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Donald Alan Sparks

Examiner (ID: 9459)

Most Active Art Unit
2103
Art Unit(s)
3621, 2103, 2835, 2129, 2187
Total Applications
649
Issued Applications
492
Pending Applications
24
Abandoned Applications
133

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/015337
Component with an integrated sensor device for an optical, multi-axial measurement of a force application Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/383826
Automated Load Testing Tool and Methods of Use Therefor Jul 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/373812
Pressure measuring material and method for manufacturing pressure measuring material Jul 12, 2021 Issued
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18/018906
Magnetoelastic torque sensor having a magnetised sleeve as the primary sensor Jul 11, 2021 Issued
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17/369640
Self-aware composite mechanical metamaterials and method for making same Jul 6, 2021 Issued
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17/359260
Dynamic true triaxial electromagnetic Hopkinson bar system and testing method Jun 24, 2021 Issued
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17/354692
Thermal fluid sensor Jun 21, 2021 Issued
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17/354645
Thermal fluid sensor Jun 21, 2021 Issued
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18/011058
A sensor module for detecting unevenness of a surface, an apparatus comprising the same and a method for detecting unevenness of a surface using the said sensor module Jun 17, 2021 Abandoned
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17/350202
Gas turbine sensor assembly and associated shutter mechanism Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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18/013168
Adjustable test object holder for a drive train, test bench, and drive train test bench Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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17/908719
Welding defect inspection method Jun 15, 2021 Issued
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18/566664
Sensor and electric device with the sensor Jun 8, 2021 Issued
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17/342338
Methods and Systems of Fabricating Electrical Devices by Micro-Molding Jun 7, 2021 Pending
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18/001213
Personal sensing device to be worn by a person on a site, as well as use of such a personal sensing device and a system comprising one or more of such personal sensing devices Jun 6, 2021 Pending
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17/340265
CORE FOR TORQUE DETECTION SENSOR AND TORQUE DETECTION SENSOR Jun 6, 2021 Abandoned
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18/008227
Displacement detection device and torque sensor Jun 6, 2021 Issued
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17/340221
TORQUE DETECTION SENSOR Jun 6, 2021 Abandoned
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17/330582
Torque detection device May 25, 2021 Issued
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17/325924
Torque sensor and strain beam structure of the same May 19, 2021 Issued
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