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William B. Chou

Examiner (ID: 7807, Phone: (571)270-3367 , Office: P/3779 )

Most Active Art Unit
3795
Art Unit(s)
3779, 3795
Total Applications
587
Issued Applications
402
Pending Applications
51
Abandoned Applications
152

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/969197
METHOD, PROGRAM, AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ENDOSCOPE DEVICE Dec 3, 2024 Pending
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18/751115
Endoscopic tissue inversion and resection system and method of resecting tissue Jun 20, 2024 Issued
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18/439853
SIGNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH MEDICAL DEVICES Feb 12, 2024 Pending
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18/494066
HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING IN A LIGHT DEFICIENT ENVIRONMENT Oct 24, 2023 Pending
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18/229586
SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS Aug 1, 2023 Pending
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18/994630
Endoscope auxiliary examination system, method, apparatus, and storage medium May 30, 2023 Issued
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18/319853
INGESTIBLE DEVICE WITH PROPULSION CAPABILITY INCLUDING DIRECT Z-AXIS TRANSLATIONAL MOBILITY May 17, 2023 Pending
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18/319853
INGESTIBLE DEVICE WITH PROPULSION CAPABILITY INCLUDING DIRECT Z-AXIS TRANSLATIONAL MOBILITY May 17, 2023 Pending
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18/317929
ENDOSCOPE DEVICE May 15, 2023 Pending
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18/314196
IMAGING SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPE May 8, 2023 Pending
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18/127051
ASSISTANT DEVICE, ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM, ASSISTANT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Mar 27, 2023 Pending
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18/151898
Optical Bulb for Surgical Instrument Port Jan 8, 2023 Pending
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18/151898
Optical Bulb for Surgical Instrument Port Jan 8, 2023 Pending
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18/083209
Compact Robotic Endoscope Dec 15, 2022 Pending
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18/083209
Compact Robotic Endoscope Dec 15, 2022 Pending
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18/288181
Endoscope having power transmission unit Dec 4, 2022 Issued
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18/052998
ENDOSCOPE NOSEPIECE AND ENDOSCOPE NOSEPIECE DISPOSAL METHOD Nov 6, 2022 Pending
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17/941884
HAND-HELD, ROBOTIC-ASSISTED ENDOSCOPE Sep 8, 2022 Pending
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17/895369
ENDOSCOPIC LENS CLEANING IN A ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE Aug 24, 2022 Pending
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17/882871
HYBRID APPARATUS FOR FLUID SUPPLY FOR ENDOSCOPIC IRRIGATION AND LENS CLEANING Aug 7, 2022 Pending
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