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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] => 2691227 [patent_doc_number] => 05060688 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-10-29 [patent_title] => 'Pressure relief valve for pressure equalization between a closed space and the surrounding atmosphere' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/548898 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2777 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 163 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/060/05060688.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 548898 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/548898
Pressure relief valve for pressure equalization between a closed space and the surrounding atmosphere Jul 24, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2652326 [patent_doc_number] => 05046524 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-09-10 [patent_title] => 'Safety relief valve' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/556773 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-07-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2296 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/046/05046524.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 556773 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/556773
Safety relief valve Jul 22, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2726972 [patent_doc_number] => 05010924 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-04-30 [patent_title] => 'Single handle mixing faucet' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/554380 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-07-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2110 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 303 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/010/05010924.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 554380 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/554380
Single handle mixing faucet Jul 18, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2740125 [patent_doc_number] => 05058624 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-10-22 [patent_title] => 'Flow control valve with stable modulation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/554431 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-07-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4964 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 147 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/058/05058624.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 554431 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/554431
Flow control valve with stable modulation Jul 18, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2752773 [patent_doc_number] => 05035258 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-07-30 [patent_title] => 'Valve with removable insert' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/555055 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-07-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2682 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/035/05035258.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 555055 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/555055
Valve with removable insert Jul 18, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2797604 [patent_doc_number] => 05085247 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-02-04 [patent_title] => 'Machining fluid supply device for a wire cut electric discharge machine' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/536555 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-07-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 2930 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 180 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/085/05085247.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 536555 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/536555
Machining fluid supply device for a wire cut electric discharge machine Jul 9, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2739826 [patent_doc_number] => 05042528 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-08-27 [patent_title] => 'Gas service tee' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/548865 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-07-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2782 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/042/05042528.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 548865 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/548865
Gas service tee Jul 5, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2654799 [patent_doc_number] => 04998557 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-03-12 [patent_title] => 'Plunger-type fuel pressure regulator' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/544428 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-06-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5339 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 267 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/04/998/04998557.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 544428 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/544428
Plunger-type fuel pressure regulator Jun 26, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2728779 [patent_doc_number] => 05027854 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-07-02 [patent_title] => 'Fuel control device, fuel control system using the device and method of making the device' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/549297 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-06-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 6952 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 339 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/027/05027854.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 549297 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/549297
Fuel control device, fuel control system using the device and method of making the device Jun 14, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2752641 [patent_doc_number] => 05062448 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-11-05 [patent_title] => 'Double action check valve' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/537584 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-06-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 1740 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/062/05062448.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 537584 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/537584
Double action check valve Jun 13, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2777479 [patent_doc_number] => 05100297 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-03-31 [patent_title] => 'Drive assembly for presses for extracting cocoa butter from a cocoa paste' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/536696 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-06-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 1705 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 101 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/100/05100297.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 536696 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/536696
Drive assembly for presses for extracting cocoa butter from a cocoa paste Jun 11, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2815764 [patent_doc_number] => 05094598 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-03-10 [patent_title] => 'Capacity controllable compressor apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/536798 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-06-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 6593 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 193 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/094/05094598.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 536798 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/536798
Capacity controllable compressor apparatus Jun 11, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2769606 [patent_doc_number] => 05099880 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-03-31 [patent_title] => 'Fuel tank venting control valve assembly' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/533464 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-06-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4185 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 130 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/099/05099880.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 533464 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/533464
Fuel tank venting control valve assembly Jun 4, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2785520 [patent_doc_number] => 05113898 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-05-19 [patent_title] => 'Valve assembly for fluid pressure regulation' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/532747 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1902 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/113/05113898.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 532747 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/532747
Valve assembly for fluid pressure regulation Jun 3, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2853362 [patent_doc_number] => 05082427 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-01-21 [patent_title] => 'Screw compressing apparatus, rotor temperature control apparatus for screw compressing apparatus and operating control apparatus for screw compressing apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/532812 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-06-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5088 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 45 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/082/05082427.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 532812 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/532812
Screw compressing apparatus, rotor temperature control apparatus for screw compressing apparatus and operating control apparatus for screw compressing apparatus Jun 3, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2706129 [patent_doc_number] => 05056559 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1991-10-15 [patent_title] => 'Purge valve assembly' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/531908 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-05-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 1525 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 187 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/056/05056559.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 531908 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/531908
Purge valve assembly May 30, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2797586 [patent_doc_number] => 05085246 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-02-04 [patent_title] => 'Plural-rate surge-suppressing valve' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/527044 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-05-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2515 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 292 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/085/05085246.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 527044 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/527044
Plural-rate surge-suppressing valve May 21, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2833781 [patent_doc_number] => 05088515 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-02-18 [patent_title] => 'Valve system with removable fluid interface' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/523801 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-05-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 4765 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/088/05088515.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 523801 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/523801
Valve system with removable fluid interface May 14, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2792393 [patent_doc_number] => 05147184 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1992-09-15 [patent_title] => 'Floating layer recovery apparatus' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/522629 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-05-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 4757 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 218 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/05/147/05147184.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 522629 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/522629
Floating layer recovery apparatus May 13, 1990 Issued
Array ( [id] => 2616965 [patent_doc_number] => 04976281 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 1990-12-11 [patent_title] => 'Safety valve assembly for fluid system' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 7/521394 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1990-05-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 3075 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/04/976/04976281.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 521394 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
07/521394
Safety valve assembly for fluid system May 9, 1990 Issued
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