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Examiner: Shackelford, Heather


Primary examiner statistics: 574 patents; average approval time: 578 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 261 patents; average approval time: 696 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8316491 Mattress and bedpan cushion system using an air pressure switch a...
7104729 Buoyancy compensator jacket for scuba divers with improved weight...
7059802 Vibratory compactor and compact exciter assembly usable therewith
7047578 Medical transport technology
7036598 Intervention module for a well
7024709 Replaceable headboard and footboard cover
7020913 Hoist device
7017214 Water pillow with restricted flow
7017206 Bag and towel combination
7018136 Method installing a duct, device for carrying out said method, an...
7013508 Bed rail assembly
7013513 Waterbed structure
7013514 Fire retardant mattress
7011475 Method for preventing seismic liquefaction of ground in urbanized...
7003823 Crib safety net
6986176 Convertible headboard
6978502 Pillow
6978500 Foot controls for a bed
6978589 Reel for a harvesting assembly
6976280 Contour adjusting pillow
6973688 Method and apparatus for moving and locking a monitor in a patien...
6971126 Transfer system for an invalid patient
6971132 Mattress with hand supports
6968582 Expandable top bedding
6966085 Sleep system
6966083 Magnetic levitation bed
6964070 Patient lifting apparatus
6964540 Variably adjustable watercraft ramp
6954955 Infant sleep positioner
6954950 Foldable hanging bed
6951338 Cylinder head gasket
6948201 Care bed used commonly for bathing and toileting
6948563 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation ...
6935634 Steam turbine packing spring
6935632 Automatically disengaging spacing mechanism for a mechanical seal
6932541 Wave forming apparatus and method
6929425 Erosion control reinforcement mat
6925663 Crib with hidden hardware
6926471 Protective barrier, in particular for mountainous places
6926284 Sealing arrangements

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6085509 Snap on grass bag sleeve with sewing stop
5873225 Ducted fan mower deck
5865019 Plastic divider assembly with frame for a corn head
5851034 Pipe swivel joint with removable plug for main seal replacement
5848813 Threaded port for fluid flow connection
5842723 Flexible connection arrangement for connecting a pipe of an exhau...
5842726 Preformed transition pipe coupling
5832703 Twin engine riding lawn mower
5833277 Tension-resisting pipe connection and method of making same
5826921 Threaded pipe joint
5816623 Self-locking quick disconnect coupling device
5816035 Mower deck mounting system
5810399 Clamp for ground glass joint
5797633 Hose connector, particularly for the connection of hoses, such as...
5794985 Threaded pipe connection
5791129 Machine for automatic or semiautomatic trimming or cutting of vin...
5782501 Connecting mechanism for connecting a pipeline to a unit part
5782508 Swivelable quick connector assembly
5779282 Exhaust ball seal
5772252 Pipe junction holder with a novel torque-limiting device
5771670 Balanced-wheeled grass and weed trimmer apparatus
5772255 Tubing connector
5769466 Threaded joint for pipes
5769462 Releasable coupling
5765349 Tree shaker
5765876 Pipe coupling requiring low closing force
5765350 Fruit picking shaker rod
5761892 Rotary mower
5761887 Platform attachment for lawn mower
5758910 Gasket assembly for a fluid coupling
5758480 Farming and gardening tools with two sets of tines
5749606 Connector assembly with retainer
5746454 Pipe coupling assembly
5743074 Lawn mower deck protecting device
5735552 Swivel coupler
5732982 Coupling joint
5732984 Manually releasable quick connector
5730481 Quick connector with snap-on retainer
5730475 Quick connect fluid coupling with collet retainer
5725258 Fluid quick connector
 
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