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Douglas A. Hess

Examiner (ID: 8538, Phone: (571)272-6915 , Office: P/3651 )

Most Active Art Unit
3651
Art Unit(s)
3107, 3617, 3651, 3652, 2167, 3612
Total Applications
2874
Issued Applications
2490
Pending Applications
152
Abandoned Applications
260

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/805827
Device for unloading a vehicle transporting bulk material, associated assembly and method Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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18/567608
Stop device for a conveyor system and a conveyer system comprising a stop device Jun 1, 2022 Issued
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18/565262
Transport bag for suspended transport of material to be conveyed, and loading station and conveyor system for these transport bags May 29, 2022 Issued
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17/804553
Branch assembly system and method May 26, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18035925 [patent_doc_number] => 20220380140 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-01 [patent_title] => CONFIGURABLE ASSEMBLY FOR CONVEYING PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR SLICED FOOD PRODUCTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/752472 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3514 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17752472 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/752472
Configurable assembly for conveying products, in particular sliced food products May 23, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19059960 [patent_doc_number] => 11939167 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-03-26 [patent_title] => Vibratory apparatus with electro-mechanical sensor [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/662911 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4638 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 102 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17662911 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/662911
Vibratory apparatus with electro-mechanical sensor May 10, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19969486 [patent_doc_number] => 12338076 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-06-24 [patent_title] => Two-mass vibrating conveyor device and vibration damper kit for a two-mass vibrating conveyor device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/563008 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 160 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18563008 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/563008
Two-mass vibrating conveyor device and vibration damper kit for a two-mass vibrating conveyor device Apr 27, 2022 Issued
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17/729349
Traverser, base unit, and moving unit Apr 25, 2022 Issued
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18/287268
Alignment conveyor Apr 18, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20263942 [patent_doc_number] => 12434916 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-10-07 [patent_title] => Method for operating a conveyor for successive goods, and corresponding conveyor system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/556214 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 126 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18556214 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/556214
Method for operating a conveyor for successive goods, and corresponding conveyor system Apr 12, 2022 Issued
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17/718278
Garment personalization kiosk with pneumatic retrieval system Apr 10, 2022 Issued
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17/717960
Device and method for transferring units of goods into and out of conveyor units of a suspended conveyer system Apr 10, 2022 Issued
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18/286765
Conveyor device Apr 7, 2022 Issued
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17/710404
Organic material handling system Mar 30, 2022 Issued
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17/700684
CONTAINER TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENT TO TRANSPORT CONTAINERS, SUCH AS BEVERAGE BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS Mar 21, 2022 Abandoned
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18/283120
Method and apparatus for grouping and/or separating products transported in rows Mar 21, 2022 Issued
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18/281314
Conveying arrangement Mar 13, 2022 Issued
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17/689548
Device for emptying transport bags conveyed in a suspended manner Mar 7, 2022 Issued
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17/684725
Conveyor safely guard modules Mar 1, 2022 Issued
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17/680743
Hand shovel for placer mining Feb 24, 2022 Issued
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