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Patent No. 5421089

Fork With Timer

A fork with timer for providing a cue to a user after an elapsed period of time for indicating that another bite of food using the fork may be taken.

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Examiner: Hussain, Imad


Primary examiner statistics: 1 patents; average approval time: N/A
Assistant examiner statistics: 54 patents; average approval time: 75 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7640346 Dispatching network connections in user-mode

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