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William C. Joyce

Examiner (ID: 11398, Phone: (571)272-7107 , Office: P/3658 )

Most Active Art Unit
3682
Art Unit(s)
3658, 3681, 3618, 3622, 3682, 3656
Total Applications
2263
Issued Applications
1552
Pending Applications
117
Abandoned Applications
609

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/665922
Devices and methods for robotic assemblies Feb 6, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20357987 [patent_doc_number] => 12473976 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-11-18 [patent_title] => Variable-speed transmission with electric motor-driven shift drum, and method for controlling such a variable-speed transmission [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/278115 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 10062 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 229 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18278115 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/278115
Variable-speed transmission with electric motor-driven shift drum, and method for controlling such a variable-speed transmission Feb 2, 2022 Issued
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17/577936
Screw drive with self-locking mechanism Jan 17, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17579745 [patent_doc_number] => 20220136600 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-05-05 [patent_title] => POWER TOOL WITH COMPLIANT SHIFTING MECHANISM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/648063 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-01-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11352 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 202 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17648063 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/648063
Power tool with compliant shifting mechanism Jan 13, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19643727 [patent_doc_number] => 20240418247 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-19 [patent_title] => DYNAMICALLY PIVOTABLE FRICTION DRIVE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/726652 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7405 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 132 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18726652 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/726652
Dynamically pivotable friction drive Jan 4, 2022 Issued
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17/563910
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION Dec 27, 2021 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17688487 [patent_doc_number] => 20220195779 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-06-23 [patent_title] => GEARING DEVICE OF A PASSAGEWAY DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/553962 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-12-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4463 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 97 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17553962 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/553962
Gearing device of a passageway device Dec 16, 2021 Issued
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17/553110
Strain wave gear with encoder integration Dec 15, 2021 Issued
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18/266440
Impact-protection safety device for a robot Dec 7, 2021 Issued
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17/543325
Surgical arm Dec 5, 2021 Issued
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18/249441
Articulated robot Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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18/034755
Toroidal continuously variable transmission Nov 4, 2021 Issued
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17/509782
Articulation for a robot Oct 24, 2021 Issued
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17/504082
Speed reducer Oct 17, 2021 Issued
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18/692956
ROBOT Oct 13, 2021 Pending
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17/499890
Energy storing assistive mechanism, robotic joint and robot Oct 12, 2021 Issued
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18/039005
Hybrid drive unit Oct 5, 2021 Issued
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18/032677
Gearing having a housing and a shaft unit Oct 4, 2021 Issued
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17/482183
Lightweight high load-bearing reducer and method for generating bionic bone structure of gear thereof Sep 21, 2021 Issued
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18/042420
Robot Sep 21, 2021 Issued
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