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Bret P. Chen

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Most Active Art Unit
1715
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1718, 1792, 1715, 1762, 1112, 1754
Total Applications
2280
Issued Applications
1776
Pending Applications
184
Abandoned Applications
348

Applications

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18/729211
Methods of using high-purity alkynes for selective deposition Feb 22, 2023 Issued
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18/837560
LOW RESISTANCE MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITION FOR LOGIC SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACTS Feb 16, 2023 Pending
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18/170286
Simultaneous selective deposition of two different materials on two different surfaces Feb 15, 2023 Issued
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18/170286
Simultaneous selective deposition of two different materials on two different surfaces Feb 15, 2023 Issued
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18/170286
Simultaneous selective deposition of two different materials on two different surfaces Feb 15, 2023 Issued
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18/170286
Simultaneous selective deposition of two different materials on two different surfaces Feb 15, 2023 Issued
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18/835836
METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF GRAPHENE COATED SURFACES BY ATOMIC OR MOLECULAR LAYER DEPOSITION Feb 14, 2023 Pending
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18/166196
Semiconductor processing tool and methods of operation Feb 7, 2023 Issued
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18/154485
Method of forming a coating system Jan 12, 2023 Issued
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18/146868
Formation of SiOC thin films Dec 26, 2022 Issued
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18/146043
Area selective nanoscale-thin layer deposition via precise functional group lithography Dec 22, 2022 Issued
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18/721457
CONFORMAL SILICON OXIDE DEPOSITION USING AMINOSILANE AND CHLOROSILANE PRECURSORS Dec 18, 2022 Pending
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18/083236
HYBRID CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF TRANSITION-METAL-ALLOYED PIEZOELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR FILMS Dec 15, 2022 Pending
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18/729093
Undercoating coverage and resistance control for ESCS of substrate processing systems Dec 12, 2022 Issued
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18/077225
Electrochemical reduction of surface metal oxides Dec 6, 2022 Issued
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18/074335
Method to deposit metal cap for interconnect Dec 1, 2022 Issued
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18/072711
Methods of using a segmented showerhead for uniform delivery of multiple pre-cursors Nov 30, 2022 Issued
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17/990779
Method and system for forming a conformal silicon carbon nitride layer and structure formed using same Nov 20, 2022 Issued
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17/982220
Methods of preparing molybdenum-containing films Nov 6, 2022 Issued
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18/052142
VAPOR DEPOSITION OF THIN FILMS COMPRISING GOLD Nov 1, 2022 Abandoned
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