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Bradford M. Gates

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1713
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1713
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756
Issued Applications
524
Pending Applications
58
Abandoned Applications
186

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/410370
APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GAS MIXTURE TO A REACTION CHAMBER AND METHOD OF USING SAME Jan 10, 2024 Pending
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18/400869
Low-k and tantalum nitride barrier recovery using a soak process Dec 28, 2023 Issued
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18/398894
Methods for forming and utilizing antimony containing films, and related structures Dec 27, 2023 Issued
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18/397722
METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY FORMING AND UTILIZING A PASSIVATION LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE AND RELATED STRUCTURES INCLUDING A PASSIVATION LAYER Dec 26, 2023 Pending
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18/396835
Methods and assemblies for selectively depositing molybdenum Dec 26, 2023 Issued
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18/396829
METHOD OF FORMING MOLYBDENUM SILICIDE Dec 26, 2023 Pending
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18/395006
Process chamber volume adjustment Dec 21, 2023 Issued
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18/544205
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED DEPOSITION PRODUCTS Dec 17, 2023 Issued
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18/538996
GROWTH MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FILM DEPOSITION Dec 12, 2023 Pending
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18/537692
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIFORM HIGH THROUGHPUT MULTIPLE LAYER FILMS Dec 11, 2023 Pending
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18/535744
Coating film for automobile exterior Dec 10, 2023 Issued
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18/530499
VEHICLE COMPONENT WITH A MULTI-LAYER PAINT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Dec 5, 2023 Pending
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18/518042
Systems, devices, and methods for forming layers comprising a group 14 element, a pnictogen, and a chalcogen Nov 21, 2023 Issued
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18/515610
FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Nov 20, 2023 Pending
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18/516292
Pulsed laser deposition method Nov 20, 2023 Issued
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18/501125
DRY POWDER COATING FOR ENHANCED PRINTING ON STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD THEREOF Nov 2, 2023 Abandoned
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18/383378
Metal packaging powder coating compositions, coated metal substrates, and methods Oct 23, 2023 Issued
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18/487543
Nanoporous GaN on p-type GaN: A Mg out-diffusion compensation layer for heavily Mg-doped p-type GaN Oct 15, 2023 Pending
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18/379228
Method of forming vanadium nitride layer and structure including the vanadium nitride layer Oct 11, 2023 Issued
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18/480224
Fabrication methods for 3D structures based on rolling-up kirigami techniques Oct 2, 2023 Issued
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