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William R Klotz

Examiner (ID: 1496, Phone: (571)272-0274 , Office: P/3754 )

Most Active Art Unit
3754
Art Unit(s)
3754
Total Applications
276
Issued Applications
81
Pending Applications
44
Abandoned Applications
151

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/186378
Staple cartridge comprising an information access control system Feb 25, 2021 Issued
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17/176784
Surgical apparatus with conductor strain relief Feb 15, 2021 Issued
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17/159425
Surgical stapling device with laminated drive member Jan 26, 2021 Issued
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17/158277
END EFFECTORS, SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF USING SAME Jan 25, 2021 Pending
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17/147435
Staple cartridge and drive member for surgical instrument Jan 11, 2021 Issued
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17/141759
Surgical stapling device with firing lockout mechanism Jan 4, 2021 Issued
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17/140481
Anvil buttress attachment for surgical stapling apparatus Jan 3, 2021 Issued
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17/130728
Closure assembly for linear surgical stapler Dec 21, 2020 Issued
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17/783388
Working tool Dec 8, 2020 Issued
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17/104488
Compressible knitted adjuncts with varying fiber features Nov 24, 2020 Issued
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17/100649
Tie drill and lag screw inserter device for the rail industry Nov 19, 2020 Issued
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17/096430
Electric tool Nov 11, 2020 Issued
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17/090018
Fastener driving tool using a gas spring Nov 4, 2020 Issued
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17/089789
Hand-held surgical instruments Nov 4, 2020 Issued
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17/768563
Method for the open-loop and closed-loop control of a power tool Nov 3, 2020 Pending
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17/084198
Surgical instrument comprising an indicator which indicates that an articulation drive is actuatable Oct 28, 2020 Issued
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17/073734
Systems and methods for calculating usage of power tools with a sensor tag Oct 18, 2020 Issued
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17/069392
END EFFECTOR COUPLING ARRANGEMENTS FOR A SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING INSTRUMENT Oct 12, 2020 Pending
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17/754496
DEVICE HEAD OF A HYDRAULICALLY ACTUABLE TOOL Oct 7, 2020 Pending
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17/032279
SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENTS WITH ROTATABLE STAPLE DEPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS Sep 24, 2020 Pending
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