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April Rivas

Examiner (ID: 18484, Phone: (571)270-0232 , Office: P/2921 )

Most Active Art Unit
2921
Art Unit(s)
2913, 2921, 2924
Total Applications
1485
Issued Applications
1454
Pending Applications
6
Abandoned Applications
30

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/517253
Recipe updating method Nov 1, 2021 Issued
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18/035401
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Oct 25, 2021 Pending
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17/507956
PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD Oct 21, 2021 Abandoned
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17/450886
Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method Oct 13, 2021 Issued
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17/477750
In-situ semiconductor processing chamber temperature apparatus Sep 16, 2021 Issued
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18/029898
Apparatus and method for forming thin film Sep 15, 2021 Issued
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18/025197
HYBRID SHOWERHEAD WITH SEPARATE FACEPLATE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS Sep 8, 2021 Pending
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17/468536
Method and apparatus for post exposure processing of photoresist wafers Sep 6, 2021 Issued
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17/407641
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Aug 19, 2021 Abandoned
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17/445562
Suppression of parasitic deposition in a substrate processing system by suppressing precursor flow and plasma outside of substrate region Aug 19, 2021 Issued
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18/020924
SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS Aug 5, 2021 Pending
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17/395240
Susceptor with ring to limit backside deposition Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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18/015058
DEVICE AND METHOD TO ACHIEVE HOMOGENEOUS GROWTH AND DOPING OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS WITH A DIAMETER GREATER THAN 100 MM Jul 9, 2021 Pending
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17/360337
Ampoule for a semiconductor manufacturing precursor Jun 27, 2021 Issued
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17/334797
SHOWER PLATE, SUBSTRATE TREATMENT DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD May 30, 2021 Abandoned
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18/008325
Split showerhead cooling plate Apr 29, 2021 Issued
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17/242898
Lids and lid assembly kits for atomic layer deposition chambers Apr 27, 2021 Issued
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17/922279
Heater design solutions for chemical delivery systems Apr 26, 2021 Issued
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17/921871
SHOWERHEAD DESIGNS FOR CONTROLLING DEPOSITION ON WAFER BEVEL/EDGE Apr 8, 2021 Abandoned
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17/224779
GAS SUPPLY UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Apr 6, 2021 Abandoned
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