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Sikarl A. Witherspoon

Examiner (ID: 751, Phone: (571)272-0649 , Office: P/1671 )

Most Active Art Unit
1621
Art Unit(s)
1622, 1671, 1621, 1692
Total Applications
3282
Issued Applications
2769
Pending Applications
177
Abandoned Applications
365

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/141138
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF TISSUE CONTACT Sep 24, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13898509 [patent_doc_number] => 20190038459 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-02-07 [patent_title] => METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR TREATING NEUROMAS, FIBROMAS, NERVE ENTRAPMENT, AND/OR PAIN ASSOCIATED THEREWITH [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/132205 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 17492 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16132205 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/132205
Methods, systems, and devices for treating neuromas, fibromas, nerve entrapment, and/or pain associated therewith Sep 13, 2018 Issued
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16/970584
Dual-channel injection bipolar high frequency electrosurgical knife Sep 6, 2018 Issued
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16/121386
Methods and systems for treatment of occipital neuralgia Sep 3, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15493561 [patent_doc_number] => 20200046969 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-13 [patent_title] => RF VAGINAL REJUVENATION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/059188 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-08-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 1786 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 64 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16059188 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/059188
RF VAGINAL REJUVENATION Aug 8, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13898263 [patent_doc_number] => 20190038336 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-02-07 [patent_title] => ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/055581 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-08-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 2137 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 241 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16055581 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/055581
ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS Aug 5, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15450201 [patent_doc_number] => 20200037924 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-06 [patent_title] => ASSESSING TISSUE CONTACT WITH CATHETER USING PAIRS OF ELECTRODES AND COMMON REFERENCE GROUND ESTABLISHED USING DESIGNED CIRCUIT-BOARD CAPACITANCE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/055810 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-08-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4646 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16055810 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/055810
Assessing tissue contact with catheter using pairs of electrodes and common reference ground established using designed circuit-board capacitance Aug 5, 2018 Issued
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16/053917
Surgical instrument and system Aug 2, 2018 Issued
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16/053161
Hemostatic thermal sealer Aug 1, 2018 Issued
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16/052985
Cutting blades for bipolar surgical instruments Aug 1, 2018 Issued
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16/042106
TUNABLE MICROWAVE ABLATION PROBE Jul 22, 2018 Abandoned
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16/030309
Tissue ablation system with energy distribution Jul 8, 2018 Issued
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16/026437
Surgical instruments and methods of assembling surgical instruments Jul 2, 2018 Issued
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16/024090
CAPACITIVE COUPLED RETURN PATH PAD WITH SEPARABLE ARRAY ELEMENTS Jun 28, 2018 Abandoned
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16/024124
Surgical instrument having a flexible electrode Jun 28, 2018 Issued
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16/024141
Surgical instrument with a tissue marking assembly Jun 28, 2018 Issued
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16/020852
Dermatological cryospray devices having linear array of nozzles and methods of use Jun 26, 2018 Issued
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16/018733
Electrode assembly for catheter system Jun 25, 2018 Issued
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16/003576
Methods of determining catheter orientation Jun 7, 2018 Issued
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15/994729
System configured to provide controlled depth of hemostasis May 30, 2018 Issued
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