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Brian E. Glessner

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 155, Phone: (571)272-6754 , Office: P/3633 )

Most Active Art Unit
3635
Art Unit(s)
3676, 3633, 3621, 3635
Total Applications
975
Issued Applications
618
Pending Applications
136
Abandoned Applications
222

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/776590
Method and apparatus for sputter deposition of target material to a substrate Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/086414
Method of low-temperature plasma generation, method of an electrically conductive or ferromagnetic tube coating using pulsed plasma and corresponding devices Oct 31, 2020 Issued
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17/086347
Alternating Current (AC) Dual Magnetron Sputtering Oct 30, 2020 Abandoned
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17/072082
Methods and apparatus for prevention of component cracking using stress relief layer Oct 15, 2020 Issued
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17/776291
Plasma generation device comprising porous ceramic dielectric Oct 13, 2020 Issued
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17/070049
Sputtering system with a plurality of cathode assemblies Oct 13, 2020 Issued
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17/021661
Methods and apparatus for reducing tungsten resistivity Sep 14, 2020 Issued
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17/015170
Sputtering method and sputtering apparatus Sep 8, 2020 Issued
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17/642462
Multi-layer coating Sep 7, 2020 Issued
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17/008162
Method for manufacturing semiconductor structure Aug 30, 2020 Issued
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17/003969
Method and chamber for backside physical vapor deposition Aug 25, 2020 Issued
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17/000846
Reactive sputtering with HIPIMS Aug 23, 2020 Issued
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17/423470
Method for preparing bismuth oxide nanowire films by heating in upside down position Aug 17, 2020 Issued
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16/994616
Methods and apparatus for physical vapor deposition (PVD) dielectric deposition Aug 15, 2020 Issued
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16/986036
SUBSTRATE SUPPORT SYSTEM Aug 4, 2020 Abandoned
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16/945445
Low profile deposition ring for enhanced life Jul 30, 2020 Issued
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16/945510
3D printed chamber components configured for lower film stress and lower operating temperature Jul 30, 2020 Issued
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16/933926
Coating for chamber particle reduction Jul 19, 2020 Issued
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17/628065
Sputtering target for magnetic recording medium Jul 15, 2020 Issued
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16/928086
Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method Jul 13, 2020 Issued
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