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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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17/852539
Utilizing a gear box break-in assembly Jun 28, 2022 Issued
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17/853405
Exhaust content Jun 28, 2022 Issued
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17/851708
Simulation device for the screw joint simulation of a nutrunner Jun 27, 2022 Issued
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18/566595
DEVICE FOR DETECTING SEPARATION AND ASSEMBLY FOR SUCH A DEVICE Jun 22, 2022 Pending
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17/844859
METHOD OF QUANTITATIVELY ANALYZING 11 AMIDE ALKALOIDS IN TOBACCO LEAVES USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY Jun 20, 2022 Abandoned
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17/843429
Electrode wear amount predicting system and method of spark plug Jun 16, 2022 Issued
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17/758132
Flexible screen tensile test device and flexible screen test method Jun 9, 2022 Issued
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17/835914
Testing device for precision retaining ability and fatigue life of RV reducer Jun 7, 2022 Issued
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18/681513
TIRE SENSOR AND TIRE Jun 6, 2022 Pending
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17/831773
Three-dimensional force loading device for motor spindle Jun 2, 2022 Issued
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17/829858
Health monitoring of multi-slice hinge line actuators May 31, 2022 Issued
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18/565719
MAGNETIC SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF May 30, 2022 Pending
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17/829068
Bracelet sensing array May 30, 2022 Issued
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17/751439
Methods and devices for estimating residual torque between the braked and braking elements of a vehicle May 22, 2022 Issued
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17/750330
Method for testing a proppant May 20, 2022 Issued
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17/748741
Modular gas detection system for a wellbore May 18, 2022 Issued
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17/747267
Precision battery grid pellet adhesion/cohesion strength tester May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/745892
Bicycle torque detector May 16, 2022 Issued
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17/741714
Leakage detector for fuel vapor treatment system May 10, 2022 Issued
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17/662603
Methods Circuits Devices Assemblies Systems and Functionally Associated Machine Executable Code for Detecting Structural Cracking or Breaking a Functional Element May 8, 2022 Abandoned
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