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Stephen M. Hepperle

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 4149, Phone: (571)272-4913 , Office: P/3700 )

Most Active Art Unit
3407
Art Unit(s)
3753, 3700, 3407
Total Applications
2621
Issued Applications
2150
Pending Applications
140
Abandoned Applications
331

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/391402
Liquid supplying device having tank and cartridge attachable thereto Aug 1, 2021 Issued
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17/389471
Method and apparatus for printing Jul 29, 2021 Issued
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17/387346
Printing apparatus Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/384990
Liquid supplying device having tank and cartridge attachable thereto Jul 25, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17369178 [patent_doc_number] => 20220024230 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-01-27 [patent_title] => Liquid Discharging Apparatus, Liquid Discharging Method and Storage Medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/382081 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7591 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17382081 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/382081
Liquid discharging apparatus, liquid discharging method and storage medium Jul 20, 2021 Issued
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18/579448
PRINTHEAD DIE CAP Jul 15, 2021 Pending
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18/579306
PRINTHEAD POSITIONS Jul 14, 2021 Pending
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17/366314
Inkjet recording apparatus Jul 1, 2021 Issued
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17/304425
Recording device and recording method Jun 20, 2021 Issued
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17/351972
Liquid ejecting system and liquid storage mechanism Jun 17, 2021 Issued
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17/348167
Printing apparatus Jun 14, 2021 Issued
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17/343588
Cleaning method of liquid ejection head, control method of the same, and a liquid ejection device Jun 8, 2021 Issued
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17/802552
Printing press with charging device Jun 6, 2021 Issued
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17/303262
Liquid ejecting apparatus May 24, 2021 Issued
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17/323013
Printing program and producing method for print May 17, 2021 Issued
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17/923783
Device for guiding a printer May 13, 2021 Issued
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17/316395
Liquid ejection apparatus and delivery system for liquid ejection head May 9, 2021 Issued
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17/926198
Liquid droplet generation method May 5, 2021 Issued
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17/243194
Liquid discharging head Apr 27, 2021 Issued
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17/239203
Mobile printer Apr 22, 2021 Issued
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