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Nicholas A. Smith

Examiner (ID: 6041, Phone: (571)272-8760 , Office: P/1754 )

Most Active Art Unit
1754
Art Unit(s)
1795, 1742, 1723, 4145, 1754, 1794, 1752, 1753, 4100
Total Applications
1301
Issued Applications
796
Pending Applications
93
Abandoned Applications
419

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/503661
Electrochemical hydrogen pump Jul 4, 2019 Issued
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16/446782
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS Jun 19, 2019 Abandoned
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16/445536
Oxygen generating electrode and oxygen generator Jun 18, 2019 Issued
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16/440994
SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF AFFECTING MOLECULES AND ATOMS WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION Jun 13, 2019 Abandoned
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16/434874
Plating apparatus and plating method Jun 6, 2019 Issued
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16/432688
Energy self-contained oceanic drone for AI-based marine information survey and surveillance and method using same Jun 4, 2019 Issued
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17/056873
Method and device for providing at least one product stream by electrolysis and use May 27, 2019 Issued
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17/058040
Device and method for electrochemically processing a material May 21, 2019 Issued
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17/049729
Apparatus and method for etching one side of a semiconductor layer of a workpiece May 5, 2019 Issued
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16/402159
HIGH CURRENT BI-POLAR PULSE SYSTEM FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL METAL SURFACE FINISHING May 1, 2019 Abandoned
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16/398800
REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM Apr 29, 2019 Abandoned
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16/396596
Method for applying energy to cannabidiol Apr 25, 2019 Issued
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16/396384
Plating apparatus, plating method, and substrate holder Apr 25, 2019 Issued
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17/050319
Systems and methods for electrochemical generation of syngas and other useful chemicals Apr 24, 2019 Issued
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17/048607
Adhesive joining device and adhesive joining method for a metal surface Apr 16, 2019 Issued
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16/385791
Pattern transfer device for mass transfer of micro-patterns onto medical devices Apr 15, 2019 Issued
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16/377233
Mask maker machine Apr 6, 2019 Issued
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16/375629
THERMALLY-MANAGED ELECTROCHEMICAL INERT GAS GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD Apr 3, 2019 Abandoned
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16/375659
Process water gas management of electrochemical inert gas generating system Apr 3, 2019 Issued
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17/041473
ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRESSURIZED GASEOUS HYDROGEN BY ELECTROLYSIS THEN DEPOLARIZATION Apr 2, 2019 Abandoned
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