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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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18/243890
Image forming apparatus the controls operation depending on whether show-through of sheet is detected Sep 7, 2023 Issued
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18/464070
Intermediate transfer member, image forming apparatus, and production device for polymer mixture Sep 7, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19581060 [patent_doc_number] => 12147172 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-11-19 [patent_title] => Developing device, cleaning method, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/463431 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 34377 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 338 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18463431 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/463431
Developing device, cleaning method, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus Sep 7, 2023 Issued
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18/243451
Image forming apparatus controlling formation of test images based on recording material type Sep 6, 2023 Issued
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18/462718
Image forming apparatus and control method Sep 6, 2023 Issued
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18/461428
Image forming apparatus Sep 4, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19779845 [patent_doc_number] => 12228877 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-18 [patent_title] => Process cartridge and image forming apparatus [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/241266 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6514 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 427 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18241266 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/241266
Process cartridge and image forming apparatus Aug 31, 2023 Issued
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18/454008
Image forming apparatus Aug 21, 2023 Issued
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18/447452
Developer container and image forming apparatus Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/365293
Image forming system Aug 3, 2023 Issued
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18/364243
Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including the same Aug 1, 2023 Issued
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18/229400
Image forming device Aug 1, 2023 Issued
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18/228032
Attachment and image forming system Jul 30, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19739596 [patent_doc_number] => 12216424 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-04 [patent_title] => Sheet type discrimination device, sheet type discrimination method, and sheet type discrimination program [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/227017 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 14224 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 169 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18227017 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/227017
Sheet type discrimination device, sheet type discrimination method, and sheet type discrimination program Jul 26, 2023 Issued
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18/359266
Cartridge including a developer storage unit for storing developer Jul 25, 2023 Issued
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18/359400
Image forming apparatus including developing guide for guiding attachment and detachment of developing cartridge to and from main body housing Jul 25, 2023 Issued
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18/225938
Image forming system Jul 24, 2023 Issued
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18/226115
Image forming system Jul 24, 2023 Issued
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18/357793
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Jul 23, 2023 Issued
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18/357202
Image forming apparatus having a fixing unit with a cable connector provided on an attachment portion Jul 23, 2023 Issued
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