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Stephen A. Mick

Examiner (ID: 4441, Phone: (571)270-7717 , Office: P/3746 )

Most Active Art Unit
3746
Art Unit(s)
3746
Total Applications
178
Issued Applications
112
Pending Applications
0
Abandoned Applications
66

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/857085
Means and methods for using non-excitatory electrical heart failure therapy as a therapy for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Jul 3, 2022 Issued
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17/810062
Transducer array having a variable resistance conductive gel layer Jun 29, 2022 Issued
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17/855083
Functional cover for ring wearable Jun 29, 2022 Issued
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18/572354
MULTI-WAVELENGTH LASER SYSTEM FOR THERMAL ABLATION IN NEUROSURGERY Jun 27, 2022 Pending
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17/808924
Sensing for heart failure management Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/847671
Adaptive chronic pain relief via implanted electrical neurostimulation Jun 22, 2022 Issued
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18/570735
TISSUE COLLECTOR WITH SHUTTLE AND EXPANDABLE SHAFT Jun 21, 2022 Pending
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18/574158
A METHOD FOR X-RAY IMAGE PROCESSING Jun 19, 2022 Pending
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17/842889
Articulated tool positioner and system employing same Jun 16, 2022 Issued
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17/664412
Surgical instrument with increased actuation force May 21, 2022 Issued
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17/744952
Systems and methods to locate an implantable stimulator device inside a subject May 15, 2022 Issued
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18/041018
SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE May 10, 2022 Pending
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17/735417
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A CORNEA OR A CRYSTALLINE LENS May 2, 2022 Abandoned
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17/661705
IMPLANTABLE STIMULATION POWER RECEIVER, SYSTEMS AND METHODS May 1, 2022 Abandoned
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17/661336
Thermally robust laser probe assembly Apr 28, 2022 Issued
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17/721567
Systems, methods, and interfaces for use in cardiac evaluation Apr 14, 2022 Issued
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17/718026
HEAD WORN APPARATUSES FOR VISION THERAPY Apr 10, 2022 Pending
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17/717024
Method and apparatus for improving cognitive performance Apr 7, 2022 Issued
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17/709322
DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF BRUXISM USING EARBUD MOTION SENSORS Mar 29, 2022 Issued
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17/704645
Hyperthermic conditioning capsule Mar 24, 2022 Issued
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