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John A. Blades

Examiner (ID: 57, Phone: (571)270-7661 , Office: P/1746 )

Most Active Art Unit
1746
Art Unit(s)
1791, 1746
Total Applications
611
Issued Applications
318
Pending Applications
37
Abandoned Applications
274

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/578232
APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS Jun 8, 2022 Pending
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17/835592
REUSABLE RELEASABLE RESTRAINT FOR EVACUATION ASSEMBLIES Jun 7, 2022 Pending
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17/833294
Article transport facility Jun 5, 2022 Issued
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17/830787
Conveyor belt with flow control cleats Jun 1, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20186915 [patent_doc_number] => 12398020 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-26 [patent_title] => People-transporting system having a guide means in the entry regions [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/568545 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 170 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18568545 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/568545
People-transporting system having a guide means in the entry regions May 31, 2022 Issued
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17/826584
Transport system and method for operating a transport system with collision monitoring May 26, 2022 Issued
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17/824240
Carrier and inspection system May 24, 2022 Issued
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17/752616
Method and device for performing operations on items transported along a manufacturing line May 23, 2022 Issued
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17/752145
Ammunition collator May 23, 2022 Issued
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17/752245
Transport system and control method of transport system May 23, 2022 Issued
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17/751476
Conveyance apparatus and manufacturing method of article May 22, 2022 Issued
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18/564266
Sorting system and method for operating same May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/663282
Spiral conveyor system May 12, 2022 Issued
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17/743403
Material handling apparatus for delivering or retrieving items May 11, 2022 Issued
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17/743372
Comb for spacing apart a series of articles May 11, 2022 Issued
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17/740517
In-line rail valve May 9, 2022 Issued
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17/662375
Overhead labware transport system May 5, 2022 Issued
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17/737097
System, method, and apparatus for acceptance and delivery of flat objects May 4, 2022 Issued
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17/734197
System and method for parts handling using a linear motor conveyor May 1, 2022 Issued
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17/729030
Plate chain with self-supported mechanism Apr 25, 2022 Issued
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