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Scott A. Smith

Examiner (ID: 18737, Phone: (571)272-4469 , Office: P/3721 )

Most Active Art Unit
3721
Art Unit(s)
3731, 3616, 3204, 3721, 3727, 3205
Total Applications
3908
Issued Applications
3490
Pending Applications
120
Abandoned Applications
330

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/840492
Medical instrument Apr 5, 2020 Issued
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16/838500
Interlocking buttress material retention system Apr 1, 2020 Issued
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16/837132
System and method for image detection during instrument grasping and stapling Mar 31, 2020 Issued
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16/836262
Release mechanism for linear surgical stapler Mar 30, 2020 Issued
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16/835666
Vitrectomy probe Mar 30, 2020 Issued
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16/836256
Slip ring assembly for surgical instrument Mar 30, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18186141 [patent_doc_number] => 11576696 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-14 [patent_title] => Engagement features and methods for attaching a drive rod to a knife blade in an articulating surgical instrument [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/832610 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-03-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 8068 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16832610 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/832610
Engagement features and methods for attaching a drive rod to a knife blade in an articulating surgical instrument Mar 26, 2020 Issued
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16/832203
Color coding Mar 26, 2020 Issued
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16/830192
Forceps jaw flanges Mar 24, 2020 Issued
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16/830192
Forceps jaw flanges Mar 24, 2020 Issued
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16/830192
Forceps jaw flanges Mar 24, 2020 Issued
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16/830192
Forceps jaw flanges Mar 24, 2020 Issued
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16/824131
Cylinder assembly for gas spring fastener driver Mar 18, 2020 Issued
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16/819892
SURGICAL BOWEL RETRACTOR DEVICES Mar 15, 2020 Abandoned
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16/820022
Combustion-powered fastener driving tool fuel cell assembly Mar 15, 2020 Issued
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16/816539
Staple cartridge comprising a releasable adjunct material Mar 11, 2020 Issued
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16/813863
Trocar assemblies for adapter assemblies for surgical stapling instruments Mar 9, 2020 Issued
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16/809040
Surgical instrument including an adapter assembly and an articulating surgical loading unit Mar 3, 2020 Issued
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16/807373
Adapter assemblies for surgical devices Mar 2, 2020 Issued
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16/803071
Surgical staples and end effectors for deploying the same Feb 26, 2020 Issued
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