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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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18/026114
Method and Means for Generating Transcribed Nucleic Acids Sep 30, 2021 Pending
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17/487804
METHODS OF SEQUENCING NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES Sep 27, 2021 Abandoned
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17/448958
Method for highly sensitive DNA methylation analysis Sep 26, 2021 Issued
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18/026287
HYBRID PROTOCOLS AND BARCODING SCHEMES FOR MULTIPLE SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES Sep 23, 2021 Pending
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18/245902
MODIFIED FUNCTIONAL NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES Sep 23, 2021 Pending
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17/481622
BIOMARKER IDENTIFICATION Sep 21, 2021 Abandoned
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18/245183
ACTIVATORS OF TYPE III CAS PROTEINS Sep 19, 2021 Pending
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18/029748
PREDICTION OF AN OUTCOME OF A BLADDER OR KIDNEY CANCER SUBJECT Sep 12, 2021 Pending
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18/044283
BIOMARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING A DISEASE SUCH AS HEART OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Sep 8, 2021 Pending
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17/412376
System and method for preparation of nucleotide solutions Aug 25, 2021 Issued
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17/445286
Compositions and Methods for Analyzing Modified Nucleotides Aug 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/404303
Bacteriophage treatment and reduction in inflammatory response Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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17/400168
Detection of hydroxymethylcytosine bases Aug 11, 2021 Issued
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17/393625
DETECTING CANCER, CANCER TISSUE OF ORIGIN, AND/OR A CANCER CELL TYPE Aug 3, 2021 Pending
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17/393609
DETECTING CANCER, CANCER TISSUE OF ORIGIN, AND/OR A CANCER CELL TYPE Aug 3, 2021 Pending
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18/019470
CLASSIFYING TUMORS AND PREDICTING RESPONSIVENESS Aug 1, 2021 Pending
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17/388537
High throughput analysis of fixed cells Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/388410
Kits for single-step analyte detection with process control Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/379918
Methods for evaluating tumor cell spheroids using 3D microfluidic cell culture device Jul 18, 2021 Issued
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17/363842
Resonator networks for improved label detection, computation, analyte sensing, and tunable random number generation Jun 29, 2021 Issued
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