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Thornton C Nelson

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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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17/458885
Weigh belt assembly with a weigh axis that intersects a rotational axis of an idler roller Aug 26, 2021 Issued
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18/021664
TWO-DIMENSIONAL RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTORS AND RELATED METHODS FOR DETERMINING AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OVER A SURFACE Aug 19, 2021 Pending
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17/407965
Adjustable width lift and weigh apparatus for lifting machines Aug 19, 2021 Issued
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17/406432
Bolometer pixel-based thermally actuated trigger ROIC with self-heating compensation and calibration (barrier-SHC) Aug 18, 2021 Issued
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17/445233
Method for measuring energy efficiency of a quantitative weighing device Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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17/444581
Method and device for sensory measurement of a material sample Aug 5, 2021 Issued
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17/394792
Gravimetric measuring system Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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17/394787
Gravimetric measuring system Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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17/395054
Gravimetric measuring system Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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17/393851
Gravimetric measuring system Aug 3, 2021 Issued
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17/392887
Fishing tournament recording and verifying systems and methods Aug 2, 2021 Issued
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17/383105
Storage system for a loading space of a commercial motor vehicle and method for monitoring a piece number and/or a volume of a commodity located in a receiving unit in a commercial motor vehicle Jul 21, 2021 Issued
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17/380846
Automatic fluid flow system with latch connection Jul 19, 2021 Issued
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17/372074
Methods and apparatus to calibrate a weight estimation Jul 8, 2021 Issued
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17/369959
TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE MEASURING METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIGHT SPOT MARKS OF DIFFERENT COLORS Jul 7, 2021 Abandoned
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17/368491
Hydraulic mass-determining unit and a method for determining the mass of a load using the same Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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18/041608
Device and system for measuring a temperature of a molten metal Jul 4, 2021 Issued
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17/364206
Temperature sensors Jun 29, 2021 Issued
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17/364767
Weight checker structure with slidable screen Jun 29, 2021 Issued
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17/304776
Piezoelectric weight sensing apparatus Jun 24, 2021 Issued
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