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David J. Buttner

Examiner (ID: 266, Phone: (571)272-1084 , Office: P/1765 )

Most Active Art Unit
1765
Art Unit(s)
1713, 1505, 1712, 1501, 1765, 1512, 1796, 1763, 1511
Total Applications
3202
Issued Applications
2135
Pending Applications
175
Abandoned Applications
910

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/222887
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID OPPOSED PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VOLUME SCHEDULING AND IGNITION TIMING CONTROLS Apr 4, 2021 Abandoned
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17/215169
Temperature acquisition apparatus for internal combustion engine Mar 28, 2021 Issued
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17/209213
High volume electronic fuel injection system Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/205384
Methods and systems for improving fuel injection repeatability Mar 17, 2021 Issued
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17/203914
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION-ENGINE COMBUSTION STATE CONTROL APPARATUS Mar 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/204175
EFI throttle body with side fuel injectors Mar 16, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17876147 [patent_doc_number] => 11448151 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-20 [patent_title] => Methods and systems for improving fuel injection [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/203606 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-03-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 7150 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 61 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17203606 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/203606
Methods and systems for improving fuel injection Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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17/192357
Engines Including Air-Separation Emissions Mitigation Systems and Methods for Operating the Same Mar 3, 2021 Abandoned
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17/183856
Dynamic valve control in a skip fire controlled engine Feb 23, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17084972 [patent_doc_number] => 20210279979 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-09-09 [patent_title] => FUEL PROPERTY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/179414 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-02-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5338 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17179414 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/179414
Fuel property diagnostic device Feb 18, 2021 Issued
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17/176927
Wire-traversing robot and method of operation Feb 15, 2021 Issued
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17/760499
Method and system for ascertaining an orientation of a trailer relative to a tractor vehicle Feb 9, 2021 Issued
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17/790753
System and method for traversing a non-moving rail switch using electromagnetic engines Feb 7, 2021 Issued
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17/170113
Ion current sensing for estimation of combustion phasing in an internal combustion engine Feb 7, 2021 Issued
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18/008396
Travel control device and travel control method Feb 4, 2021 Issued
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17/792534
Control Unit for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine Jan 27, 2021 Abandoned
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17/789898
SITUATION-DEPENDENT LIMITATION OF A STEERING BEHAVIOR Jan 10, 2021 Abandoned
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17/143079
Methods and systems for engine valve timing or lift adjustment Jan 5, 2021 Issued
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16/974388
Fracking sensor probe Jan 5, 2021 Issued
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17/790430
Methods for measuring fuel quantity during multipulse fuel injection events in a common rail fuel system Dec 29, 2020 Issued
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