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Gary E. Elkins

Examiner (ID: 5299, Phone: (571)272-4537 , Office: P/3782 )

Most Active Art Unit
2401
Art Unit(s)
3727, 3782, 3207, 2401
Total Applications
4105
Issued Applications
3283
Pending Applications
106
Abandoned Applications
716

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/091859
Liquid lenses with shock protection Nov 5, 2020 Issued
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17/091871
Liquid lenses with multi-layer windows Nov 5, 2020 Issued
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17/088762
THREE-DIMENSIONAL, COLOR-CHANGING OBJECTS INCLUDING A LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE SUBSTRATE AND AN ELECTROPHORETIC MEDIUM Nov 3, 2020 Abandoned
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17/087063
Optical modulator Nov 1, 2020 Issued
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17/087063
Optical modulator Nov 1, 2020 Issued
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17/087063
Optical modulator Nov 1, 2020 Issued
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17/087063
Optical modulator Nov 1, 2020 Issued
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17/084823
Electrophoretic device having a transparent light state Oct 29, 2020 Issued
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18/034115
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING A VISION ASSESSMENT TEST USING AUTHORED TEST PROFILES Oct 26, 2020 Pending
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17/064963
TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING COMPUTER ASSISTED EYE EXAMINATIONS Oct 6, 2020 Abandoned
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17/766324
PREDICTING CLINICAL PARAMETERS RELATING TO GLAUCOMA FROM CENTRAL VISUAL FIELD PATTERNS Oct 1, 2020 Pending
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17/034944
Augmented and extended reality glasses for use in surgery visualization and telesurgery Sep 27, 2020 Issued
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17/032002
Light-transmissive conductor with directional conductivity Sep 24, 2020 Issued
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17/641983
Retinal camera with selective illumination bands Sep 22, 2020 Issued
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17/025543
Systems and methods for providing a graphical user interface for intraocular lens implantation planning Sep 17, 2020 Issued
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17/754139
Light route control member Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/016014
Display system having a plurality of light pipes for a plurality of light emitters Sep 8, 2020 Issued
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17/004741
Optical Coherence Tomography as a rapid, accurate, non-contact method of visualizing the palisades of Vogt Aug 26, 2020 Issued
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17/442078
Optical element with variable transmission and screen comprising such an optical element Aug 17, 2020 Issued
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16/994100
Display panel and control method thereof, and electronic paper display apparatus Aug 13, 2020 Issued
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