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Keith Ferguson

Examiner (ID: 337, Phone: (571)272-7865 , Office: P/2647 )

Most Active Art Unit
2648
Art Unit(s)
2744, 2618, 2601, 2617, 2746, 2647, 2683, 2648, 2608
Total Applications
1950
Issued Applications
1654
Pending Applications
124
Abandoned Applications
199

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/687075
Cell smearing apparatus and cell smearing method Aug 24, 2017 Issued
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15/681235
Assembly for storing and transporting tissue samples immersed in a fluid Aug 17, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14409565 [patent_doc_number] => 20190170626 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-06-06 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FREEZING SPECIMENS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/324968 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-08-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6862 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -94 [patent_words_short_claim] => 51 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16324968 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/324968
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FREEZING SPECIMENS Aug 14, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18153247 [patent_doc_number] => 11566212 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-01-31 [patent_title] => Integrated microfluidic system for culturing and testing [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/324571 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-08-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 9766 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 451 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16324571 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/324571
Integrated microfluidic system for culturing and testing Aug 9, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12032026 [patent_doc_number] => 20170322124 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-11-09 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MESO-DISSECTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/659566 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 15146 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15659566 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/659566
Systems and methods for meso-dissection Jul 24, 2017 Issued
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15/656835
Analysis device Jul 20, 2017 Issued
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16/603119
Substrate conveyance systems Jul 17, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16461931 [patent_doc_number] => 10845275 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-11-24 [patent_title] => Fine tank pressure control using thermal energy for preparing cytological specimens from patient samples [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/652122 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-07-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 5185 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 155 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15652122 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/652122
Fine tank pressure control using thermal energy for preparing cytological specimens from patient samples Jul 16, 2017 Issued
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16/630842
Sound wave homogenizing module and biological sample preparation system Jul 12, 2017 Issued
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15/644938
Instrument for analytical sample preparation Jul 9, 2017 Issued
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15/638740
Biopsy sample container Jun 29, 2017 Issued
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15/629822
Treatment device for treating histological or cytological samples Jun 21, 2017 Issued
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16/308516
Automatic analysis device and automatic analysis method Jun 15, 2017 Issued
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15/624700
Diffusion monitoring protocol for optimized tissue fixation Jun 14, 2017 Issued
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15/622606
Safety device for catalytic converter Jun 13, 2017 Issued
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15/620172
Bioinformatics systems, apparatuses, and methods executed on an integrated circuit processing platform Jun 11, 2017 Issued
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16/310438
Sample collection kit and method for collecting plant samples, in particular algae samples May 31, 2017 Issued
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15/604698
Smear preparing apparatus May 24, 2017 Issued
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15/603511
Smear preparing apparatus and smear preparing method May 23, 2017 Issued
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15/601725
Fluid processing and control May 21, 2017 Issued
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