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Ricky D. Shafer

Examiner (ID: 18439, Phone: (571)272-2320 , Office: P/2872 )

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2872
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2872, 2507
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2487
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1824
Pending Applications
151
Abandoned Applications
537

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19/175834
Systems and methods for automatically characterizing lumber Apr 9, 2025 Issued
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19/015779
Experimental apparatus and method for shale supercritical synergistic penetration and imbibition based on damping vibration Jan 9, 2025 Issued
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18/979051
Soil layer extractor tool for system of observing soil samples Dec 11, 2024 Issued
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18/976628
Preparation method of micro-nanofluidic model of triple-medium carbonate reservoir Dec 10, 2024 Issued
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18/928172
Fracture opening simulation device for hard brittle mudstone and shale with organic matter Oct 27, 2024 Issued
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18/776846
Pressure testing of equipment Jul 17, 2024 Issued
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18/731114
Pipeline potential safety hazard intelligent identification system and method integrating power frequencies, pressures and temperatures May 30, 2024 Issued
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18/646121
Apparatus for evaluating dried crystal error in CO Apr 24, 2024 Issued
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18/621563
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A LEAK WITHIN A LONGITUDINAL PIPE Mar 28, 2024 Pending
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18/622537
Heat Press, Components, Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods Mar 28, 2024 Pending
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18/588115
Rock physico-mechanical testing chamber and three-dimensional multi-field information perception cabin in simulated environments of deep earth, deep space, and deep sea Feb 26, 2024 Issued
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18/414946
PROCESSING DEVICE, DETECTING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, INSPECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Jan 16, 2024 Pending
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18/415186
SPRING SYSTEM FOR LEAK TEST STATION Jan 16, 2024 Pending
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18/411250
Method and Apparatus for Acoustically Detecting Fluid Leaks Jan 11, 2024 Pending
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18/411074
SERVER RACK APPARATUS WITH STRUT AND STRAIN GAUGE Jan 11, 2024 Pending
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18/399826
Defect Detection Method and System Using High Frequency Waves Dec 28, 2023 Pending
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18/395972
Flow Sensor and Method Using Temperature to Improve Measurements for Low Rates Dec 25, 2023 Pending
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18/537050
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFF-GRID VALIDATION TESTING WITH UNDERSIZED LOAD COMPRESSOR Dec 11, 2023 Pending
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18/537463
Combined apparatus for experimentation on different storage modes of carbon dioxide and method thereof Dec 11, 2023 Issued
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18/536774
VIBRATION ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Dec 11, 2023 Pending
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