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Sally Anne Merkling

Examiner (ID: 14446, Phone: (571)272-6297 , Office: P/1798 )

Most Active Art Unit
1798
Art Unit(s)
1634, 1738, 1773, 1797, 1798
Total Applications
774
Issued Applications
412
Pending Applications
101
Abandoned Applications
271

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/769287
BOEHMITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Oct 14, 2020 Abandoned
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17/036618
ALLOY RIBBON PIECE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Sep 28, 2020 Abandoned
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17/764224
LOW-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS OF HIGH-PURITY AFX ZEOLITE Sep 17, 2020 Abandoned
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16/948213
Solid-state, multi-well plate reader Sep 8, 2020 Issued
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17/779158
Soft magnetic steel sheet, method for manufacturing the soft magnetic steel sheet, and core and dynamo-electric machine in which the soft magnetic steel sheet is used Aug 27, 2020 Issued
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17/002632
Biosensor using magnetic nanoparticles, and detection device and detection method using same Aug 24, 2020 Issued
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16/887347
Automated system for HTP genomic engineering May 28, 2020 Issued
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16/881179
Diffusion cell with recirculating receptor chamber May 21, 2020 Issued
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16/751716
Dual-function heat indicator and method of manufacture Jan 23, 2020 Issued
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17/413187
Method for producing thermo-mechanically produced hot-rolled strip products Dec 17, 2019 Issued
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16/697570
Automated system for HTP genomic engineering Nov 26, 2019 Issued
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17/275270
CORRODIBLE DOWNHOLE ARTICLE Nov 25, 2019 Abandoned
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17/425440
High-strength steel sheet and method for producing the same Oct 17, 2019 Issued
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16/591068
ChIP in a tip Oct 1, 2019 Issued
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16/576347
RARE EARTH MAGNET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Sep 18, 2019 Abandoned
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17/272686
ALUMINIUM ALLOY, SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT, CAN, METHOD OF PRODUCING A SLUG, METHOD OF PRODUCING A CAN, AND USE OF AN ALUMINIUM ALLOY Sep 2, 2019 Abandoned
63/101227 Acoustic Affinity Cell Selection for Multiple Target Receptors Aug 29, 2019 Pending
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16/431441
Multifunctional nanoprobe-enabled capture and early detection of microbial pathogens Jun 3, 2019 Issued
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16/355811
Bio/chemical assay devices and methods for simplified steps, small samples, accelerated speed, and ease-of-use Mar 16, 2019 Issued
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16/296539
Disposable cartridge system for point-of-care testing Mar 7, 2019 Issued
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