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Stephen R Sparks

Examiner (ID: 10810, Phone: (571)272-2501 , Office: P/3732 )

Most Active Art Unit
3772
Art Unit(s)
3732, 3772
Total Applications
99
Issued Applications
24
Pending Applications
0
Abandoned Applications
75

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/733403
Machine control device Jan 2, 2020 Issued
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16/730341
System and method for providing a reanalysis ensemble service Dec 29, 2019 Issued
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16/726442
Abnormality cause identifying method, abnormality cause identifying device, power converter and power conversion system Dec 23, 2019 Issued
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17/293589
Insulation resistance measurement apparatus and method thereof Dec 17, 2019 Issued
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16/711022
Method and system to analyze geologic formation properties Dec 10, 2019 Issued
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16/693675
Single-phase-to-ground fault line selection method for distribution lines and computer readable storage medium Nov 24, 2019 Issued
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16/686386
Method and apparatus for improper power supply detection Nov 17, 2019 Issued
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17/288800
BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE Sep 30, 2019 Pending
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16/586877
Fault diagnosis system and method for electric drives Sep 26, 2019 Issued
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16/560398
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A FUEL CELL Sep 3, 2019 Abandoned
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17/637411
METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF WELLS IN A FIELD Aug 22, 2019 Pending
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16/543008
INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSOR WITH SWITCH FUNCTION Aug 15, 2019 Pending
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16/543023
INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSOR WITH SWITCH FUNCTION Aug 15, 2019 Abandoned
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16/961993
Processing hydrocarbon production data to characterize treatment effectiveness and landing zones Aug 13, 2019 Issued
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17/437127
Tap Timer and a Method and System for Detecting Detachment of a Tap Timer from a Faucet Jul 23, 2019 Pending
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17/605574
TEST PULSE WIDTH CALCULATION DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, TEST PULSE WIDTH CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Jul 10, 2019 Pending
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16/503554
Generating magnetic fingerprint for mobile device indoor navigation Jul 3, 2019 Issued
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16/447600
Battery micro-short circuit detection method and apparatus Jun 19, 2019 Issued
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17/267020
Signal processing apparatus and signal processing method Jun 13, 2019 Issued
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16/973388
ACTION GENERATOR, ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE EVALUATOR, COMPUTER PROGRAM, LEARNING METHOD, AND EVALUATION METHOD Jun 11, 2019 Pending
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