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David E. Smith

Examiner (ID: 15709, Phone: (571)270-7096 , Office: P/2881 )

Most Active Art Unit
2881
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2881
Total Applications
1377
Issued Applications
1157
Pending Applications
90
Abandoned Applications
163

Applications

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18/466824
MEASURING METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE Sep 13, 2023 Abandoned
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18/467642
Systems and methods for thermally conditioning a wafer in a charged particle beam apparatus Sep 13, 2023 Issued
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18/466163
CLEANING AND DISINFECTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC ITEMS Sep 12, 2023 Abandoned
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18/367066
High framerate and high dynamic range electron microscopy Sep 11, 2023 Issued
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18/463105
RADIALLY SEGMENTED ION GUIDE AND EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS THEREOF Sep 6, 2023 Pending
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18/462913
LOW TEMPERATURE LOW-ABUNDANCE ATOMIC OBJECT DISPENSING Sep 6, 2023 Pending
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18/454298
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SPATIALLY AND TEMPORARILY SORTING IONS USING RF TRAVELLING WAVES Aug 22, 2023 Pending
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18/454336
Loss or undesired reordering of quantum objects detection Aug 22, 2023 Issued
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18/450837
Replaceable emitter assembly for interfacing a separation column to a mass spectrometer Aug 15, 2023 Issued
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18/447640
MASS SPECTROMETER AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/447144
SYSTEM FOR SENSOR PROTECTION IN ELECTRON IMAGING APPLICATIONS Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/360563
Method for handling a particle beam system, particle beam system, computer and computational system Jul 26, 2023 Issued
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18/359547
Ion mirror for multi-reflecting mass spectrometers Jul 25, 2023 Issued
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18/351270
COLLISION CELL WITH ENHANCED ION BEAM FOCUSING AND TRANSMISSION Jul 11, 2023 Pending
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18/348753
Method for driving linear ion trap and mass spectrometer Jul 6, 2023 Issued
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18/345956
Apparatus of plural charged-particle beams Jun 29, 2023 Issued
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18/339510
Ion guide with reduced noding effect Jun 21, 2023 Issued
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18/339933
Focused ion beam system and method Jun 21, 2023 Issued
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18/213229
Charged particle blocking element, exposure apparatus comprising such an element, and method for using such an exposure apparatus Jun 21, 2023 Issued
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18/333535
Open Port Interfaces Jun 11, 2023 Pending
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