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Process For Propelling Foodstuffs or the Like into a Crowd

A method of launching foodstuffs into a crowd for promotional and entertainment purposes.

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Examiner: Dang, Thi


Primary examiner statistics: 825 patents; average approval time: 856 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 317 patents; average approval time: 732 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6610169 Semiconductor processing system and method
6579374 Apparatus for fabrication of thin films
6576061 Apparatus and method for processing a substrate
6572732 Parallel-plate electrode plasma reactor having an inductive anten...
6572707 Vaporizer for sensitive precursors
6564744 Plasma CVD method and apparatus
6564743 Method for forming oxide film of semiconductor device, and oxide ...
6562190 System, apparatus, and method for processing wafer using single f...
6562248 Active control of phase shift mask etching process
6558506 Etching system and etching chamber
6553932 Reduction of plasma edge effect on plasma enhanced CVD processes
6553933 Apparatus for injecting and modifying gas concentration of a meta...
6554952 Method and apparatus for etching a gold metal layer using a titan...
6554953 Thin film electrostatic shield for inductive plasma processing
6551447 Inductive plasma reactor
6551445 Plasma processing system and method for manufacturing a semicondu...
6551442 Method of producing semiconductor device and system for producing...
6551444 Plasma processing apparatus and method of processing
6540837 Quartz wafer processing chamber
6540839 Apparatus and method to passivate magnets and magnetic materials
6537421 RF bias control in plasma deposition and etch systems with multip...
6530341 Deposition apparatus for manufacturing thin film
6530342 Large area plasma source
6530994 Platform for supporting a semiconductor substrate and method of s...
6527911 Configurable plasma volume etch chamber
6527912 Stacked RF excitation coil for inductive plasma processor
6526910 Apparatus and method for forming a deposited film by means of pla...
6524490 Method for electroless copper deposition using a hypophosphite re...
6524429 Method of forming buried wiring, and apparatus for processing sub...
6524431 Apparatus for automatically cleaning mask
6524432 Parallel-plate electrode plasma reactor having an inductive anten...
6524430 Apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device
6523494 Apparatus for depositing low dielectric constant oxide film
6521082 Magnetically enhanced plasma apparatus and method with enhanced p...
6518195 Plasma reactor using inductive RF coupling, and processes
6517670 Etching and cleaning apparatus
6517665 Liga developer apparatus system
6517913 Method and apparatus for reducing perfluorocompound gases from su...
6514377 Apparatus for and method of processing an object to be processed
6514375 Dry etching endpoint detection system

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5552876 Apparatus and method for forming superimposed images and copying ...
5541719 Fixing device having conductive fixing film in image forming appa...
5526108 Electrostatographic printer with image-fixing station
5512982 Image-forming apparatus with a photosensitive member and a chargi...
5510883 Electrophotographic single-component developing device
5508794 Developer recycling system and developer cartridge therefor
5506372 Development station having a particle removing device
5504558 Electrophotographic photosensitive member, and electrophotographi...
5502554 Image transferring unit of non-contact type roller method
5495314 Image forming apparatus controlled by microcomputer
5495315 Level sensing apparatus
5486910 Image forming apparatus having paper feeding mechanism for feedin...
5469242 Corona generating device having a heated shield
5459552 Image forming apparatus communicable with a centralized control a...
5459558 Charging device, image forming apparatus with same and a process ...
5446527 Method of forming fixed images
5428427 Device for detecting toner used in an electrophotography machine
5420624 Method and apparatus for correcting printing distortions in an in...
5406320 Ink replenishment assemblies for ink jet printers
5396315 Electrophotographic printing machine
5392103 Image forming method comprising electrostatic transfer of develop...
5355204 Image fixing apparatus without crease of fixing film
5355196 Micro computer controlled image forming apparatus
5353101 Charging member featuring a cut edge, and charging device employi...
5315357 Cleaning unit provided in xerographic image forming apparatus for...
5305058 Progressive levels of automatic machine quality adjust
5303017 Print skip avoidance for on-line compiling
5300959 Efficient conductor routing for inkjet printhead
5300990 Liquid electrophotographic printer developer
5289250 Sheet post-processing apparatus having sheet aligner
5285243 Method and apparatus for determining toner development rate
5282010 Stripping of paper from photoreceptor belts with reduced stress
5278584 Ink delivery system for an inkjet printhead
5278620 Cleaning blade equipped with a vibration sensor
5270782 Single-component development system with intermediate donor membe...
5260724 Capping device for ink jet printer
5260750 Image forming apparatus having integral developing agent storing ...
5258781 One-step encapsulation, air gap sealing and structure bonding of ...
5258817 Document handling system having a shunt path
5245386 Contact charging device having a brush restricting member
 
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