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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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16/951122
Developing cartridge including blade and blade holder for supporting end portion of blade Nov 17, 2020 Issued
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17/099066
Image forming apparatus Nov 15, 2020 Issued
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17/098556
Toner cartridge and toner supplying mechanism Nov 15, 2020 Issued
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17/085022
Development cartridge having sealing member Oct 29, 2020 Issued
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17/079788
Power supply apparatus and image forming apparatus Oct 25, 2020 Issued
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17/072463
Electroconductive member, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Oct 15, 2020 Issued
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17/071103
Electrophotographic apparatus, process cartridge and cartridge set Oct 14, 2020 Issued
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17/070712
Developing member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus Oct 13, 2020 Issued
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17/068971
Process cartridge and image forming apparatus Oct 12, 2020 Issued
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17/069229
Image forming apparatus Oct 12, 2020 Issued
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17/067957
Removably mountable unit and image forming apparatus Oct 11, 2020 Issued
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17/063443
Scanning optical system and image forming apparatus Oct 4, 2020 Issued
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17/062844
Image forming apparatus Oct 4, 2020 Issued
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17/039007
Image processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium Sep 29, 2020 Issued
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17/038559
Image forming apparatus Sep 29, 2020 Issued
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17/034848
Layer transfer device Sep 27, 2020 Issued
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17/023708
Image forming apparatus and storage device Sep 16, 2020 Issued
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17/019027
Process cartridge, developing apparatus, and image forming apparatus Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/013889
Developing device and image forming apparatus Sep 7, 2020 Issued
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17/642318
Imaging system with gloss treatment device Sep 3, 2020 Issued
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