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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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17/350699
Adjusting parameters of weighing device for reducing average giveaway rate when packaging an article Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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17/349138
Method for product tracking in an installation Jun 15, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17557020 [patent_doc_number] => 11313715 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-04-26 [patent_title] => Weighing apparatus for a lifting device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/340306 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-06-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 6320 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 95 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17340306 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/340306
Weighing apparatus for a lifting device Jun 6, 2021 Issued
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17/334871
Non-contact infrared thermometer May 30, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17436909 [patent_doc_number] => 11262231 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-03-01 [patent_title] => Swivel foot assembly for a force plate or balance plate [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/334602 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-05-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4952 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 156 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17334602 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/334602
Swivel foot assembly for a force plate or balance plate May 27, 2021 Issued
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17/330269
Micromachined thermal time-of-flight fluidic concentration metering device May 24, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17244594 [patent_doc_number] => 20210364337 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-11-25 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PLANT PROPAGATION WEIGHT MEASUREMENT [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/327501 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-05-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12151 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 65 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17327501 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/327501
Apparatus and methods for plant propagation weight measurement May 20, 2021 Issued
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17/327518
Load cells for plug holder weight measurement May 20, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17070206 [patent_doc_number] => 20210272423 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-09-02 [patent_title] => VISUAL RECOGNITION AND SENSOR FUSION WEIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/323031 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-05-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7455 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [patent_words_short_claim] => 116 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17323031 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/323031
Visual recognition and sensor fusion weight detection system and method May 17, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17247804 [patent_doc_number] => 20210367549 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-11-25 [patent_title] => METHOD OF DETERMINING THE TEMPERATURE OF A MOTOR WINDING OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/321775 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-05-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3109 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 31 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17321775 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/321775
Method of determining the temperature of a motor winding of an electric motor May 16, 2021 Issued
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17/321607
Monitoring system and method for wellsite equipment May 16, 2021 Issued
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17/321464
Joint wavelet denoising for distributed temperature sensing May 15, 2021 Issued
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17/319047
Support device used in weighing coal of raw coal bunker in thermal power plant and weighable raw coal bunker May 11, 2021 Issued
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17/302655
High-precision weighing module with reduced thermal gradient May 9, 2021 Issued
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17/238295
Method and system for measuring interference in a checkweighing device Apr 22, 2021 Issued
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17/235402
Scale for an intermodal freight container Apr 19, 2021 Issued
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17/231681
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A YIELD IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM Apr 14, 2021 Abandoned
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17/230579
Automated collection and scale system Apr 13, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18644038 [patent_doc_number] => 11768101 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-09-26 [patent_title] => Suitcase weighing luggage rack [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/229586 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-04-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 4689 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 67 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17229586 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/229586
Suitcase weighing luggage rack Apr 12, 2021 Issued
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18/019994
Infrared sensor Apr 11, 2021 Issued
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