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Examiner: Combs, E. Michael


Primary examiner statistics: 744 patents; average approval time: 589 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 108 patents; average approval time: 534 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5085066 Method for suppressing fluctation of width in hot rolled strip
5063767 Apparatus for controlling time gaps between billets in rolling mi...
5058410 Method and apparatus fo producing thin wire, rod, tube, and profi...
5050418 Bar steel rolling mill with a cooling segment for thermomechanica...
5046347 Coolant containment apparatus for rolling mills
5042279 Bending machine
5038437 Folding seat hinge assembly
5036689 Descaling rolled material
5035019 Cold-forming tap
5033919 Stabilized tap with air release
5033181 Method for manufacturing nails
5031262 Method of making a non-perforated nail button
5031432 Process for the rolling of wire material
5024076 Tool for forming sheet metal
5024074 Apparatus and method for selectively forming a thickened edge on ...
5022135 Method of manufacturing a fluid conduit having exterior detail
5020354 Compact rolling mill for rolling structural steel
5020350 Apparatus and method for lubricating and cooling in a draw and ir...
5016456 Process for making hollow billets into tubes
5016459 Method and guide roll stand for guiding and shaping strip materia...
5014411 Method of forming a locking nut and locked threaded connection
5014412 Strip casting installation with rotary hearth furnace and method ...
5014540 Jig assembly
5014424 Method of making a curved pipe
5011064 Method of manufacturing a double-walled tube
5010758 Bending machine
5009094 Method of rolling H-shaped steels
5009092 Coiler arrangement
5007266 Successive cold working process
5007265 Optical monitor for superplastic forming
5005395 Method of manufacturing electric welded pipes under hot condition...
5003804 Method for pre-processing stainless steel strip intended to be ...
5001915 Method for improving hot strip mill processing
5000020 Method and arrangement for controlling the thicknesses of webs an...
4998428 Method of cleaning stamping dies
4996860 Method and apparatus for manufacturing anchor bolts for concrete
4996756 Apparatus for fitting sealing and trimming strips
4996861 Apparatus for forming an elogated tubular element into a helix
4995251 System for trimming leading and trailing ends from a wire coil
4993251 Rollstand having easily replaceable roll dies

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
4024742 Method of lubricating a cold reduction mill
4023391 Method of and apparatus for controlling the shape of rolled objec...
4023392 Method and apparatus for cooling hot rolled rod
4023211 Apparatus for automatically forming threaded portion having ...
4022047 Hose reel for piercer and reeler outlet tables
4020515 Apparatus for assembling washer-shaped and elongated components a...
4019432 Rivet making machine
4019357 Method of making reinforcements for concrete
4018071 Spring winding machine with improved pitch mechanism
4018070 Electro-mechanical drive for torsion winders and the like
4016736 Lubricant packed wire drawing dies
4014203 Ejector mechanism for ejecting pressed parts from the bottom die ...
4014371 Mattress making machinery
4014058 Feeding device for high speed nut formers
4012803 Multiheaded radial type nut tapper
4008594 Wire coiling machine
4007620 Metal container forming apparatus
4007534 Multi-conductor half tap
4006621 Pipe bending machine
4005830 Mandrelless downcoiler for coil box
4003233 Bending and straightening mechanism for mine roof bolts
4002191 Apparatus and method for straightening semi-conductor pins
4001906 Machine for cutting slots in screw shanks
4000635 Strip deflector unit
4000764 Stator lead termination apparatus
3999718 Spiral accumulator for a flexible metal strip
3998084 Cooling spray system for rolling mill
3995358 Applicator tool for multi-conductor connector
3995465 Method of coldworking metal pieces
3994188 Wire strand twisting apparatus for an insulated wire cutting and ...
3994151 Method for cooling the rolls of rolling mills
3992740 Screw blank receiving and orienting collet
3992766 Apparatus for processing elastic articles
3993106 Wire spring-manufacturing apparatus
3991796 Wire cutting, stripping and wrapping hand tool
3988913 Isothermal metal forming apparatus
3988914 Isothermal metal forming apparatus
3988796 Method of making toothed lock washers
3987656 Pipe bending apparatus
3986377 Apparatus for sheathing a cable core with core surrounded by ...
 
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