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Nicholas A. Smith

Examiner (ID: 11463, Phone: (571)272-8760 , Office: P/1754 )

Most Active Art Unit
1754
Art Unit(s)
1723, 1754, 1795, 1753, 1742, 1794, 1752, 4100, 4145
Total Applications
1294
Issued Applications
796
Pending Applications
89
Abandoned Applications
418

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/879049
System and method for tuning an electrochemical cell stack Jan 23, 2018 Issued
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15/878267
Plating device, plating method, substrate holder, resistance measuring module, and substrate holder testing method Jan 22, 2018 Issued
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15/861664
Methods and devices for treating radionuclides in a liquid Jan 2, 2018 Issued
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16/638679
System and method for decomposing gaseous hydrogen sulfide into hydrogen gas and elementary sulfur Dec 28, 2017 Issued
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15/851853
Hydrogen generation system with a controllable reactive circuit and associated methods Dec 21, 2017 Issued
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16/466571
Metallopolymers for catalytic generation of hydrogen Dec 10, 2017 Issued
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16/467240
Electropolishing method and system therefor Dec 6, 2017 Issued
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16/463907
Device for synthesising core/shell type nanoparticles by laser pyrolysis and associated method Nov 29, 2017 Issued
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15/826425
ATOMIC FORCIPES AND NUCLEAR MAGNETIC ISOTOPE SEPARATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Nov 28, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15254911 [patent_doc_number] => 20190376189 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-12 [patent_title] => HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN THE PROCESS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT OF SULFUR-CONTAINING ACID GASES (HYDROGEN SULFIDE OR SULFUR DIOXIDE) SUPPLIED IN SOLUTION WITH AMINE-BASED OR OTHER ORGANIC ABSORBENTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/463209 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-11-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7953 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16463209 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/463209
Hydrogen production in the process of electrochemical treatment of sulfur-containing acid gases (hydrogen sulfide or sulfur dioxide) supplied in solution with amine-based or other organic absorbents Nov 22, 2017 Issued
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15/813498
Systems and methods of properly orienting pool and spa equipment Nov 14, 2017 Issued
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15/812164
Energy Extraction System And Methods Nov 13, 2017 Abandoned
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15/808888
Electrochemical hydrogen compression apparatus Nov 9, 2017 Issued
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15/804569
Apparatus and method of preparing carbonate and/or formate from carbon dioxide Nov 5, 2017 Issued
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15/728694
Process for producing ion exchange membrane for electrolysis, and ion exchange membrane for electrolysis Oct 9, 2017 Issued
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15/726748
PORTABLE SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE ENHANCED WATER ELECTROLYSIS Oct 5, 2017 Abandoned
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15/720609
Water oxidation catalyst including cobalt molybdenum Sep 28, 2017 Issued
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16/472220
Manufacturing method of mask Sep 27, 2017 Issued
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15/707688
MULTIPLE WAFER SINGLE BATH ETCHER Sep 17, 2017 Abandoned
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16/332786
SYSTEM FOR RELIABLE, HIGH THROUGHPUT, COMPLEX ELECTRIC FIELD GENERATION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATINGS THEREFROM Sep 13, 2017 Abandoned
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