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Douglas C Butler

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Most Active Art Unit
3104
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3103, 3613, 3104, 3105, 2899, 3683
Total Applications
3087
Issued Applications
2757
Pending Applications
77
Abandoned Applications
253

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/474244
Display device Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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17/470861
Wafer bonding in fabrication of 3-dimensional NOR memory circuits Sep 8, 2021 Issued
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17/446558
CONTACT ETCH STOP LAYER FOR A PIXEL SENSOR Aug 30, 2021 Pending
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17/411526
Deep trench isolation for cross-talk reduction Aug 24, 2021 Issued
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17/405605
Trench formation methods Aug 17, 2021 Issued
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17/397132
Light absorbing layer to enhance P-type diffusion for DTI in image sensors Aug 8, 2021 Issued
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17/392460
Method for manufacturing semiconductor structure Aug 2, 2021 Issued
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17/443791
Image sensor Jul 26, 2021 Issued
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17/385245
Image sensor Jul 25, 2021 Issued
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17/375466
Light emitting device Jul 13, 2021 Issued
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17/370167
Image sensor Jul 7, 2021 Issued
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17/369567
Image sensor Jul 6, 2021 Issued
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17/368169
Multi-die-package and method Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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17/366260
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same Jul 1, 2021 Issued
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17/361785
Unequal CMOS image sensor pixel size to boost quantum efficiency Jun 28, 2021 Issued
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17/359872
Integrated circuit comprising a substrate equipped with a trap-rich region, and fabricating process Jun 27, 2021 Issued
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17/360056
Solid-state image pickup device, electronic apparatus, and manufacturing method Jun 27, 2021 Issued
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17/355798
Light-emitting device Jun 22, 2021 Issued
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17/350492
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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17/343553
SiGe photodiode for crosstalk reduction Jun 8, 2021 Issued
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