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Ethan C. Whisenant

Examiner (ID: 10277, Phone: (571)272-0754 , Office: P/1634 )

Most Active Art Unit
1634
Art Unit(s)
1683, 1807, 1634, 2900, 1655
Total Applications
1739
Issued Applications
1124
Pending Applications
244
Abandoned Applications
392

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/452249
Systems and methods for drilling a well Aug 17, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19738743 [patent_doc_number] => 12215567 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-04 [patent_title] => Activation of downhole mechanical device with inclination and/or change in RPM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/234873 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5915 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 182 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18234873 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/234873
Activation of downhole mechanical device with inclination and/or change in RPM Aug 15, 2023 Issued
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18/450480
COMPOSITE WELL CURVE GENERATION WITH MACHINE LEARNING Aug 15, 2023 Pending
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18/450728
Shock-wave generation for wireline Aug 15, 2023 Issued
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18/226814
TUBING ANCHOR FOR A MAGMA WELLBORE Jul 26, 2023 Pending
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18/359307
EMPIRICAL MODEL USING HISTORICAL DECLINE CURVE FOR PLANNING AND ECONOMICAL EVALUATION Jul 25, 2023 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 20256618 [patent_doc_number] => 12428961 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-09-30 [patent_title] => Terminal modules for downhole formation testing tools [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/351676 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 4850 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18351676 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/351676
Terminal modules for downhole formation testing tools Jul 12, 2023 Issued
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18/351250
Method and apparatus for steering a bit using a quill and based on learned relationships Jul 11, 2023 Issued
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18/880812
JACK FOR DRILLING Jun 29, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20001529 [patent_doc_number] => 20250139751 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-05-01 [patent_title] => COLLABORATIVE GENERATION OF CUTTINGS LOGS VIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/722166 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18722166 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/722166
COLLABORATIVE GENERATION OF CUTTINGS LOGS VIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE May 23, 2023 Pending
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18/856461
Rapid assembly and automatic sampling drilling tool for frozen soil layer exploration May 16, 2023 Issued
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18/318320
Method and apparatus for setting downhole plugs and other objects in wellbores May 15, 2023 Issued
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18/315329
Catching dropped tubulars May 9, 2023 Issued
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18/312310
Method and Apparatus for Conditioning of Fluids and Reduction of Environmental Waste Disposal May 3, 2023 Pending
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18/307617
Experimental method for determining flow patterns in vertical wellbore of gas wells at high-pressure conditions Apr 25, 2023 Issued
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18/138068
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A REUSABLE AUTO-RESET SETTING TOOL Apr 21, 2023 Abandoned
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18/128522
ROW CROP PLANTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS Mar 29, 2023 Pending
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18/125576
Optimal probabilistic steering control of directional drilling systems Mar 22, 2023 Issued
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18/125104
Automated sand dump system for oil and gas wells Mar 21, 2023 Issued
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18/725471
Blowout preventer ram seals and ram blocks Mar 19, 2023 Issued
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