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Rodney T. Frank

Examiner (ID: 726)

Most Active Art Unit
2856
Art Unit(s)
2856, 2861, 2855
Total Applications
1639
Issued Applications
1219
Pending Applications
129
Abandoned Applications
326

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/772626
Force Measuring Device for Measuring Drawing Forces During Wire Drawing Oct 27, 2020 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17564282 [patent_doc_number] => 20220128431 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-04-28 [patent_title] => METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CONTAINER CLOSURE INTEGRITY TESTING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/078517 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-10-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5929 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17078517 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/078517
Method and apparatus for performing container closure integrity testing Oct 22, 2020 Issued
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17/768098
IMPROVEMENT RELATING TO FLUID FLOW MEASUREMENT Oct 8, 2020 Pending
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17/768098
IMPROVEMENT RELATING TO FLUID FLOW MEASUREMENT Oct 8, 2020 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18021944 [patent_doc_number] => 20220373443 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-24 [patent_title] => FLUID FREE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TESTING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/772421 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-10-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 2014 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 54 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17772421 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/772421
Fluid free hydrostatic pressure testing Oct 6, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16825695 [patent_doc_number] => 20210140988 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-13 [patent_title] => DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING SAMPLES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/038034 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 14260 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -19 [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] => 17038034 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/038034
Devices, systems and methods for loading samples Sep 29, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19181378 [patent_doc_number] => 11987962 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-21 [patent_title] => Non-powered seawater pumping system for reducing seawater intrusion, and apparatus and method for optimal design of well in the same system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/026313 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 8976 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 189 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17026313 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/026313
Non-powered seawater pumping system for reducing seawater intrusion, and apparatus and method for optimal design of well in the same system Sep 20, 2020 Issued
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17/021195
Physical quantity sensor having a movable body formed with through-holes to reduce a difference between the inside-hole damping and the squeeze film damping Sep 14, 2020 Issued
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17/641386
Device and method for in situ sampling of volatiles from surfaces Sep 9, 2020 Issued
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17/641386
Device and method for in situ sampling of volatiles from surfaces Sep 9, 2020 Issued
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17/013938
Dual Tube Hybrid Coriolis Mass Flow Sensor Sep 7, 2020 Abandoned
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17/003187
Fixing clamp for microfluidic chip Aug 25, 2020 Issued
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17/642481
Method for operating a measuring device with at least one oscillator, and measuring device for carrying out said method Aug 19, 2020 Issued
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17/642481
Method for operating a measuring device with at least one oscillator, and measuring device for carrying out said method Aug 19, 2020 Issued
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16/996992
Method for determining a dwell volume of a chromatographic system Aug 18, 2020 Issued
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16/995197
Water monitoring and isolation apparatus Aug 16, 2020 Issued
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16/985419
GAS METER Aug 4, 2020 Abandoned
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18/040360
METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED DETERMINATION OF A FILL LEVEL OR LIMIT LEVEL Aug 2, 2020 Pending
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18/040360
METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED DETERMINATION OF A FILL LEVEL OR LIMIT LEVEL Aug 2, 2020 Pending
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16/945071
Strapdown heading sensors and systems, and methods of calibrating and compensating the same Jul 30, 2020 Issued
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