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Thomas John Ward

Examiner (ID: 7751, Phone: (571)270-1786 , Office: P/3742 )

Most Active Art Unit
3761
Art Unit(s)
3742, 3761, 3671
Total Applications
712
Issued Applications
322
Pending Applications
99
Abandoned Applications
321

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/747502
MIG TORCH HEAD SHIELD Jan 19, 2020 Abandoned
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16/741491
Compact brewing assembly and method Jan 12, 2020 Issued
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16/736630
Welding type power supply for TIG starts Jan 6, 2020 Issued
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16/731750
Methods to shape a cemented carbide substrate using a laser Dec 30, 2019 Issued
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16/725320
METHOD OF KEEPING A SCRIBER TIP CLEAR OF MATERIAL AND AN ABLATION SCRIBER HEAD Dec 22, 2019 Abandoned
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16/723524
Systems and methods for gas control during welding wire pretreatments Dec 19, 2019 Issued
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17/413905
CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE SHEET, LAMINATE, AND HEATING DEVICE Dec 15, 2019 Abandoned
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16/714627
Induction coil assembly and method for manufacturing same Dec 12, 2019 Issued
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17/420481
Heating device and refrigerator with heating device Dec 10, 2019 Issued
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16/707133
Method for making infrared light absorber Dec 8, 2019 Issued
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16/706050
Induction heating device Dec 5, 2019 Issued
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16/687732
WELDING SHIELD Nov 18, 2019 Abandoned
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16/676687
Coaxial microwave rotary applicator for material processing Nov 6, 2019 Issued
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17/415013
Cooking device Nov 5, 2019 Issued
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16/601000
Welding method Oct 13, 2019 Issued
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17/753456
LASER SOLDERING METHOD AND DEVICE Sep 25, 2019 Abandoned
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16/577420
Consumable Cartridge for a Plasma Arc Cutting System Sep 19, 2019 Pending
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16/550430
Alloying composition for self-shielded FCAW wires Aug 25, 2019 Issued
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17/262458
INSTANT WATER HEATER Aug 21, 2019 Abandoned
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16/545291
Systems and methods providing a torch that presents as a genuine manufacturer torch to a power source Aug 19, 2019 Issued
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