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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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18/275870
Control of a variable valve timing Feb 2, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19448427 [patent_doc_number] => 20240308557 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-09-19 [patent_title] => GROUND SENSING UTILIZING ACTIVE SOURCES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/275607 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-01-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3990 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 26 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18275607 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/275607
GROUND SENSING UTILIZING ACTIVE SOURCES Jan 27, 2022 Pending
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17/585478
Vehicle windshield testing assembly Jan 25, 2022 Issued
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17/579794
STEERABLE SUBSURFACE GRAIN PROBE Jan 19, 2022 Abandoned
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17/771818
High-sensitivity flexible three-dimensional force tactile sensor and preparation method thereof Dec 30, 2021 Issued
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18/270287
Torque transmission and measurement assembly for a turbomachine Dec 28, 2021 Issued
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18/272198
WALL SHEAR STRESS SENSOR AND SYSTEM Dec 13, 2021 Pending
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17/546615
Indenter receptacle for a measuring device, and a measuring device for detecting signals Dec 8, 2021 Issued
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17/542308
Torque sensor Dec 2, 2021 Issued
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18/713309
SENSOR DEVICE Dec 1, 2021 Pending
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17/538480
Semiconductor package, resin molded product, and method of molding resin molded product Nov 29, 2021 Issued
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17/535978
Fiber-optic photoacoustic sensing probe capable of resisting interference from ambient noise, and sensing system Nov 25, 2021 Issued
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17/530957
Surface reference detecting mechanism and hardness tester Nov 18, 2021 Issued
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17/522635
PRESSURE PUCK DIAGNOSTIC WAFER Nov 8, 2021 Pending
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18/265671
STEERING ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STEERING TORQUE OF A STEERING SYSTEM Nov 3, 2021 Pending
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18/035181
Optical Soft Skin System for Multimodal Sensing Nov 2, 2021 Pending
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17/516823
Intelligent cable module calibration system and method Nov 1, 2021 Issued
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17/509144
Sensors with deformable conductors and selective deformation Oct 24, 2021 Issued
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17/506658
Gas sensor and manufacturing method thereof Oct 19, 2021 Issued
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17/504212
Carrier for measurement and wafer transfer system including the same Oct 17, 2021 Issued
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