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Melissa A. Hoban

Examiner (ID: 870, Phone: (571)270-5785 , Office: P/3738 )

Most Active Art Unit
3774
Art Unit(s)
3738, 3774
Total Applications
686
Issued Applications
400
Pending Applications
80
Abandoned Applications
232

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/257841
MINIMALLY INVASIVE GLAUCOMA SURGERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS May 24, 2018 Pending
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16/482843
Spring design for prosthetic applications May 7, 2018 Issued
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16/498035
Mg alloy mesh reinforced polymer/ECM hybrid scaffolds for critical-sized bone defect regeneration Apr 3, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17663957 [patent_doc_number] => 11357630 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-06-14 [patent_title] => Connecting sleeve for anchoring shafts of two oppositely arranged prostheses [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/497728 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-03-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3374 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 330 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16497728 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/497728
Connecting sleeve for anchoring shafts of two oppositely arranged prostheses Mar 28, 2018 Issued
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15/935930
Amnion putty for cartilage repair Mar 25, 2018 Issued
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15/917290
Meniscus Prosthetic Device Mar 8, 2018 Abandoned
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15/914176
Methods for making oxidation resistant polymeric material Mar 6, 2018 Issued
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15/733524
Acetabular spacer device comprising a pharmaceutical substance Mar 6, 2018 Issued
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15/895811
Bone graft cage Feb 12, 2018 Issued
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16/482944
Electromagnetic locking element for a joint orthosis or a joint prosthesis Jan 30, 2018 Issued
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16/480244
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS IN SURGICAL APPLICATIONS Jan 22, 2018 Abandoned
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16/477294
Hand prosthesis base body Jan 13, 2018 Issued
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15/835110
Surgical shoulder articulation replacement method Dec 6, 2017 Issued
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15/818335
Modular transdermal compress device Nov 19, 2017 Issued
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16/344887
BONE RECONSTRUCTION IMPLANT Oct 30, 2017 Abandoned
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16/339951
Bone implant Oct 3, 2017 Issued
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16/339951
Bone implant Oct 3, 2017 Issued
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15/724327
Instruments for setting acetabular cup Oct 3, 2017 Issued
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16/340351
Devices for tissue augmentation Oct 1, 2017 Issued
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16/335606
Artificial knee joint replacement operation instrument Sep 26, 2017 Issued
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