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Thornton C Nelson

Examiner (ID: 13425, Phone: (571)272-2641 , Office: P/2914 )

Most Active Art Unit
2914
Art Unit(s)
2926, 2913, 2914, 2915
Total Applications
4347
Issued Applications
4305
Pending Applications
5
Abandoned Applications
43

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/222750
Nesting balances Apr 4, 2021 Issued
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17/222208
Automated peritoneal dialysis device Apr 4, 2021 Issued
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17/219433
Ambient temperature sensor which may be coupled to a printed circuit board with an improved package Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/218032
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGE TRANSPORTATION Mar 29, 2021 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17898231 [patent_doc_number] => 20220307893 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-29 [patent_title] => MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT FOR A BODY WEIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BODY WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/216560 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-03-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6309 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 209 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17216560 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/216560
Measurement circuit for a body weight measuring apparatus for measuring body weight distribution Mar 28, 2021 Issued
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17/216258
Flexible plate scale for platform load weighing Mar 28, 2021 Issued
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17/211040
Collapsible and portable weight measuring device Mar 23, 2021 Issued
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17/203963
Weight sensing cooler assembly Mar 16, 2021 Issued
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17/202966
Stick-on thermometer Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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17/203443
Method for quick weighing of loose and small packages of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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17/249768
Weighing method with automatic micro-calibration function Mar 11, 2021 Issued
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17/200165
Material weight measurement system with automatic tare associated with object presence detection Mar 11, 2021 Issued
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17/199183
Load cell unit with temperature compensation and weighing equipment including the load cell unit Mar 10, 2021 Issued
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17/196229
Weighing mechanism with a waterproof cover to protect a diapragm seal Mar 8, 2021 Issued
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17/192520
Thermal imaging sensor for integration into track system Mar 3, 2021 Issued
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17/186967
System for detecting noise in weight data Feb 25, 2021 Issued
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17/185408
Substrate temperature sensor, substrate retainer and substrate processing apparatus Feb 24, 2021 Issued
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17/184539
Digital scale with enhanced sensing mechanism Feb 23, 2021 Issued
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17/176443
TEMPERATURE SENSOR DEVICE Feb 15, 2021 Abandoned
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17/173180
Weigh-in-motion sensor constructions Feb 9, 2021 Issued
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