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Michael L. Dignan

Examiner (ID: 12243, Phone: (571)272-6425 , Office: P/1723 )

Most Active Art Unit
1723
Art Unit(s)
1723
Total Applications
810
Issued Applications
426
Pending Applications
86
Abandoned Applications
319

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/503324
Temperature sensing arrayal for freeboard detection Oct 16, 2021 Issued
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17/471264
Breakout box for testing periscope cable connectors Sep 9, 2021 Issued
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18/269429
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTIC MAPPING OF THE METAGEOMIC AND HYDROCARBON FOOTPRINTS OF GEOLOGIC SUBZONES Aug 30, 2021 Pending
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17/386031
Road surface recognition apparatus, vehicle having the same, and method of controlling vehicle Jul 26, 2021 Issued
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18/001905
Method for estimating depth of hydrocarbon reservoir Jul 1, 2021 Issued
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17/799563
Method and apparatus for measuring remaining power level of device Jun 17, 2021 Issued
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17/335552
Electrical assembly having a conductive and magnetic member May 31, 2021 Issued
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17/330178
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING BODY TEMPERATURE May 24, 2021 Abandoned
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17/328224
Temperature-dependent resistor network for temperature anomaly monitoring in a battery system May 23, 2021 Issued
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17/917947
Weld quality inspection method, apparatus and system, and electronic device Apr 13, 2021 Issued
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17/223270
Camera-based liquid stage measurement Apr 5, 2021 Issued
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17/220507
Cloud based smart alerting system for machine vision system Mar 31, 2021 Issued
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17/907630
Tire casing life management system and tire casing life management method Mar 31, 2021 Issued
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17/184091
Methods and apparatus for power selection Feb 23, 2021 Issued
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17/145375
Signal quality detection method and signal detection device thereof Jan 9, 2021 Issued
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17/756308
System for determining a wheel-rail adhesion value for a railway vehicle Nov 19, 2020 Issued
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17/754802
ACCOMMODATION MEASURE EVALUATION DEVICE, ACCOMMODATION MEASURE EVALUATION PROGRAM, AND ACCOMMODATION MEASURE EVALUATION METHOD Oct 7, 2020 Abandoned
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17/764899
System for measuring the slip of a tyre with respect to a rim, on which said tyre is mounted, and method thereof Sep 28, 2020 Issued
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17/761558
System and method for managing a battery pack Sep 23, 2020 Issued
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18/041050
Calibration System and Method Aug 31, 2020 Abandoned
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