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Anthony J. Weier

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Most Active Art Unit
1792
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1302, 1761, 1781, 1794, 1792, 1305
Total Applications
2689
Issued Applications
1896
Pending Applications
153
Abandoned Applications
656

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/372444
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OVERLAY MEASUREMENT OF A SCANNING TARGET Sep 24, 2023 Pending
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19/120330
OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENT METHOD Sep 21, 2023 Pending
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18/471185
Optical distance measuring device Sep 19, 2023 Issued
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18/469107
Optical measurement apparatus, optical measurement method using the same, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same Sep 17, 2023 Issued
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18/467371
ANGLE RESOLVED REFLECTOMETRY FOR THICK FILMS AND HIGH ASPECT RATIO STRUCTURES Sep 13, 2023 Pending
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18/461708
Acquiring apparatus, acquiring method, and optical system manufacturing method Sep 5, 2023 Issued
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18/462208
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION OF THE SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION COMPONENTS, THROUGH VARIATION IN THE INPUT PROBING LASER POLARIZATION Sep 5, 2023 Pending
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18/238157
Vehicle component with image sensor aimed at fiducial marker Aug 24, 2023 Issued
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18/230542
MULTI-OVERLAY STACKED GRATING METROLOGY TARGET Aug 3, 2023 Pending
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18/226781
Optical-based validation of orientations of internal facets Jul 26, 2023 Issued
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18/347717
Mode-dependent loss measurement device and mode-dependent loss measurement method Jul 5, 2023 Issued
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18/335485
DIMENSIONAL METROLOGY USING NON-LINEAR OPTICS Jun 14, 2023 Pending
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18/335628
Overlay estimation based on optical inspection and machine learning Jun 14, 2023 Issued
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18/875683
PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR RAPID, AUTOMATIC, HIGH PENETRATION DEPTH EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES WITH A LIGHT-SHEET MICROSCOPE, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR USING SUCH PLATE ASSEMBLY Jun 12, 2023 Pending
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18/323516
Event detection device and event detection method May 24, 2023 Issued
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18/200425
Digital image gemstone verification with filters May 21, 2023 Issued
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18/319711
Measurement apparatus, lithography apparatus and article manufacturing method May 17, 2023 Issued
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18/696040
Roller gap measurement system using light and roller gap measurement method using same May 10, 2023 Issued
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18/314868
Overlay measurement apparatus May 9, 2023 Issued
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18/139664
Methods and systems for characterizing spillover spreading in flow cytometer data Apr 25, 2023 Issued
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