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Henry A. Bennett is a Supervisory Patent Examiner of Art Unit 3744 Refrigeration and Automatic Temperature and Humidity Controls at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.Mr. Bennett has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.Prior to joining the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Bennett worked as an Engineer in Steel Making Operations at Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Baltimore Maryland.He serves as a participant in independent inventor outreach activities as provided by the Office of Independent Inventor Programs.
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Henry A. Bennett is a Supervisory Patent Examiner of Art Unit 3744 Refrigeration and Automatic Temperature and Humidity Controls at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.Mr. Bennett has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.Prior to joining the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Bennett worked as an Engineer in Steel Making Operations at Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Baltimore Maryland.He serves as a participant in independent inventor outreach activities as provided by the Office of Independent Inventor Programs.