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Stephen M. Hepperle

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 15759, Phone: (571)272-4913 , Office: P/3700 )

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

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 4272665 [patent_doc_number] => 06196252 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-06 [patent_title] => 'Shuttle valve for a multipath hydraulic circuit with bypass pressure venting' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/408779 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2163 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 307 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/196/06196252.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 408779 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/408779
Shuttle valve for a multipath hydraulic circuit with bypass pressure venting Sep 29, 1999 Issued
09/404379 TRADE WASTE DIVERSION APPARATUS Sep 23, 1999 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4292005 [patent_doc_number] => 06240944 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-05 [patent_title] => 'Addressable valve arrays for proportional pressure or flow control' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/404560 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1794 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 98 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/240/06240944.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 404560 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/404560
Addressable valve arrays for proportional pressure or flow control Sep 22, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4357970 [patent_doc_number] => 06302143 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-10-16 [patent_title] => 'Two-stage servo gas pressure regulator module' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/398538 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1911 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 256 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/302/06302143.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 398538 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/398538
Two-stage servo gas pressure regulator module Sep 16, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4337637 [patent_doc_number] => 06253780 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-03 [patent_title] => 'Method for preparing a welding fluid of constant physico-chemical characteristics with time, and a plant for its preparation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/381014 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2963 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 19 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/253/06253780.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 381014 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/381014
Method for preparing a welding fluid of constant physico-chemical characteristics with time, and a plant for its preparation Sep 13, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4238149 [patent_doc_number] => 06257270 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-10 [patent_title] => 'Fluid control device' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/389475 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2546 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 262 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/257/06257270.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 389475 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/389475
Fluid control device Sep 2, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4161443 [patent_doc_number] => 06148853 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-11-21 [patent_title] => 'Damper valve for hydraulic power steering device' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/389683 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-09-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 5349 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 296 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/148/06148853.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 389683 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/389683
Damper valve for hydraulic power steering device Sep 1, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4336256 [patent_doc_number] => 06189564 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-02-20 [patent_title] => 'Metering valve' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/382357 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5241 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 327 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/189/06189564.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 382357 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/382357
Metering valve Aug 23, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4341380 [patent_doc_number] => 06173730 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-01-16 [patent_title] => 'Charging and bleed value' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/372130 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2194 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 388 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/173/06173730.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 372130 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/372130
Charging and bleed value Aug 10, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4247195 [patent_doc_number] => 06305401 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-10-23 [patent_title] => 'Pneumatic pressure regulator' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/355346 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4581 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/305/06305401.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 355346 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/355346
Pneumatic pressure regulator Aug 5, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4346628 [patent_doc_number] => 06273116 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-08-14 [patent_title] => 'Method and device for opening a valve, especially a load changing valve of an internal combustion engine' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/368659 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2640 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/273/06273116.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 368659 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/368659
Method and device for opening a valve, especially a load changing valve of an internal combustion engine Aug 4, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4292173 [patent_doc_number] => 06240956 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-05 [patent_title] => 'Remote controlled drinker system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/365569 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-08-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3202 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 183 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/240/06240956.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 365569 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/365569
Remote controlled drinker system Aug 1, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4385786 [patent_doc_number] => 06170519 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-01-09 [patent_title] => 'Pressure regulator' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/362475 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-07-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4139 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 199 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/170/06170519.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 362475 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/362475
Pressure regulator Jul 27, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4280931 [patent_doc_number] => 06250324 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-26 [patent_title] => 'In-line venturi' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/361567 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-07-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7391 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 22 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/250/06250324.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 361567 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/361567
In-line venturi Jul 26, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4162951 [patent_doc_number] => 06158463 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-12-12 [patent_title] => 'Valve arrangement, in particular electromagnetic valve arrangement for slip-controlled motor vehicle brake systems' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/284820 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-07-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 1457 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 148 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/158/06158463.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 284820 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/284820
Valve arrangement, in particular electromagnetic valve arrangement for slip-controlled motor vehicle brake systems Jul 18, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4346636 [patent_doc_number] => 06273117 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-08-14 [patent_title] => 'Pressure regulator' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/350955 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-07-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 1704 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/273/06273117.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 350955 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/350955
Pressure regulator Jul 8, 1999 Issued
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09/341121
Flow control valve Jul 7, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4385633 [patent_doc_number] => 06170508 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-01-09 [patent_title] => 'Fluid flow regulating valve and method' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/349027 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-07-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 11975 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 157 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/170/06170508.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 349027 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/349027
Fluid flow regulating valve and method Jul 6, 1999 Issued
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09/348734
Flow control valve Jul 5, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4341481 [patent_doc_number] => 06173738 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-01-16 [patent_title] => 'Pressure maintenance valve for pneumatic apparatus such as air spring systems' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/350146 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-07-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2364 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 234 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/173/06173738.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 350146 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/350146
Pressure maintenance valve for pneumatic apparatus such as air spring systems Jul 5, 1999 Issued
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