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Examiner: Thomas, David B.


Primary examiner statistics: 538 patents; average approval time: 537 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 490 patents; average approval time: 489 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8141460 Ratcheting wrench
7966914 Screwdriver handle
7461430 Vacuum system and method
7458296 Screwing tool with interchangeable blade
7454813 Cleaning device and method
7455096 Machine for fitting and removing tires and wheel rims for vehicle...
7451515 Cleaning processing system and cleaning processing apparatus
7451671 Porta jack for flooring
7451673 Indexable pliers-type tool
7448299 Hand tool with vibration-damping sleeve
7448300 360 degree rotatable ratchet socket drive body tapered for variou...
7448114 Floor sweeping and scrubbing machine
7444908 Tool handle drivable by other tool
7441301 Mopping device for mopping surfaces to be cleaned
7441483 Tamper-resistant fastener and method and tool for use with same
7441305 Floor cleaner
7437976 Positive auto-blocking nut ensemble and torqueing tool
7437972 Apparatus for fastening and loosening a lid from a container
7437979 Screwdriver bit
7438110 Tire mounting apparatus
7437791 Apparatus for removing insects from produce
7434497 Adjustable compound cutters or grippers
7434288 Oral care device with multi-structural contact elements
7434289 Polisher brush having wire-shaped grinding elements
7431066 Auxiliary tool for putting a tire on a rim
7430779 Combination toilet brush and plunger
7430945 Ratcheting torque wrench
7430944 Wing nut installation clutch drive device
7430784 Vacuum-cleaning apparatus for a stable
7424840 Nail gun
7424766 Sensors and associated methods for controlling a vacuum cleaner
7422516 Conductive polishing article for electrochemical mechanical polis...
7421931 Socket wrench/adaptor combination
7418757 Musical toothbrush
7418756 Fastener thread cleaning apparatus
7418891 Spanner
7415912 Locking clamp device
7415745 Folding multipurpose pocket tool with floating springs
7412748 Robot cleaning system
7412749 Vacuum cleaner and floor dustpan system

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7459271 Method for detecting whether an organism is homozygous or heteroz...
7445898 Quantitative amplification with a labeled probe and 3′ to 5′ ...
7442504 Herbicide tolerant cotton plants and methods for producing and id...
7435542 Exhaustive selection of RNA aptamers against complex targets
7432055 Dual phase multiplex polymerase chain reaction
7425413 Methods of designing, synthesizing, and propagating reference nuc...
7413855 Method for bisulfite treatment
7407748 Method and kit for the determination of cellular activation profi...
7407782 Nucleic acid detection compositions
7402391 Method for detecting target plant genus
7393940 Screening methods and sequences relating thereto
7390621 Methods and compositions for detecting telomerase activity
7390622 Apparatus and methods for detecting nucleic acid in biological sa...
7384739 Compositions for enhancing DNA synthesis, DNA polymerase-related ...
7384782 Polymerase chain reaction container and process for producing the...
7378242 DNA sequence detection by limited primer extension
7374885 Single-primer nucleic acid amplification methods
7365187 DNA amplification method and kit therefor
7345161 Detection reagent for shiga toxin family gene of entero-hemorrhag...
7338765 Representational fragment amplification
7335471 Polypeptides derived from RNA polymerases and use thereof
7326779 Primers and method of detecting bacteria
7320860 Nucleic acid amplification method
7316901 Method of efficiently detecting double-stranded nucleic acid
7288377 ADH1C
7252935 Method of detection of prostate cancer
7244567 Double ended sequencing
7241598 Frame-shifting PCR for germline immunoglobulin genes retrieval an...
7220549 Stabilizing a nucleic acid for nucleic acid sequencing
7208278 Concatameric ligation products: compositions, methods and kits fo...
7198923 Method for the preparation of purified HCV RNA by exosome separat...
7112406 Polynomial amplification of nucleic acids
6978699 Ratchet tool
6957466 Folding multipurpose pocket tool with floating springs
6928900 Tool for shearing bolts
6908374 Chemical mechanical polishing endpoint detection
6901826 Screwdriver
6892720 Method for cutting natural and/or man-made diamonds
6889581 Wrench capable of clamping a screwed member and preventing the sc...
6874389 Automated pill bottle opener
 
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