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Matthew Smithers

Examiner (ID: 2707, Phone: (571)272-3876 , Office: P/2437 )

Most Active Art Unit
2437
Art Unit(s)
2134, 2764, 2437, 2132, 2137, 2767
Total Applications
1840
Issued Applications
1584
Pending Applications
138
Abandoned Applications
144

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/027881
Optical sensing module Sep 26, 2021 Issued
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17/447605
Optical measurement cell and optical analysis device Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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17/469923
Method for controlling optical sensing circuit, optical sensing circuit, and imaging device Sep 8, 2021 Issued
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17/466377
Microdroplet manipulation device Sep 2, 2021 Issued
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17/465562
Methods and apparatuses for microscopy and spectroscopy in semiconductor systems Sep 1, 2021 Issued
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17/407881
Fiber optic virtual sensing system and method Aug 19, 2021 Issued
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17/445383
Microplate holder for imaging system Aug 17, 2021 Issued
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17/399476
Method and device for measuring dominant wavelength and color purity of light-emitting diode (LED) lamp, and electronic equipment Aug 10, 2021 Issued
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17/763279
Apparatus and method for high-accuracy optical particle measuring using laser power scanning Aug 9, 2021 Issued
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18/019528
Apparatus for transmission optical measurements with a window in an opaque substrate Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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18/007304
Method for measuring dimensions of plant Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/381871
System and method for fabricating a custom face mask Jul 20, 2021 Issued
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18/014743
Device for inspecting objects in a moving flow and machine comprising such a device Jul 8, 2021 Issued
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17/370058
Device for the temperature-compensated optical detection of an oxygen content of a fluid Jul 7, 2021 Issued
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17/369702
Specimen information detection apparatus and specimen information detection method Jul 6, 2021 Issued
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18/013965
Imaging system Jul 4, 2021 Issued
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17/366023
Laser ablation analysis Jul 1, 2021 Issued
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18/005362
ROBOT RELOCALIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Jun 7, 2021 Pending
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17/328055
Diamond clarity measurement process and system May 23, 2021 Issued
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17/327172
Fully compensated optical gas sensing system and apparatus May 20, 2021 Issued
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