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Gerald A. Smarth

Examiner (ID: 2795, Phone: (571)270-1923 , Office: P/2478 )

Most Active Art Unit
2478
Art Unit(s)
2446, 2478, 2146
Total Applications
894
Issued Applications
707
Pending Applications
81
Abandoned Applications
131

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/281151
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED UNIFIED HEAT SOURCE FOR CHAFING DISHES Jul 24, 2025 Pending
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18/641396
COLLABORATIVE ROBOT WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD Apr 20, 2024 Pending
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18/440171
Method and apparatus to provide an integrated unified heat source for chafing dishes Feb 12, 2024 Issued
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18/432446
VAPORIZER OF AN ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING A VAPORIZER Feb 4, 2024 Pending
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18/538201
DUAL-WAVELENGTH LASER SYSTEMS AND MATERIAL PROCESSING UTILIZING SUCH SYSTEMS Dec 12, 2023 Pending
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18/536210
CARBONATION MACHINE WITH FIXED CARBONATION PULSE DURATION Dec 10, 2023 Pending
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18/530385
LIQUID DISPENSING SYSTEM, LIQUID FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING LIQUID AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES Dec 5, 2023 Pending
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18/474854
AUTOMATED COOKING SYSTEM Sep 25, 2023 Pending
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18/372213
ELECTRIC RANGE Sep 24, 2023 Pending
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18/237238
GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND MAGNETIC DOMAIN REFINING METHOD THEREFOR Aug 22, 2023 Pending
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18/213734
WELDING PRESS HEAD TOOL AND WELDING DEVICE Jun 22, 2023 Pending
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18/302343
Food cooking apparatus and heat storage member Apr 17, 2023 Issued
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18/184973
Laser processing apparatus Mar 15, 2023 Issued
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18/105517
LIQUID DISPENSER APPARATUS Feb 2, 2023 Pending
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18/090847
WIRE MANIPULATION WITH AC WAVEFORM Dec 28, 2022 Pending
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18/147416
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Dec 27, 2022 Pending
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17/930529
Automated cooking system Sep 7, 2022 Issued
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17/903394
BOTTOM-DRIVEN FOOD PROCESSING DEVICE ATTACHMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Sep 5, 2022 Pending
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17/902644
APPARATUS FOR ON-DEMAND BEVERAGE CARBONATION Sep 1, 2022 Pending
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17/748296
DISHWASHER WITH HUMIDIFIER CYCLE OF OPERATION May 18, 2022 Pending
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