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Kenneth R. Rice

Examiner (ID: 5531)

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3106
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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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17/393203
Vibrating welding apparatus and method Aug 2, 2021 Issued
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17/387662
Method and device for processing unidirectional flow surface Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/385475
Method and device for operating a laser material processing machine Jul 25, 2021 Issued
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17/443193
Crack repair method Jul 21, 2021 Issued
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17/367276
Laser processing method and laser processing device and sealed type battery Jul 1, 2021 Issued
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17/365500
Wire management method for high-speed wire cutting Jun 30, 2021 Issued
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17/305175
Electrode device Jun 30, 2021 Issued
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17/353555
Metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer and method of operation for forming metal support structures Jun 20, 2021 Issued
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17/335103
Wire electric discharge machining apparatus May 31, 2021 Issued
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17/331920
Anvil assembly for linear surgical stapler May 26, 2021 Issued
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17/330585
Methods for welding with a power supply with output rectifier and phase shift double forward converter May 25, 2021 Issued
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17/318298
Mask and mask manufacturing method May 11, 2021 Issued
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17/313636
Laser machining device and control method therefor May 5, 2021 Issued
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17/243403
INTERFERENCE PATTERN ABLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Apr 27, 2021 Abandoned
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17/236897
Control method of laser processing, laser processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium Apr 20, 2021 Issued
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17/228082
Laser lift off systems and methods that overlap irradiation zones to provide multiple pulses of laser irradiation per location at an interface between layers to be separated Apr 11, 2021 Issued
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17/215520
Systems and methods for laser-welding a workpiece with a laser beam that reaches inaccessible areas of the workpiece using multiple reflecting parts Mar 28, 2021 Issued
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17/213998
Laser welding method and laser welding apparatus Mar 25, 2021 Issued
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17/204931
Electric discharge machine Mar 16, 2021 Issued
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17/186666
Gas nozzle having a displaceable valve sleeve Feb 25, 2021 Issued
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