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William M. Pierce

Examiner (ID: 9042, Phone: (571)272-4414 , Office: P/3711 )

Most Active Art Unit
3711
Art Unit(s)
3304, 3711
Total Applications
2389
Issued Applications
1407
Pending Applications
126
Abandoned Applications
862

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/758255
Systems and methods for masking pinsetters of bowling lanes Dec 28, 2020 Issued
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17/131530
Golf club heads with energy storage characteristics Dec 21, 2020 Issued
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17/119859
Golf club heads with energy storage characteristics Dec 10, 2020 Issued
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17/104429
GOLF CLUB HEAD Nov 24, 2020 Abandoned
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17/105043
Golf club Nov 24, 2020 Issued
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16/952029
GOLF CLUB HEAD Nov 17, 2020 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18852922 [patent_doc_number] => 11850479 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-12-26 [patent_title] => Variable thickness face plate for a golf club head [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/087462 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-11-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 16087 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 386 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17087462 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/087462
Variable thickness face plate for a golf club head Nov 1, 2020 Issued
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17/079146
Personal Bowling Equipment Oct 22, 2020 Abandoned
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16/949200
STORE-BASED BOARD GAME Oct 18, 2020 Abandoned
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17/011072
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A WEIGHT BLOCK Sep 2, 2020 Abandoned
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16/993081
ENHANCED GAMES OF CHANCE AND METHODS FOR PLAYING SUCH GAMES Aug 12, 2020 Pending
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16/990787
Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features Aug 10, 2020 Issued
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16/987706
BACCARAT METHOD OF PLAY AND PLAYING SURFACE LAYOUT Aug 6, 2020 Abandoned
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16/984795
Golf club heads with trench features and related methods Aug 3, 2020 Issued
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16/943708
SELF-DEFENSE STICK Jul 29, 2020 Abandoned
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16/922676
Methods and Systems for Generating Dynamic Displays on a Game Display and Respective Player Displays Jul 6, 2020 Abandoned
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16/914134
Golf club heads with insert and related methods Jun 25, 2020 Issued
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16/914010
Iron-type golf club heads with a dual-density insert Jun 25, 2020 Issued
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16/909118
Bowling enhancement system with mobile device pairing and related methods Jun 22, 2020 Issued
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16/908599
Golf club heads with energy storage characteristics Jun 21, 2020 Issued
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