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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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17/818832
Method for correcting image and printing apparatus Aug 9, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18938940 [patent_doc_number] => 20240034079 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-02-01 [patent_title] => System and Method for Cooling Paper within a Printer Assembly [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/816488 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5543 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 262 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17816488 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/816488
System and method for cooling paper within a printer assembly Jul 31, 2022 Issued
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17/876454
Printer Jul 27, 2022 Issued
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17/876463
Printer, control method of the printer, and thermosensitive medium Jul 27, 2022 Issued
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17/875323
Thermal printer Jul 26, 2022 Issued
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17/872610
Image formation device Jul 24, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19075879 [patent_doc_number] => 11945226 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-04-02 [patent_title] => Liquid ejecting device and air blowing device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/809017 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 14124 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 229 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17809017 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/809017
Liquid ejecting device and air blowing device Jun 26, 2022 Issued
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17/846982
Printing apparatus and control method Jun 21, 2022 Issued
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18/571248
Printing device, ink supply device, printing method, and ink supply method Jun 16, 2022 Issued
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17/834688
Printer, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747771
Print zone encoder May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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17/747760
Dual drive print media conveyor belt May 17, 2022 Issued
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