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Bret P. Chen

Examiner (ID: 13930, Phone: (571)272-1417 , Office: P/1715 )

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

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/697079
Methods of forming structures, semiconductor processing systems, and semiconductor device structures Mar 16, 2022 Issued
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17/691537
High damage threshold and highly reliable broad-band mid-IR coatings for high power fluoride fiber laser Mar 9, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20111436 [patent_doc_number] => 12362171 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-15 [patent_title] => Methods and systems for forming a layer comprising aluminum, titanium, and carbon [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/685525 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8631 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17685525 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/685525
Methods and systems for forming a layer comprising aluminum, titanium, and carbon Mar 2, 2022 Issued
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18/277096
Method for forming film, film-forming apparatus, and laminate Feb 27, 2022 Issued
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18/280539
Selective film formation using self-assembled monolayer Feb 23, 2022 Issued
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18/546393
Slot insulation system for an electrical rotating machine, method for producing a slot insulation system Feb 14, 2022 Issued
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18/546393
Slot insulation system for an electrical rotating machine, method for producing a slot insulation system Feb 14, 2022 Issued
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18/575915
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Feb 13, 2022 Abandoned
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17/670832
Method of forming a film on a substrate by chemical vapor deposition Feb 13, 2022 Issued
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18/264702
Method of coating onto fabric substrates by means of plasma Feb 6, 2022 Issued
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17/592091
Apparatus for manufacturing a thin film and a method therefor Feb 2, 2022 Issued
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17/586497
Processes for depositing silicon-containing films using halidosilane compounds and compositions Jan 26, 2022 Issued
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17/580832
Methods for forming a layer comprising a condensing and a curing step Jan 20, 2022 Issued
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18/550643
Substrate processing with polymer-containing liquid Jan 16, 2022 Issued
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18/260402
Area-selective method for forming thin film by using nuclear growth retardation Jan 4, 2022 Issued
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17/645867
Method of filling gaps with carbon and nitrogen doped film Dec 22, 2021 Issued
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17/554009
Transition metal deposition method Dec 16, 2021 Issued
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17/551693
Moisture governed growth method of atomic layer ribbons and nanoribbons of transition metal dichalcogenides Dec 14, 2021 Issued
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17/549290
Producing polycrystalline diamond compact cutters with coatings Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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17/547083
Selective deposition of metals, metal oxides, and dielectrics Dec 8, 2021 Issued
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