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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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17/582123
IMMERSION-TYPE HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Jan 23, 2022 Abandoned
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17/573986
Receiver, connection method thereof, receiver assembly and heat pump system Jan 11, 2022 Issued
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17/572285
Refrigeration apparatus Jan 9, 2022 Issued
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17/570860
Ice machine with a dual-circuit evaporator for hydrocarbon refrigerant Jan 6, 2022 Issued
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17/570637
Water regulator Jan 6, 2022 Issued
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18/272039
MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Jan 5, 2022 Pending
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18/272039
MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Jan 5, 2022 Pending
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18/272039
MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Jan 5, 2022 Pending
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17/646340
Portable air conditioner and operation mode switching method thereof Dec 28, 2021 Issued
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18/704223
REFRIGERANT DETECTION APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND REFRIGERANT DETECTION METHOD Dec 22, 2021 Pending
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18/699649
AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS Dec 19, 2021 Pending
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18/699649
AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS Dec 19, 2021 Pending
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17/644721
Variable refrigerant flow system with reheating of dehumidified air Dec 15, 2021 Issued
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17/539342
Method of operating an electronic expansion valve in an air conditioner unit Nov 30, 2021 Issued
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18/038419
Valve Nov 23, 2021 Issued
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17/532255
SYNERGISTIC SYSTEM Nov 21, 2021 Abandoned
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17/530278
Droplet ejecting coatings Nov 17, 2021 Issued
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17/529720
Droplet ejecting coatings Nov 17, 2021 Issued
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17/454430
TRANSPORTABLE MEDICAL CONTAINER SYSTEM Nov 9, 2021 Abandoned
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18/015571
Heat pump system, control method and apparatus thereof, air conditioning device and storage medium Nov 2, 2021 Issued
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