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William B. Chou

Examiner (ID: 17719, Phone: (571)270-3367 , Office: P/3779 )

Most Active Art Unit
3795
Art Unit(s)
3779, 3795
Total Applications
598
Issued Applications
409
Pending Applications
46
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 Issued
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18/893733
Split Overtube to Prevent Looping During Colonoscopy Sep 22, 2024 Pending
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18/810159
FLUIDIC PATHS FOR AN ENDOSCOPE VALVE Aug 19, 2024 Pending
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18/795216
ENDOSCOPIC TUBE SET Aug 5, 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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18/643780
OVERALL ENDOSCOPIC CONTROL SYSTEM Apr 22, 2024 Pending
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18/642763
SMALL GAUGE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT Apr 21, 2024 Pending
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18/622471
COMPACT ROBOTIC ENDOSCOPE WITH BUILT-IN GRASPER Mar 28, 2024 Pending
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18/439853
SIGNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH MEDICAL DEVICES Feb 12, 2024 Pending
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18/534752
Controlled Motion Capsule Dec 10, 2023 Pending
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18/496253
IMAGE INPAINTING OF IN-VIVO IMAGES Oct 26, 2023 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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18/834867
Locking Device for Endoscope, Endoscope, and Locking Device Jul 17, 2023 Pending
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18/352212
CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD Jul 12, 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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18/317929
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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