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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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18/380501
HIGH PRESSURE COMMON RAIL SYSTEM FAILURE DETECTION Oct 15, 2023 Pending
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18/380058
APPARATUS FOR DIVERTING RADIATION EMITTED FROM SOURCE Oct 12, 2023 Pending
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18/378172
System for determining a torque between two rotating members Oct 9, 2023 Issued
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18/476550
Turbulent jet ignition engine misfire detection Sep 27, 2023 Issued
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18/474318
Displacement sensor, and displacement measurement system using displacement sensor Sep 25, 2023 Issued
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18/463974
SENSOR IN PARTICULAR A TURNING ANGLE OR TORQUE SENSOR WITH A SUPPORT FOR THE STATOR AGAINST ROTATION Sep 7, 2023 Abandoned
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18/460816
Apparatus and method for verifying vehicle seat anti-pinch Sep 4, 2023 Issued
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18/455743
Sensor module for detecting a vibrational behavior of a component without measuring natural frequencies of said sensor module Aug 24, 2023 Issued
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18/237533
Dynamic capacitance-to-volvage offset cancellation Aug 23, 2023 Issued
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18/453481
MAGNETOELASTIC TORQUE SENSOR DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Aug 21, 2023 Pending
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18/450649
STEAM-TURBINE DAMAGE-EVALUATION APPARATUS, STEAM-TURBINE DAMAGE-EVALUATION METHOD, AND STEAM-TURBINE DAMAGE-EVALUATION PROGRAM Aug 15, 2023 Pending
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18/449090
Control device of exhaust sensor Aug 13, 2023 Issued
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18/448044
Methods and Systems of Fabricating Electrical Devices by Micro-Molding Aug 9, 2023 Pending
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18/230173
DEVICE FOR DETECTING USER INPUT WITH FORCE SENSOR IN STEM THEREOF Aug 3, 2023 Pending
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18/578645
VEHICLE TIRE DETECTION DEVICE Jul 30, 2023 Pending
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18/361663
Plunger rod and method for producing such a plunger rod Jul 27, 2023 Issued
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18/360423
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF PROPERTIES OF A PIPE Jul 26, 2023 Pending
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18/357182
Pressure measuring material Jul 23, 2023 Issued
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18/879004
TEST RIGS AND METHODS FOR TESTING DUAL-AXLE VEHICLE CORNER SYSTEMS Jul 5, 2023 Pending
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18/215597
DRAINAGE STRUCTURE FOR GAS SENSOR Jun 27, 2023 Pending
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