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Michael L. Dignan

Examiner (ID: 11476, Phone: (571)272-6425 , Office: P/1723 )

Most Active Art Unit
1723
Art Unit(s)
1723
Total Applications
805
Issued Applications
426
Pending Applications
81
Abandoned Applications
319

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/125839
Battery module, battery pack, apparatus, and failure handling method Dec 16, 2020 Issued
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17/114502
Battery mounting structure of a vehicle Dec 7, 2020 Issued
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17/115049
LEAD ACID BATTERY HAVING ELECTRODES WITH FIBER MAT SURFACES Dec 7, 2020 Abandoned
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17/111842
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY Dec 3, 2020 Abandoned
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17/106290
Battery pack Nov 29, 2020 Issued
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17/106303
Battery pack Nov 29, 2020 Issued
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17/104742
Bus bar module Nov 24, 2020 Issued
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17/102733
Arrangement for cells for storing electrical energy having a spring contact element Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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17/778998
NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES Nov 18, 2020 Pending
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17/069313
METALLIC LITHIUM BASED BATTERY ELECTRODES, FORMATION THEREOF, AND USES THEREOF Oct 12, 2020 Pending
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17/029823
Battery module and aircraft with a battery module Sep 22, 2020 Issued
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17/029525
Power tool battery pack receptacle Sep 22, 2020 Issued
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16/948307
Battery pack Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/609891
MODULE BATTERY SYSTEM Sep 9, 2020 Abandoned
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17/638216
Secondary battery accommodating structure and humanoid robot Sep 1, 2020 Issued
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17/633612
Electrical storage module Aug 18, 2020 Issued
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17/433788
Electrochemical element for inducing internal short circuit, and method for evaluating safety using same Jul 27, 2020 Issued
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17/439545
Battery module and battery pack including the same Jul 5, 2020 Issued
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16/914613
ELECTRIC POWER TOOL WITH TWO OR MORE BATTERY UNITS AND ELECTRIC POWER TOOL ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING SUCH AN ELECTRIC POWER TOOL AND A VOLTAGE CONVERTER UNIT Jun 28, 2020 Abandoned
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16/914329
Positive electrode material and battery Jun 26, 2020 Issued
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