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Christopher A Fiorilla

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 9129, Phone: (571)272-1187 , Office: P/1700 )

Most Active Art Unit
1731
Art Unit(s)
1307, 1731, 1732, 1742, 1941, 1734
Total Applications
1181
Issued Applications
924
Pending Applications
68
Abandoned Applications
189

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/848745
MODULAR SPUTTERING TARGET WITH PRECIOUS METAL INSERT AND SKIRT Jun 23, 2022 Pending
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17/828280
System, process and a jig for forming conformal EMI shield on package-level electronics or a portion thereof May 30, 2022 Pending
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17/737361
Electromagnet pulsing effect on PVD step coverage May 4, 2022 Issued
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17/715642
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF SILICON NITRIDE COATINGS HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL AND OSTEOGENIC ENHANCEMENTS Apr 6, 2022 Pending
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17/693666
SPUTTERING TARGETS AND DEVICES INCLUDING MO, NB, AND TA, AND METHODS Mar 13, 2022 Pending
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17/687961
SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THIN FILM ELECTRODE DEPOSITION Mar 6, 2022 Pending
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17/687673
SPUTTER MAGNETRON FOR OPERATING WITH OTHER PLASMA SOURCES Mar 5, 2022 Pending
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17/687157
COIL FOR IMPROVED PROCESS CHAMBER DEPOSITION AND ETCH UNIFORMITY Mar 3, 2022 Pending
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17/676411
APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SPUTTERING PROCESS AND METHOD THEREOF Feb 20, 2022 Pending
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17/580585
BELLOWS COATING BY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING WITH KICK PULSE Jan 19, 2022 Pending
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17/574950
PROFILED SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Jan 12, 2022 Pending
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17/554589
MULTI RACETRACK CATHODIC ARC Dec 16, 2021 Pending
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17/537035
METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METAL FILM ADHESION TO SUBSTRATES AND SURFACES Nov 28, 2021 Pending
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17/525403
Shielding mechanism and thin-film-deposition equipment using the same Nov 11, 2021 Issued
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17/517626
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-SITU ETCHING PRIOR TO PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION IN THE SAME CHAMBER Nov 1, 2021 Pending
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17/507252
Tilted PVD source with rotating pedestal Oct 20, 2021 Issued
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17/495730
Magnetically Enhanced High Density Plasma-Chemical Vapor Deposition Plasma Source For Depositing Diamond and Diamond-Like Films Oct 5, 2021 Pending
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17/490840
Methods and apparatus for controlling ion fraction in physical vapor deposition processes Sep 29, 2021 Issued
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17/488126
MAGNETIC-FIELD-DISTRIBUTION TUNER, DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF DEPOSITION Sep 27, 2021 Abandoned
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17/483559
COATED-SUBSTRATE SENSING AND CRAZING MITIGATION Sep 22, 2021 Pending
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