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James M. Ference

Examiner (ID: 8805)

Most Active Art Unit
3635
Art Unit(s)
3635
Total Applications
1275
Issued Applications
857
Pending Applications
88
Abandoned Applications
354

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/152471
Seating arrangement Jan 9, 2023 Issued
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18/152755
PANEL FASTENING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Jan 9, 2023 Issued
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18/721792
CONSTRUCTION BLOCK AND BUILDING ELEMENT Jan 3, 2023 Pending
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18/073818
Inflatable Shelter, Kits, Methods, and Systems Dec 1, 2022 Pending
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18/060703
Structural fuses configured to yield in tension and compression and structures including the same Nov 30, 2022 Issued
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18/058731
Rail-less solar panel devices and system for roofs and the like and methods for mounting same Nov 22, 2022 Issued
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17/990971
FIREPLACE MANTEL AND RELATED METHODS Nov 20, 2022 Pending
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17/988200
Portable bleacher chair Nov 15, 2022 Issued
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17/987845
Drainage Flashing Nov 14, 2022 Abandoned
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17/985651
Ceiling frame mounting assembly Nov 10, 2022 Issued
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17/974319
Concrete Sandwich Composite Structure With Ultra-High Performance Concrete Wrapped Steel Tube Oct 25, 2022 Abandoned
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17/968240
Multi-anchor concrete post-tensioning system Oct 17, 2022 Issued
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17/960220
Locking apparatus and system Oct 4, 2022 Issued
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17/951615
Watershedding features for roofing shingles Sep 22, 2022 Issued
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18/694879
A SHIM, A SHIM SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR BLOCKING UP BUILDING ELEMENTS Sep 21, 2022 Pending
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17/950550
Tubular skylight assembly Sep 21, 2022 Issued
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17/941934
Mounting apparatus for photovoltaic modules Sep 8, 2022 Issued
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17/929583
MODULAR CONNECTOR SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR SETTING VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL PIPING OR PREFAB ASSEMBLIES IN PLACE PRIOR TO WALL CONSTRUCTION Sep 1, 2022 Pending
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17/929222
SPACER FOR INTERCONNECTING ADJACENT ELONGATED MEMBERS, A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND A METHOD AND A USE OF SAID SPACER Aug 31, 2022 Abandoned
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17/897361
Collapsible assembly and a method of operating the same Aug 28, 2022 Issued
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