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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18/685377
METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING Aug 23, 2022 Pending
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17/820925
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma biomarkers Aug 18, 2022 Issued
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17/888361
Probes comprising a split barcode region and methods of use Aug 14, 2022 Issued
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18/580442
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF PROSTATE CANCER Jul 20, 2022 Pending
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18/580412
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF PANCREATIC CANCER Jul 20, 2022 Pending
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17/813965
Assay methods Jul 20, 2022 Issued
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17/867430
SEQUENCE ASSEMBLY Jul 17, 2022 Pending
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17/811677
DETECTING GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS Jul 10, 2022 Pending
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17/857723
Compositions and methods for detecting predisposition to cardiovascular disease Jul 4, 2022 Issued
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17/849917
METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR ASSAY SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION Jun 26, 2022 Pending
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17/806246
METHODS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION SPECTRAL CHROMOSOME BANDING TO DETECT CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES Jun 8, 2022 Pending
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18/568668
DETECTING A DINUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE IN A TARGET POLYNUCLEOTIDE Jun 7, 2022 Pending
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18/563344
DIAGNOSTIC FOR SEPSIS ENDOTYPES AND/OR SEVERITY May 24, 2022 Pending
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18/290378
BIOMARKER FOR PREDICTING PROGNOSIS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES INCLUDING miRNA AND USE THEREOF May 12, 2022 Pending
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17/739978
ASSAYS FOR SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTION AND USE THEREOF May 8, 2022 Pending
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17/740212
Hydroxymethylation analysis of cell-free nucleic acid samples for assigning tissue of origin, and related methods of use May 8, 2022 Issued
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18/559300
PREDICTIVE MIRNAS FOR RESPONSE TO CANCER THERAPY Apr 12, 2022 Pending
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18/554389
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HPV DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION Apr 6, 2022 Pending
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17/711769
Assay systems for genetic analysis Mar 31, 2022 Issued
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17/699980
METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMICAL SUBSTANCES Mar 20, 2022 Abandoned
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