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Laura C. Powers

Examiner (ID: 16664, Phone: (571)270-5624 , Office: P/1785 )

Most Active Art Unit
1785
Art Unit(s)
1785
Total Applications
642
Issued Applications
305
Pending Applications
81
Abandoned Applications
279

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/840900
Tool wear monitoring device, tool wear monitoring system, and program Jun 14, 2022 Issued
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17/829862
Method and system for evaluating a maintenance requirement of a linear transmission device May 31, 2022 Issued
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17/739335
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system May 8, 2022 Issued
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17/737146
Step Counting System and Method May 4, 2022 Abandoned
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17/730374
Methods, algorithms and systems for sub-nanosecond digital signal processing of photomultiplier tube response to enable multi-photon counting in Raman spectroscopy Apr 26, 2022 Issued
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17/660551
Method and apparatus for calibrating joystick and remote control device Apr 24, 2022 Issued
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17/660551
Method and apparatus for calibrating joystick and remote control device Apr 24, 2022 Issued
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17/717569
Sheet conveying device and image forming system incorporating the sheet conveying device Apr 10, 2022 Issued
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17/712537
Motor temperature estimation system, motor temperature estimation method, and motor temperature estimation program Apr 3, 2022 Issued
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17/584560
Printer Jan 25, 2022 Issued
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17/583251
Image forming apparatus Jan 24, 2022 Issued
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17/581021
Convenient monitoring method and system for swing collapse risk of skyscrapers Jan 20, 2022 Issued
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17/578860
Liftable transport pinch for a sheet printer Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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17/579484
Sheet transport device including gear train having movable gear with helical gear, and leaf spring that buffers movement of movable gear in one direction, and image forming apparatus Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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18/254075
Sheet processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system Jan 13, 2022 Issued
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17/572848
Measurement-based, in-service method for updating the internal inspection interval of an AST Jan 10, 2022 Issued
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17/571111
Method for calibrating a temperature measuring unit based on ultrasonic measurement, method for measuring the temperature of a medium, temperature measuring unit and ultrasonic flowmeter Jan 6, 2022 Issued
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17/549879
CONTAINER MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Dec 13, 2021 Abandoned
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18/267948
METHOD FOR MONITORING A SLIP-RING SEAL ASSEMBLY, AND SLIP-RING SEAL ASSEMBLY Dec 6, 2021 Pending
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18/259483
TIRE STATE MONITORING SYSTEM AND TIRE STATE MONITORING METHOD Nov 29, 2021 Pending
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