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Examiner: Chin, Paul T.


Primary examiner statistics: 15 patents; average approval time: 16 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 340 patents; average approval time: 340 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7641247 End effector assembly for supporting a substrate
6942264 Disposable pet waste receptacle
6921240 Industrial roll handling apparatus
6896306 Actuator mechanism for a two-bucket grab device
6830273 Parallel gripper
6830131 Elevator hoisting machine
6827380 Manipulating hand for handling a wire material
6824179 Golf ball pick up device
6820906 Hand tool for installing tie-down strap corner protector
6821074 Automated container loader for refuse vehicle
6820907 Multi-unit concrete block tongs
6817640 Four-bar linkage wafer clamping mechanism
6779634 Dumb waiter elevating and lowering platform device
6733058 Winding roll lifting device with adjustable supporting arm and ch...
6071379 Papermaking process utilizing hydrophilic dispersion polymers of ...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7431363 Automatic release hook
7422257 Truss gripping hook
7421771 Device for holding a rotatable propeller and method of using same
7419198 Elongated member lifting system
7413228 Hard flex tweezers
7407208 Joint drive mechanism and robot hand
7401826 Puwi-bag
7399018 Lifting sling
7390041 Micro-manipulator
7384085 Releasable coupling device for lifting objects
7384086 Device for removing or inserting a fuse with an improved holding ...
7377568 Promotional shopping-bag handle with hinged bag gripping members
7374217 Two way non leaking flow valve with full-open capability
7370897 Article gripping device
7357434 Load ring for lifting by elevator, of casing having no upset
7357433 Sling band for lifting loads
7350840 Lifting device for containers
7347467 Fifth wheel hook/tandem hook release tool
7347469 Hand tool for material gathering, lifting, and manipulation
7344175 Grabbing tool
7344171 Hand-held device for picking up objects
7344174 Apparatus for removing and inserting optically read disks
7344170 Friction grip fireplace tool
7341294 Tennis ball retrieval cart and practice hopper
7334826 End-effectors for handling microelectronic wafers
7331622 Oil container carrier
7328925 Gripper for plastic bag handles
7322623 Sawtooth terminal blade gripper and method of gripping
7322622 Nano-gripper and method of producing same
7318610 Picking tool with changeable end effector
7318612 Gravity actuated retrieval device
7318611 Roll-off container with adjustable attachment apparatus; attachme...
7311345 Golf ball retriever
7311344 Lockable tongs
7309089 Vacuum cup
7306273 Roll-off container with adjustable attachment apparatus
7303220 Connector coupling/decoupling tool
7293810 Apparatus for collection and pouching
7293812 Power driven gripping device with various cross-sections
7290814 Post hole digger
 
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