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App. No. 17/348,346
· Confirmation No. 6723
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W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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Inventors
Sherif A. Eskaros
Elkton, MD
John M. Herman
Elkton, MD
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
606/213
A61B17/0057
A61B17/00
A61B17/12
A61B2017/00004
A61B2017/00336
A61B2017/00575
A61B2017/00606
A61B2017/00619
A61B2017/00641
A61B2017/00654
A61B2017/00659
A61B2017/00898
A61B2017/00942
A61B2017/22038
A61F2/00
Prosecution
- Examiner
- KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D
- Art Unit
- 3771
- Customer No.
- 133414
- Docket No.
- 450385.003455 MP/308AUS02
- Confirmation No.
- 6723
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20220008049A1
- Pub. Date
- 2022-01-13
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 15/138,264
· US 11,064,985
Filed 2016-04-26
· Patented Case
Parent
is a Division of
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App. 13/168,345
Filed 2011-06-24
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 61/490,239
Filed 2011-05-26
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 61/370,263
Filed 2010-08-03
· Provisional Application Expired
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 17/348,346
- Filed
- 2021-06-15
- Pub. No.
- US20220008049A1
- Examiner
- KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D
- Art Unit
- 3771
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