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Gary J. Portka

Examiner (ID: 14718, Phone: (571)272-4211 , Office: P/2138 )

Most Active Art Unit
2138
Art Unit(s)
2188, 2138, 2187, 2787, 2751, 2312, 2759
Total Applications
1159
Issued Applications
1005
Pending Applications
27
Abandoned Applications
131

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/718411
Hybrid low dew point compressed air dryer Apr 11, 2022 Issued
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17/718405
Air dryer and method for drying compressed air using same Apr 11, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18443813 [patent_doc_number] => 11679366 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-06-20 [patent_title] => Vacuum chamber, feedthrough system for vacuum chamber and methods [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/657677 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2207 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 186 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17657677 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/657677
Vacuum chamber, feedthrough system for vacuum chamber and methods Mar 31, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17735200 [patent_doc_number] => 20220220659 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-07-14 [patent_title] => VENTILATION SOLUTION FOR CLOSED-LOOP DRYER SYSTEMS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/707082 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5979 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 116 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17707082 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/707082
Ventilation solution for closed-loop dryer systems Mar 28, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17898105 [patent_doc_number] => 20220307767 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-29 [patent_title] => FREEZE DRYING PLANT AND METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/703404 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3924 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 124 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17703404 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/703404
Freeze drying plant and method Mar 23, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19954151 [patent_doc_number] => 12324546 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-06-10 [patent_title] => Hand drying system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/699589 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 65 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17699589 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/699589
Hand drying system Mar 20, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19173487 [patent_doc_number] => 20240159461 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-16 [patent_title] => A DRYING PROCESS FOR GRANULAR POLYMER MATERIAL AND A DRYING PLANT OPERATING ACCORDING TO THIS PROCESS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/282701 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3658 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18282701 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/282701
A DRYING PROCESS FOR GRANULAR POLYMER MATERIAL AND A DRYING PLANT OPERATING ACCORDING TO THIS PROCESS Mar 17, 2022 Pending
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17/655214
Drying device Mar 16, 2022 Issued
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17/696832
Air tube of shoe dryer Mar 15, 2022 Issued
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18/284398
SHOE CARE DEVICE Mar 15, 2022 Pending
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17/693582
Hair dryer having reverse blowing dust-removal function Mar 13, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17868185 [patent_doc_number] => 20220290921 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-15 [patent_title] => METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/692395 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9369 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17692395 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/692395
Method and apparatus for treating a substrate Mar 10, 2022 Issued
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17/688839
Hair dryer with scent dispenser Mar 6, 2022 Issued
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17/685793
Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environment Mar 2, 2022 Issued
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17/684789
Apparatus for storing dry material Mar 1, 2022 Issued
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17/683748
Method and system of thermo-vacuum drying and processing Feb 28, 2022 Issued
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17/683028
Freeze-drying device and freeze-drying method Feb 27, 2022 Issued
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17/679462
Dispensing device with mounting bracket Feb 23, 2022 Issued
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17/782105
Hand Drying Apparatus with Dispensing and Squeezing Arrangement Feb 7, 2022 Abandoned
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17/667024
Laundry treating apparatus Feb 7, 2022 Issued
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