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Kenneth B. Wells

Examiner (ID: 18969, Phone: (571)272-1757 , Office: P/2842 )

Most Active Art Unit
2842
Art Unit(s)
2842, 2816, 2504, 2836, 3621
Total Applications
3175
Issued Applications
2692
Pending Applications
171
Abandoned Applications
341

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/488887
ADDITIONAL LIQUID NATURAL GAS PLANT AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF Feb 25, 2018 Abandoned
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16/485883
LNG PRODUCTION SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH RECONDENSER Feb 12, 2018 Abandoned
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15/895317
LNG boiloff gas recondensation configurations and methods Feb 12, 2018 Issued
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15/894592
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE WIRELESS TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN A VEHICLE TOUCH POINT Feb 11, 2018 Abandoned
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15/893915
Transport container Feb 11, 2018 Issued
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15/891666
HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL Feb 7, 2018 Abandoned
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15/882795
COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD Jan 28, 2018 Abandoned
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15/878709
STRUCTUAL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR COLD BOX STRUCTURES IN AN AIR SEPARATION UNIT Jan 23, 2018 Abandoned
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15/878495
THERMO-ELECTRIC BEVERAGE CONTAINER Jan 23, 2018 Abandoned
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15/871276
Increasing Efficiency in an LNG Production System by Pre-Cooling a Natural Gas Feed Stream Jan 14, 2018 Abandoned
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15/871272
Pre-Cooling of Natural Gas by High Pressure Compression and Expansion Jan 14, 2018 Abandoned
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15/859979
System and method for flexible recovery of argon from a cryogenic air separation unit Jan 1, 2018 Issued
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16/958454
CRYOGENIC RECTIFICATION PROCESS-BASED METHOD FOR PRODUCING AIR PRODUCT, AND AIR SEPARATION SYSTEM Dec 27, 2017 Abandoned
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16/958286
Utilization of nitrogen-enriched streams produced in air separation units comprising split-core main heat exchangers Dec 27, 2017 Issued
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16/958642
System and method for supplying backup production in air separation device Dec 25, 2017 Issued
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15/847990
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ONE OR MORE AIR PRODUCTS, AND AIR SEPARATION PLANT Dec 19, 2017 Abandoned
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16/470980
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A NATURAL GAS AND SHIP COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE Dec 14, 2017 Abandoned
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15/842563
THERMOELECTRIC-BASED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Dec 13, 2017 Abandoned
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15/835953
REFRIGERATOR ICEMAKING CONSOLE Dec 7, 2017 Abandoned
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15/832947
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOLING METHOD Dec 5, 2017 Abandoned
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