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Kenneth R. Rice

Examiner (ID: 5531)

Most Active Art Unit
3106
Art Unit(s)
3627, 3611, 3106, 2167, 2899
Total Applications
2061
Issued Applications
1928
Pending Applications
67
Abandoned Applications
66

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/699476
LASER DIMPLED STENT FOR PREVENTION OF RESTENOSIS Mar 20, 2022 Pending
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18/721893
Additive manufacturing apparatus and machining head Mar 10, 2022 Issued
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17/668007
System and method for automated laser ablation Feb 8, 2022 Issued
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17/665562
Electrical discharge machining assemblies and methods for using the same Feb 5, 2022 Issued
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17/580708
Apparatus for laser annealing and operating method thereof Jan 20, 2022 Issued
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17/580819
Electrical discharge machining device and method Jan 20, 2022 Issued
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17/557680
GAS MIXER FOR CUTTING APPLICATIONS Dec 20, 2021 Pending
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17/558575
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF ARTICLES BY MOLTEN AND SEMI-MOLTEN DEPOSITION Dec 20, 2021 Abandoned
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17/558571
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF ARTICLES BY MOLTEN AND SEMI-MOLTEN DEPOSITION Dec 20, 2021 Pending
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17/556854
Method and arrangement for building metallic objects by solid freeform fabrication Dec 19, 2021 Issued
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17/556070
Material processing method and material processing system for performing the method Dec 19, 2021 Issued
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17/547998
Electrical discharge machining assembly including electrode Dec 9, 2021 Issued
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17/537454
Machining method of wire discharge machine, machining program generating device, wire discharge machining system and machined object manufacturing method Nov 28, 2021 Issued
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17/456232
Method of manufacturing watch component and watch component Nov 22, 2021 Issued
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17/528272
Electro-hydraulic combined device Nov 16, 2021 Issued
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17/492832
System and method for large-area pulsed laser melting of metallic powder in a laser powder bed fusion application Oct 3, 2021 Issued
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17/482801
Welding cap cooling water controller and method of controlling a welding cap cooling water controller Sep 22, 2021 Issued
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17/475821
Method of resistance spot welding and resistance spot welding apparatus Sep 14, 2021 Issued
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18/262366
Double-beam laser polishing device and polishing method for aluminum alloy Aug 25, 2021 Issued
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17/400829
Method and system for providing variable ramp-down control for an electric heater Aug 11, 2021 Issued
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