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John M. Royston

Examiner (ID: 16947, Phone: (571)270-7215 , Office: P/2855 )

Most Active Art Unit
2855
Art Unit(s)
2855, 2856, 2854
Total Applications
707
Issued Applications
526
Pending Applications
65
Abandoned Applications
145

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/143337
TREATMENT TOOL Jan 6, 2021 Pending
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17/122144
Energy-based surgical instrument for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue Dec 14, 2020 Issued
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17/780471
ELECTROSURGICAL RESECTOR TOOL Nov 23, 2020 Pending
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17/102220
Thermal cutting elements, electrosurgical instruments including thermal cutting elements, and methods of manufacturing Nov 22, 2020 Issued
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17/094629
Eustachian tube modification Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/774183
TISSUE ABLATION DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATION MODULE, AND TISSUE ABLATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Nov 1, 2020 Pending
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17/084981
ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR SEALING AND DISSECTION Oct 29, 2020 Pending
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17/068940
Rotation mechanism for surgical instruments Oct 12, 2020 Issued
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17/068940
Rotation mechanism for surgical instruments Oct 12, 2020 Issued
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17/027855
Systems and methods for controlling delivery of electrosurgical energy Sep 21, 2020 Issued
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17/642205
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DITHERING TO MAINTAIN GRASP FORCE Sep 9, 2020 Pending
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17/003406
TREATMENT INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USING TREATMENT INSTRUMENT Aug 25, 2020 Abandoned
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17/000441
Deployment mechanism for surgical instruments Aug 23, 2020 Issued
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16/984637
ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE Aug 3, 2020 Abandoned
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16/933500
ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE Jul 19, 2020 Pending
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16/931495
Jaw for surgical instrument end effector Jul 16, 2020 Issued
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17/641355
HIGH FREQUENCY TREATMENT HANDPIECE HAVING ROLLER ELECTRODES Jul 7, 2020 Pending
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16/909161
Fluid cassette with polymeric membranes and integral inlet and outlet tubes for patient heat exchange system Jun 22, 2020 Issued
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16/906049
Energy treatment device and method for manufacturing energy treatment device Jun 18, 2020 Issued
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16/899420
System and method for controlling catheter power based on contact force Jun 10, 2020 Issued
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