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Darrell Christopher Ford

Examiner (ID: 18010)

Most Active Art Unit
3726
Art Unit(s)
3726
Total Applications
661
Issued Applications
437
Pending Applications
77
Abandoned Applications
158

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/829689
Fitting crimping tool with check gauge mount Sep 9, 2024 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20226581 [patent_doc_number] => 12415221 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-09-16 [patent_title] => Method of manufacturing a rifle scope mount [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/827629 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-09-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18827629 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/827629
Method of manufacturing a rifle scope mount Sep 5, 2024 Issued
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18/822652
WORK-SAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR FOOD-PROCESS LINES Sep 2, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19817524 [patent_doc_number] => 20250075731 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-06 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFINING A BALL JOINT STUD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/819550 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-08-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9284 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18819550 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/819550
Apparatus and method for refining a ball joint stud Aug 28, 2024 Issued
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18/817909
Method and apparatus for holding substrate Aug 27, 2024 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19876234 [patent_doc_number] => 20250108491 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-04-03 [patent_title] => Pump Plug Removal and Installation Tool [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/815489 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-08-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8496 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 32 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18815489 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/815489
Pump plug removal and installation tool Aug 25, 2024 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19629507 [patent_doc_number] => 20240407956 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-12 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EQUIPPING TAMPON APPLICATORS WITH TAMPONS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/813256 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-08-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9644 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 30 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18813256 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/813256
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EQUIPPING TAMPON APPLICATORS WITH TAMPONS Aug 22, 2024 Pending
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18/801221
ADAPTABLE BUSHING ASSEMBLY REMOVAL COUPLER AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING BUSHING ASSEMBLIES Aug 11, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19831277 [patent_doc_number] => 20250083063 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-13 [patent_title] => Method for Connecting/Disconnecting Hinged Ball and Socket Blocks [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/741718 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-06-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4235 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 163 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18741718 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/741718
Method for Connecting/Disconnecting Hinged Ball and Socket Blocks Jun 11, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19631863 [patent_doc_number] => 20240410312 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-12 [patent_title] => High Entropy Alloy Repair of Nickel and Cobalt Superalloys [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/738570 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-06-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6978 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -20 [patent_words_short_claim] => 31 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18738570 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/738570
High Entropy Alloy Repair of Nickel and Cobalt Superalloys Jun 9, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19632228 [patent_doc_number] => 20240410677 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-12 [patent_title] => METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PROTECTIVE ELEMENT, FORMED OF A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL PROFILES, FOR ARMORING A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND PROTECTIVE ELEMENT PRODUCED BY THE METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/733885 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-06-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5881 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 196 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18733885 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/733885
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PROTECTIVE ELEMENT, FORMED OF A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL PROFILES, FOR ARMORING A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND PROTECTIVE ELEMENT PRODUCED BY THE METHOD Jun 4, 2024 Pending
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18/664447
Ratcheting strap adjuster May 14, 2024 Issued
18/709623 Method of Manufacturing a Truss Structure Element and a Truss Structure May 12, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20264657 [patent_doc_number] => 12435637 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-10-07 [patent_title] => Method for turbine blade and assembly with dovetail arrangement for enlarged rotor groove [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/662043 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-05-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 4475 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 152 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18662043 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/662043
Method for turbine blade and assembly with dovetail arrangement for enlarged rotor groove May 12, 2024 Issued
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18/654487
Heat pipe wick formation May 2, 2024 Issued
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18/646233
End mill Apr 24, 2024 Pending
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18/646236
MANUFACTURE OF A THERMOPLASTIC HEAT EXCHANGER Apr 24, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19786128 [patent_doc_number] => 20250059807 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-20 [patent_title] => LOCKING DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/641749 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-04-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6558 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -24 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18641749 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/641749
LOCKING DEVICE Apr 21, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19650802 [patent_doc_number] => 12172567 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-24 [patent_title] => Camping trailer [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/635255 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-04-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 43 [patent_no_of_words] => 5145 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 594 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18635255 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/635255
Camping trailer Apr 14, 2024 Issued
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18/631932
COMBINED TRANSFER AND STORAGE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING LINE FOR MACHINING Apr 9, 2024 Abandoned
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