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Donald Alan Sparks

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Most Active Art Unit
2103
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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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17/103068
Pitot probe assembly with replaceable tip and damping Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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16/952202
Noncontact optical torque measurement of rotating component Nov 18, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17612841 [patent_doc_number] => 20220155120 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-05-19 [patent_title] => ACOUSTIC FLUIDS MONITORING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/952668 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6965 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 94 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16952668 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/952668
Acoustic fluids monitoring Nov 18, 2020 Issued
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16/952128
System and method for determining bearing preload by vibration measurement Nov 18, 2020 Issued
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17/098555
Test apparatus for window drop Nov 15, 2020 Issued
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17/093821
Pressure detector Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/075909
Measurement control device and flow measurement device Oct 20, 2020 Issued
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17/074898
Flow sensor Oct 19, 2020 Issued
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17/772053
Optical sensor and optical sensor module Oct 11, 2020 Issued
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17/065985
Wheel end monitoring apparatus, fastener, and method Oct 7, 2020 Issued
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17/063222
General aviation carburetor testing with turbocharger and analysis device Oct 4, 2020 Issued
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17/634028
Method for estimating the ageing of a vehicle battery Sep 24, 2020 Issued
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17/761416
Strain sensors with enhanced temperature compensation Sep 21, 2020 Issued
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17/018323
Failure diagnosis system Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/018791
Pylon engine mount health monitoring system Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/005364
Air flow measurement apparatus Aug 27, 2020 Issued
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16/984183
Device for measuring liquid sloshing force of ship Aug 3, 2020 Issued
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17/633040
Test bench and method for carrying out a test run on a test bench Aug 2, 2020 Issued
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17/624353
Wind tunnel test equipment using wind force integration Jul 30, 2020 Issued
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17/632537
Anchoring device Jul 23, 2020 Issued
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