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Erik B. Crawford

Examiner (ID: 16649, Phone: (571)270-1011 , Office: P/1677 )

Most Active Art Unit
1677
Art Unit(s)
1641, 1677
Total Applications
417
Issued Applications
241
Pending Applications
3
Abandoned Applications
173

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/447534
Coupling arrangement for a rail vehicle Jun 19, 2019 Issued
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17/261948
Operating method for vehicles with the forming or configuring of a communications connection after the coupling process Jun 19, 2019 Issued
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16/446821
Cladding arrangement for a vehicle Jun 19, 2019 Issued
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17/256297
WARNING DEVICE FOR A RAIL VEHICLE Jun 17, 2019 Pending
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17/256297
WARNING DEVICE FOR A RAIL VEHICLE Jun 17, 2019 Pending
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17/255790
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN RAILWAYS Jun 16, 2019 Abandoned
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16/440296
Roadway powered electric vehicle system Jun 12, 2019 Issued
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16/617505
METHOD FOR IMPROVING FATIGUE RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE OF LOCOMOTIVE RUBBER-METAL PAD WITH VARIABLE DIAMETER AND LOCOMOTIVE RUBBER-METAL PAD May 21, 2019 Abandoned
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17/595097
Ground control device, radio communication apparatus, radio train control system, and train control method May 20, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18477929 [patent_doc_number] => 11691657 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-07-04 [patent_title] => Vehicle control system and method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/399019 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 11767 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 141 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16399019 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/399019
Vehicle control system and method Apr 29, 2019 Issued
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16/397117
METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FAULT DETECTION IN A SWITCH SYSTEM Apr 28, 2019 Abandoned
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16/392523
Coupler uncoupling control mechanism Apr 22, 2019 Issued
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17/050400
Controlling a level crossing and railway control arrangement Apr 9, 2019 Issued
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16/489991
Overhead type transport apparatus Apr 8, 2019 Issued
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16/377656
Trolley for camera dolly with integrated cable management Apr 7, 2019 Issued
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16/363185
System and method for securing tuned mass dampers to rail Mar 24, 2019 Issued
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16/356675
System and method for conveying an assembly Mar 17, 2019 Issued
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16/298551
System and method for adjusting torque distribution Mar 10, 2019 Issued
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16/958722
Electromagnetic transverse active damping system, and control method and apparatus therefor Mar 5, 2019 Issued
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16/274442
Systems and methods for controlling movement distances of locomotives Feb 12, 2019 Issued
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