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Kevin P. Kerns

Examiner (ID: 5542, Phone: (571)272-1178 , Office: P/1735 )

Most Active Art Unit
1735
Art Unit(s)
1725, 1722, 1793, 1735
Total Applications
2439
Issued Applications
1771
Pending Applications
155
Abandoned Applications
538

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/991159
Atmosphere and part formation in a liquid metal drop-on-demand printer Aug 11, 2020 Issued
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17/628637
Electrode having columnar structure provided with multilayer part Jul 14, 2020 Issued
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16/928488
APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING WHEEL TREAD WITH MATERIAL INCREASE Jul 13, 2020 Abandoned
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16/926714
Process for making an erosion and wear resistant shot chamber for die casting application Jul 11, 2020 Issued
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16/919054
Method of producing high quality metallurgical bond within a composite casting Jun 30, 2020 Issued
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16/909287
Method for casting metal strip with edge control Jun 22, 2020 Issued
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17/619657
Apparatus and method for use in casting of metals and/or metal alloys Jun 18, 2020 Issued
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17/619778
SIZED MOLDS OBTAINABLE FROM A MOLDING MATERIAL MIXTURE CONTAINING AN INORGANIC BONDING AGENT AND PHOSPHATIC COMPOUNDS AND OXIDIC BORON COMPOUNDS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF Jun 17, 2020 Abandoned
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16/901920
Lead delivery apparatus Jun 14, 2020 Issued
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16/901972
Lead delivery apparatus Jun 14, 2020 Issued
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17/619737
Method for joining aluminum material Jun 11, 2020 Issued
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16/900438
Lead delivery apparatus Jun 11, 2020 Issued
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17/617663
Electromagnetic stirring device and method for secondary cooling zone during slab continuous casting Jun 9, 2020 Issued
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17/628630
Method for producing a bipolar plate for a fuel cell Jun 8, 2020 Issued
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16/893741
Mold material, method of producing the same, and method of producing casting mold Jun 4, 2020 Issued
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17/615385
Surfactant composition for foaming sand Jun 3, 2020 Issued
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17/596167
Foundry mold for the formation of turbine blade ceramic cores Jun 2, 2020 Issued
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17/616330
APPARATUS FOR LOW-PRESSURE CASTING OF METALLIC PRODUCTS Jun 2, 2020 Abandoned
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16/889915
Hybrid dentures Jun 1, 2020 Issued
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17/756567
Cutting position control device May 21, 2020 Issued
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