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Patent No. 6205950

Pet Toilet-Like Water Disk and Food Storage

One pet-friendly inventor patented "a device for watering pets, e.g., a dog or cat." The device, he helpfully noted, "has the general shape of a toilet."

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Examiner: Hirshfeld, Andrew H.


Primary examiner statistics: 1675 patents; average approval time: 1674 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 183 patents; average approval time: 782 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7546048 Method for determining ink usage efficiency in commercial printin...
7459918 Impedance measurement system with incorporated internal measureme...
7427867 Method and system for non-destructive evaluation of conducting st...
7408359 Current measuring device having artificial lipid bilayer membrane
7405576 Method and apparatus for measuring high-frequency electrical char...
7403018 Cable tester
7401002 Method and apparatus for statistical compilation
7401006 Method and system for signal processing using a sparse approximat...
7400153 Detector with capacitance sensor for detecting object being caugh...
7400130 Integrated circuit device
7397232 Coulter counter having a plurality of channels
7394279 Method of measuring a surface voltage of an insulating layer
7394260 Tuning a test trace configured for capacitive coupling to signal ...
7391228 On-die heating circuit and control loop for rapid heating of the ...
7391225 Carbon nanotube sensor and apparatus and method for detecting cha...
7391220 Method and device for detecting defects of electromagnetic protec...
7391222 Deflector
7388386 Method and apparatus for corrosion detection
7388384 Method and system for monitoring partial discharge in gas-insulat...
7385410 Method of and apparatus for testing for integrated circuit contac...
7385406 Automated electrical wiring inspection system
7385383 Methods and systems for determining efficacy of stress protection...
7385404 Arrangement and method for testing a capacitance array in an inte...
7385405 Capacitance probe for thin dielectric film characterization
7385382 Quick reference test light probe with digital voltage meter
7382138 System and method for non-destructive testing of rotors
7382139 One layer capacitive sensing apparatus having varying width sensi...
7382140 Method and device for flame monitoring
7378852 Measuring device having a plurality of potentiometric electrode p...
7378832 Probing high-frequency signals
7378855 Bi-directional three-Dimensional microwave scanning and volumetri...
7378856 Array sensor electronics
7378857 Methods and apparatuses for detecting the level of a liquid in a ...
7378854 Dual sine-wave time stamp method and apparatus
7378853 System and method for detecting cable faults for high-speed trans...
7375531 Method of informing pilot of aircraft of spark detected in gas tu...
7375533 Continuity tester adaptors
7375537 Method and apparatus for measuring relative dielectric constant
7375532 Cable tester
7372281 Capacitance type sensor

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6606949 Sheet-fed rotary printing press
6422171 Temperature indicating device
6070549 Pointer type indicating device
6065868 Temperature display for a car stereo
6035541 Method and apparatus facilitating the measurement of a clearance ...
6026585 Structure for a tape measure
5974877 Sight window assembly and method of forming same
5934805 Method and an apparatus for flaw detection
5915807 All-in-one drawing apparatus
5915330 Apparatus for temporarily marking automobiles and method of using...
5911192 Product identification marker configured as an indicator plate fo...
5909938 Collision protective arrangement for the measuring arm of a coord...
5909940 Vehicle body alignment apparatus
5900546 Liquid level indicator for storage tank
5899167 Display support device for displaying replaceable indicia
5896826 Adjustable cable marker
5884578 Flag with a means for keeping it distended
5881471 Method and apparatus for making window treatments including swags...
5878689 Pointer for measuring instruments
5875557 Scale
5873175 Telescoping measurement transfer device
5873174 Measuring tape holding system
5870831 Ceramic and marble wall-cut measuring ruler
5871279 Durable tympanic probe and thermometer
5870967 Vehicle driver alerting system
5868496 Non-contact surface temperature, emissivity, and area estimation
5862604 Process for coordinate measurement on workpieces
5862774 Electrical wire identification marking methods and systems
5862773 Resilient flag assembly
5862775 Sewer backup indicator
5862170 Temperature measurement method using temperature coefficient timi...
5860385 Crossing arm assembly
5857261 Sophisticated structure for a tape measure
5852986 Automatic inflator with status indicators
5848842 Method of calibrating a temperature measurement system
5845411 Centering of objects
5845597 Separation medium efficiency indicator
5842435 Index for a measuring instrument
5839202 Manual three dimensional coordinate measuring machine
5839458 Dishwasher clean/dirty indicator
 
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