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Gary B. Nickol

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 10583, Phone: (571)272-0835 , Office: P/1645 )

Most Active Art Unit
1642
Art Unit(s)
1643, 1642, 1645, 1646, OPT
Total Applications
483
Issued Applications
157
Pending Applications
150
Abandoned Applications
179

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/313480
LED array driver system May 5, 2021 Issued
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17/198892
Drive control system for light-emitting diode string Mar 10, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16530676 [patent_doc_number] => 20200404757 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-12-24 [patent_title] => System and Method for Matching Light Output from LED Luminaires [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/011546 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5647 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 147 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17011546 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/011546
System and method for matching light output from LED luminaires Sep 2, 2020 Issued
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16/889494
Follow Spot Control System May 31, 2020 Abandoned
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16/873233
ADAPTIVE CURRENT LED DRIVER CIRCUIT Feb 27, 2020 Abandoned
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16/725230
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING Dec 22, 2019 Abandoned
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16/673396
Wirelessly Controllable Lighting Modules Nov 3, 2019 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15568575 [patent_doc_number] => 20200068699 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-27 [patent_title] => COMPACT HIGH GRADIENT ION ACCELERATING STRUCTURE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/669215 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12235 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 66 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16669215 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/669215
Compact high gradient ion accelerating structure Oct 29, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17759104 [patent_doc_number] => 11399419 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-07-26 [patent_title] => Electrical load set circuit, light strip and control apparatus therefor [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/664752 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 43 [patent_no_of_words] => 13026 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 556 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16664752 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/664752
Electrical load set circuit, light strip and control apparatus therefor Oct 24, 2019 Issued
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16/564256
Electronic device including antenna module Sep 8, 2019 Issued
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16/561934
Antenna apparatus and method of driving the same Sep 4, 2019 Issued
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16/553762
Apparatus for a phase shifter and a method of manufacture of an apparatus for a phase shifter Aug 27, 2019 Issued
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16/544217
Cylindrical antenna assembly Aug 18, 2019 Issued
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16/543092
Direct wireless control of lighting systems for use in a high-moisture environment Aug 15, 2019 Issued
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16/540999
GROUP SETTING METHOD FOR ILLUMINATION FIXTURE, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM Aug 13, 2019 Abandoned
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16/539174
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BATTERY STATE Aug 12, 2019 Abandoned
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16/539833
LIGHTING-BASED SENSING AND REPORTING Aug 12, 2019 Abandoned
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16/436550
LED LAMP FAILURE ALERTING SYSTEM Jun 9, 2019 Abandoned
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16/419629
Antenna structure and wireless communication device using the same May 21, 2019 Issued
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16/419335
Light source driving device May 21, 2019 Issued
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