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Don J. Williams

Examiner (ID: 7028, Phone: (571)272-8538 , Office: P/2878 )

Most Active Art Unit
2878
Art Unit(s)
2878
Total Applications
1172
Issued Applications
986
Pending Applications
52
Abandoned Applications
163

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/410646
Laser measurement apparatus having a removable and replaceable beam dump Jan 10, 2024 Issued
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18/409129
ANTI-SNEAK SHOT DETECTOR Jan 9, 2024 Abandoned
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18/402639
Light curtain safety system Jan 1, 2024 Issued
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18/400359
LEVEL-BASED FAULT DETECTION FOR A ROW DRIVER OF AN OPTICAL SENSOR Dec 28, 2023 Pending
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18/543368
Wireless battery-powered daylight sensor Dec 17, 2023 Issued
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18/521732
Automatic maverick wafer screening using die pass pattern Nov 27, 2023 Issued
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18/385177
Device and method for overlay measurement which control focus movement Oct 29, 2023 Issued
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18/495942
Induced transmission filter Oct 26, 2023 Issued
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18/382960
Portable remote sensing device and system Oct 22, 2023 Issued
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18/479935
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING LEVEL OF LIQUID WITHIN A CONTAINER Oct 2, 2023 Pending
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18/371230
SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD Sep 20, 2023 Pending
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18/471136
SPRING COUNTER-BALANCE ASSEMBLIES AND SOLAR TRACKERS INCORPORATING SPRINGS TO BALANCE ROTATION Sep 19, 2023 Abandoned
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18/467871
INSPECTION METHOD OF WORKPIECE AND INSPECTION APPARATUS Sep 14, 2023 Pending
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18/369003
MULTICHANNEL LED LIGHT TO ENABLE PHOTOMETRIC STEREO FOR 3D RECONSUTRUCTION Sep 14, 2023 Pending
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18/467364
SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVE METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Sep 13, 2023 Pending
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18/367540
Inspection apparatus and method Sep 12, 2023 Issued
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18/464304
Single photon avalanche diode based optical sensor, event-based vision sensor and operating method thereof Sep 10, 2023 Issued
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18/463273
Light-emitting device array and optical transceiver system having the same Sep 6, 2023 Issued
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18/452434
Methods of reducing spectral crosstalk in multiplexed fluorescence imaging Aug 17, 2023 Issued
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18/450879
Optoelectronic assembly Aug 15, 2023 Issued
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