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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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16/928078
Air flow rate measurement device Jul 13, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17282446 [patent_doc_number] => 11199471 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-12-14 [patent_title] => System and method for testing aerodynamic characteristic of high-speed moving vehicle-bridge system and subsidiary facilities thereof under crosswind [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/923121 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-07-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6186 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 176 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16923121 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/923121
System and method for testing aerodynamic characteristic of high-speed moving vehicle-bridge system and subsidiary facilities thereof under crosswind Jul 7, 2020 Issued
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16/918054
Compressor stall warning using nonlinear feature extraction algorithms Jun 30, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19550739 [patent_doc_number] => 12134434 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-11-05 [patent_title] => Torque sensor, steering angle sensor and corresponding integrated sensor and monitoring system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/619830 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 6087 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 197 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17619830 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/619830
Torque sensor, steering angle sensor and corresponding integrated sensor and monitoring system Jun 28, 2020 Issued
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17/618928
Drive shaft monitoring system Jun 24, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17845883 [patent_doc_number] => 11435245 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-06 [patent_title] => Torque measurement using millimeter-wave metamaterial [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/911618 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 18070 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16911618 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/911618
Torque measurement using millimeter-wave metamaterial Jun 24, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16329833 [patent_doc_number] => 20200300799 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-09-24 [patent_title] => REDUCING GAS SENSOR [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/896832 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-06-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7040 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16896832 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/896832
REDUCING GAS SENSOR Jun 8, 2020 Abandoned
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16/890211
Tactile sensors and methods Jun 1, 2020 Issued
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17/615208
Systems and methods for continuous mode force testing May 31, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16525757 [patent_doc_number] => 20200399837 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-12-24 [patent_title] => Device For Monitoring Wear of a Roller Flange [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/887139 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-05-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3297 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 80 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16887139 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/887139
Device for monitoring wear of a roller flange May 28, 2020 Issued
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16/885636
Sensor device detecting specific component in gas May 27, 2020 Issued
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16/875147
Device and method for improved testing of a hydraulic part for a turbomachine May 14, 2020 Issued
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15/931050
Pipette system with interchangeable volume counter May 12, 2020 Issued
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16/865380
Cement analyzer measures gas migration and gel strength May 2, 2020 Issued
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17/920688
Thermal conductivity detector Apr 23, 2020 Issued
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17/606406
GAS DETECTION SYSTEM Apr 19, 2020 Abandoned
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17/620681
INCLINATION MECHANISM FOR SINGLE-TRACK DUMMY VEHICLE Apr 19, 2020 Pending
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16/844358
Systems and methods for production in-line audible noise verification Apr 8, 2020 Issued
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16/839927
Data logger device and system for high pressure leaning lance drive apparatus Apr 2, 2020 Issued
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17/602817
Device for measuring a force exerted on an object Apr 2, 2020 Issued
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