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Gary B. Nickol

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 2237, Phone: (571)272-0835 , Office: P/1645 )

Most Active Art Unit
1642
Art Unit(s)
1645, 1642, 1643, 1646, OPT
Total Applications
479
Issued Applications
157
Pending Applications
146
Abandoned Applications
179

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/592221
Snow sport training harness system for children Feb 2, 2022 Issued
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17/576022
Colorectal and pelvic surgical simulation model systems and methods Jan 13, 2022 Issued
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17/576022
Colorectal and pelvic surgical simulation model systems and methods Jan 13, 2022 Issued
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17/647245
Programmable interface for flight control devices Jan 5, 2022 Issued
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17/560553
Test bench assembly for the simulation of cardiac surgery and/or interventional cardiology operations and/or procedures Dec 22, 2021 Issued
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17/544853
MEASURING AND STRENGTHENING PHYSIOLOGICAL/NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL STATES PREDICTIVE OF SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE Dec 6, 2021 Pending
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17/542364
Pointer reading tool Dec 3, 2021 Issued
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17/534336
Rotatable language demonstration device Nov 22, 2021 Issued
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17/527738
Vehicle simulator Nov 15, 2021 Issued
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17/525395
Architecture for explainable reinforcement learning Nov 11, 2021 Issued
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17/517854
SPINE MODEL Nov 2, 2021 Abandoned
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17/517854
SPINE MODEL Nov 2, 2021 Abandoned
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17/517017
Wound box trainer Nov 1, 2021 Issued
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17/452270
DETECTING EVENTS DURING A SURGERY Oct 25, 2021 Pending
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17/510360
TOOL FOR REHABILITATING LANGUAGE SKILLS Oct 24, 2021 Abandoned
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17/508189
Apparatus, systems, and methods for simulating life-like human emotional states Oct 21, 2021 Issued
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18/033148
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A COVER Oct 19, 2021 Abandoned
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17/502833
Human tissue models, materials, and methods Oct 14, 2021 Issued
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17/501431
Ultrasound scanning surface apparatus and assembly Oct 13, 2021 Issued
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17/494819
Physiologically-correct electro-mechanical Lung Simulator Oct 4, 2021 Abandoned
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