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Gerard T. Higgins

Examiner (ID: 4977, Phone: (571)270-3467 , Office: P/1785 )

Most Active Art Unit
1785
Art Unit(s)
1796, 4174, 1785, 1759, 1794
Total Applications
992
Issued Applications
533
Pending Applications
117
Abandoned Applications
378

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/499044
Refrigerator and control method thereof Oct 11, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17357684 [patent_doc_number] => 20220018480 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-01-20 [patent_title] => Controller, Method of Operating a Water Source Heat Pump and a Water Source Heat Pump [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/449570 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11001 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 47 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17449570 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/449570
Controller, method of operating a water source heat pump and a water source heat pump Sep 29, 2021 Issued
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17/486182
Methods and apparatus for latent heat extraction Sep 26, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18498319 [patent_doc_number] => 20230221024 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-07-13 [patent_title] => SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/021305 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 30892 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -26 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18021305 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/021305
Safety system and method for constructing air conditioning system Sep 14, 2021 Issued
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18/021305
Safety system and method for constructing air conditioning system Sep 14, 2021 Issued
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18/246090
Single-stage carbon dioxide multi-split cooling and heating multifunctional central air conditioner Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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18/246090
Single-stage carbon dioxide multi-split cooling and heating multifunctional central air conditioner Sep 13, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18825388 [patent_doc_number] => 11840659 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-12-12 [patent_title] => Heat exchanging thermal liquid container [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/473550 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 10172 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 229 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17473550 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/473550
Heat exchanging thermal liquid container Sep 12, 2021 Issued
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17/788888
COOLING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR COOLING DEVICE Sep 12, 2021 Abandoned
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17/468553
Wireless wall thermostat Sep 6, 2021 Issued
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17/459151
Refrigerant compressor and freezer including same Aug 26, 2021 Issued
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17/407353
Ice shaver with multi-link control arm Aug 19, 2021 Issued
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17/372862
Portable dehumidifier and method of operation Jul 11, 2021 Issued
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17/370111
Compressor control circuit Jul 7, 2021 Issued
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18/548638
Refrigerant distribution device Jun 30, 2021 Issued
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18/554222
Air-conditioning apparatus Jun 17, 2021 Issued
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17/344675
Reheat operation for heat pump system Jun 9, 2021 Issued
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17/340198
Container refrigeration apparatus with impact event assessment and abnormality diagnosis Jun 6, 2021 Issued
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18/042839
Clip and refrigerating/freezing apparatus with same Jun 3, 2021 Issued
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18/557331
HEAT EXCHANGER, AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS OUTDOOR UNIT INCLUDING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS INCLUDING AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS OUTDOOR UNIT May 27, 2021 Pending
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