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John K. Ford

Examiner (ID: 18388)

Most Active Art Unit
3407
Art Unit(s)
3406, 3753, 3744, 3743, 2743, 3784, 3405, 3407
Total Applications
2062
Issued Applications
1392
Pending Applications
55
Abandoned Applications
615

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/342679
Spring steel sleeve design Jun 8, 2021 Issued
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17/338427
Self-adjusting damping vibration absorber for while-drilling instruments and adjusting method thereof Jun 2, 2021 Issued
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17/327987
Brake carrier May 23, 2021 Issued
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17/319072
Self-variable force hydraulic damper May 11, 2021 Issued
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17/227999
Hydraulic braking system and method Apr 11, 2021 Issued
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17/225942
User accessible shock travel spacer Apr 7, 2021 Issued
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17/225641
Brake device for vehicle and method for controlling the same Apr 7, 2021 Issued
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18/282674
Damper devices, machine tools and method of assembling damper device Mar 29, 2021 Issued
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17/217823
Unidirectional damping system Mar 29, 2021 Issued
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17/182869
Frictional damper Feb 22, 2021 Issued
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17/181090
Vibration damping device Feb 21, 2021 Issued
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17/180504
OPPOSED HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM Feb 18, 2021 Abandoned
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17/180145
Vibration isolator with flexible housing Feb 18, 2021 Issued
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17/176312
Electromagnetic multistage adjustable variable inertance and variable damping device Feb 15, 2021 Issued
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17/169500
Drum brake apparatus Feb 6, 2021 Issued
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17/166425
ACCUMULATOR FOR A DAMPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF Feb 2, 2021 Abandoned
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17/146726
Electromagnetically actuable brake device Jan 11, 2021 Issued
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17/248135
Wheel and brake assembly with mechanical stop Jan 10, 2021 Issued
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17/142967
Rotary damper assembly Jan 5, 2021 Issued
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17/128032
Method and apparatus for damping/absorbing rotational vibrations/oscillations Dec 18, 2020 Issued
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