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Kevin P. Kerns

Examiner (ID: 14049, Phone: (571)272-1178 , Office: P/1735 )

Most Active Art Unit
1735
Art Unit(s)
1725, 1793, 1735, 1722
Total Applications
2463
Issued Applications
1781
Pending Applications
164
Abandoned Applications
540

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/917041
Plant for the production of metal products and method of management of said plant Apr 6, 2021 Issued
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17/224755
System and method for continuous casting Apr 6, 2021 Issued
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17/923739
Cell stack, method of producing a cell stack and fuel cell or electrolysis cell including a cell stack Mar 29, 2021 Issued
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17/217490
Water soluble polymer for core forming Mar 29, 2021 Issued
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17/214890
Molding apparatus and method for molding using same Mar 27, 2021 Issued
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17/213279
Casting device Mar 25, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19290773 [patent_doc_number] => 12030114 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-07-09 [patent_title] => Method of controlling the shape of an ingot head [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/907161 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-03-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 9356 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 158 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17907161 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/907161
Method of controlling the shape of an ingot head Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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17/206285
Method for producing Cu--Ni--Sn alloy and cooler to be used for same Mar 18, 2021 Issued
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17/904410
SYSTEM FOR THE EXPULSION OF BARS OR METAL INGOTS FROM MOLDS, PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BARS OR INGOTS INCLUDING SUCH SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR THE EXPULSION OF BARS OR METAL INGOTS FROM MOLDS Mar 9, 2021 Abandoned
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17/910165
Determining the status for strand-guiding rollers by means of vibration evaluation Mar 9, 2021 Issued
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17/905535
Mold corner heating during casting Feb 25, 2021 Issued
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17/184542
Creep resistant Ni-based superalloy casting and method of manufacture for advanced high-temperature applications Feb 23, 2021 Issued
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17/914273
Three-plate die casting mold having a sprue system and improved sprue separation, and die casting method Feb 21, 2021 Issued
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17/904193
Electricity storage device Feb 18, 2021 Issued
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17/177677
Apparatus and method for producing a strip using a rapid solidification technology, and a metallic strip Feb 16, 2021 Issued
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17/176415
Method for producing a light-weight pressure tank and light-weight pressure tank Feb 15, 2021 Issued
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17/798950
Systems and methods for casting sputtering targets Feb 11, 2021 Issued
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17/910974
Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery Feb 7, 2021 Issued
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17/163926
Hybrid cam bore sand core with metal chills for cast aluminum block Jan 31, 2021 Issued
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17/161865
Shot sleeve for die casting apparatus, and die casting apparatus incorporating same Jan 28, 2021 Issued
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