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Kenneth B. Wells

Examiner (ID: 1681, Phone: (571)272-1757 , Office: P/2842 )

Most Active Art Unit
2842
Art Unit(s)
2836, 2504, 2816, 2842, 3621
Total Applications
3183
Issued Applications
2697
Pending Applications
173
Abandoned Applications
342

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/366215
Overdrive I/O ESD protection network Aug 6, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20852325 [patent_doc_number] => 12689368 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-07-21 [patent_title] => Process for activating a circuit arrangement for power semiconductors of an inverter, and circuit arrangement [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/365780 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 145 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18365780 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/365780
PROCESS FOR ACTIVATING A CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR POWER SEMICONDUCTORS OF AN INVERTER, AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT Aug 3, 2023 Issued
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18/359163
Plasma processing apparatus Jul 25, 2023 Issued
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18/359840
MATCH NETWORK DESIGN FOR USE WITH FREQUENCY SWEEPING Jul 25, 2023 Pending
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18/224234
Vehicular lamp fitting Jul 19, 2023 Issued
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18/354944
Substrate processing apparatus Jul 18, 2023 Issued
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18/354232
Automated eye adaptation system and method Jul 17, 2023 Issued
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18/354392
Semiconductor integrated circuit device and semiconductor system including the same Jul 17, 2023 Issued
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18/353073
Light source calibration for gaming controller in dynamic gaming environment Jul 14, 2023 Issued
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18/350146
Power on control circuits and methods of operating the same Jul 10, 2023 Issued
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18/218080
Method for operating semiconductor device including multi-gated I/O system Jul 3, 2023 Issued
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18/344307
Apparatus for providing RF power and operating method thereof Jun 28, 2023 Issued
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18/215859
Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method Jun 28, 2023 Issued
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18/213958
Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for structurally-complex substrates Jun 25, 2023 Issued
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18/206327
LOW PROFILE EMERGENCY BATTERY-DRIVER ENCLOSURE Jun 5, 2023 Pending
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18/329407
Inductively coupled plasma type ion implanter Jun 4, 2023 Issued
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18/204586
Dielectric barrier discharge plasma generator May 31, 2023 Issued
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18/327199
Lighting device with audio signal control feature May 31, 2023 Issued
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18/204584
Deglitcher with integrated non-overlap function May 31, 2023 Issued
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18/327292
Desaturation circuit having temperature compensation May 31, 2023 Issued
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