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John C. Ball

Examiner (ID: 12123, Phone: (571)270-5119 , Office: P/1759 )

Most Active Art Unit
1795
Art Unit(s)
1795, 1759, 4128
Total Applications
1555
Issued Applications
1194
Pending Applications
89
Abandoned Applications
299

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/933597
Nanofluidic device with silicon nitride membrane Jul 19, 2020 Issued
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16/930504
Nanopore device and methods of detecting and classifying charged particles using same Jul 15, 2020 Issued
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16/947043
Molded flow channel Jul 14, 2020 Issued
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16/924055
Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes Jul 7, 2020 Issued
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16/913704
Systems and methods for reduction of oxygen tension in electrochemical biosensors Jun 25, 2020 Issued
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17/620566
Direct electrical readout of nucleic acid sequences Jun 18, 2020 Issued
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16/905075
Sample component separation analysis method Jun 17, 2020 Issued
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16/904315
Medical toilet with aptamer sensors to analyze urine Jun 16, 2020 Issued
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16/900887
Nanopore structures Jun 12, 2020 Issued
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16/898836
Single-chain polymer-based target receptors for use in electrochemical detection of target analytes Jun 10, 2020 Issued
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16/893593
Multiwell device and method of use Jun 4, 2020 Issued
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16/882969
BEND SENSOR May 25, 2020 Abandoned
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16/882414
Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes using large scale FET arrays May 21, 2020 Issued
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16/876550
Method of manufacturing ion-selective membranes May 17, 2020 Issued
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16/876773
Method of and apparatus for manufacturing at least one measuring cell May 17, 2020 Issued
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16/866053
Devices using gated voltammetry methods May 3, 2020 Issued
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17/915516
Electrophoresis system Apr 15, 2020 Issued
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16/846113
Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes using large scale FET arrays Apr 9, 2020 Issued
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16/840990
Analyte determination method and analyte meter Apr 5, 2020 Issued
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16/839875
Methods and systems for nucleic acid sequencing by tunneling recognition Apr 2, 2020 Issued
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