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Examiner: Hannon, Thomas R


Primary examiner statistics: 640 patents; average approval time: 640 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 0 patents; average approval time: N/A

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8186240 Joystick type switch device
8186886 Turbocharger shaft bearing system
8186882 Gas bearing and fabrication method
8181549 Steering apparatus
8177435 Manufacturing method of a drawn cup needle roller bearing having ...
8177437 Rolling bearing, retainer segment and main shaft support structur...
8177434 Fluid dynamic bearing device
8176804 Motor actuator and opening/closing device
8177433 Hydrodynamic bearing unit
8171818 Industrial robot having electric cable connecting movable body an...
8171817 Control shift assembly for manual transmission
8172462 Rolling bearing and rolling bearing assembly
8166838 Actuator for driving movable object and motion guide apparatus fo...
8167494 Squeeze-film damper arrangement
8167496 Slide bearing
8167502 Steering column assembly
8162544 Gas bearing spindle
8161839 Electrically powered tilt steering device
8161832 Method of keeping given direction and device for its implementati...
8157448 Bearing
8156832 Mechanical vibrator having eccentric masses
8157451 Bearing arrangement of a shaft
8157449 Ball bearing cage
8152377 Low-friction sliding mechanism
8152381 Rolling bearing comprising a device for withdrawing a liquid
8152382 Output tube assembly for drive axle covers and method of use
8151666 Twist throttle with integral hydraulic master cylinder
8146453 Motion guide device
8147141 Linear motion guide unit
8147145 Journal bearing device
8141450 Gear wheel
8142079 Linear motion guide unit with means for keeping cage against wand...
8136998 Bearing apparatus
8136993 Sliding bearing
8136992 Hydrostatic mounting
8136994 Sensor-equipped rolling bearing apparatus
8136417 Sliding device
8136999 Turbomachine shaft guidance
8132966 Rotary flexure and air bearing support for rotary indexing system
8132479 Screw device and method of manufacturing the same

Patents as Assistant Examiner

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