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William M. Pierce

Examiner (ID: 2072, Phone: (571)272-4414 , Office: P/3711 )

Most Active Art Unit
3711
Art Unit(s)
3711, 3304
Total Applications
2367
Issued Applications
1398
Pending Applications
118
Abandoned Applications
861

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/232173
DRUM CARTRIDGE AND DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING VARIATION IN POSITION OF ELECTRICAL CONTACT SURFACE Jun 8, 2025 Pending
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19/192719
Process cartridge installable into main assembly of imaging apparatus Apr 28, 2025 Issued
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19/011912
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE AND DRUM UNIT Jan 6, 2025 Pending
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19/007729
PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Jan 1, 2025 Pending
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18/984504
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Dec 16, 2024 Pending
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18/981262
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Dec 12, 2024 Pending
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18/978816
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE Dec 11, 2024 Pending
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18/952415
IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Nov 18, 2024 Pending
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18/952794
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Nov 18, 2024 Pending
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18/948870
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUSPENDING IMAGE FORMATION OF IMAGE FORMING DEVICE WHEN ACCESS COVER IS OPEN Nov 14, 2024 Pending
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18/948159
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Nov 13, 2024 Pending
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18/922679
CHARGING MEMBER, CHARGING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Oct 21, 2024 Pending
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18/921022
DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, TONER CONTAINER, SUB-HOPPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Oct 20, 2024 Pending
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18/920113
PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Oct 17, 2024 Pending
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18/908195
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Oct 6, 2024 Pending
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18/905442
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Oct 2, 2024 Pending
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18/903191
IMAGE FORMING DEVICE Sep 30, 2024 Pending
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18/897144
POWDER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE Sep 25, 2024 Issued
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18/896080
Image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, and storage medium Sep 24, 2024 Issued
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18/886174
Image forming apparatus including process cartridge provided with toner receiving part for receiving toner Sep 15, 2024 Issued
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