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Ellen M. Mcavoy

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Most Active Art Unit
1771
Art Unit(s)
1109, 1111, 1797, 1107, 1108, 1721, 1771, 1764, 2899
Total Applications
3361
Issued Applications
2439
Pending Applications
233
Abandoned Applications
713

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/804455
Method for forming patterns on a substrate Aug 13, 2024 Issued
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18/762402
CMP composition including anionic and cationic inhibitors Jul 1, 2024 Issued
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18/436073
ETCHING COMPOSITIONS Feb 7, 2024 Pending
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18/525636
Formulations to selectively etch silicon-germanium relative to silicon Nov 29, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20175843 [patent_doc_number] => 12394598 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-08-19 [patent_title] => Capacitance measurement without disconnecting from high power circuit [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/522090 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-11-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7308 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 99 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18522090 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/522090
Capacitance measurement without disconnecting from high power circuit Nov 27, 2023 Issued
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18/382326
Chlorine-free removal of molybdenum oxides from substrates Oct 19, 2023 Issued
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18/375207
Selective etching of silicon-and-germanium-containing materials with increased surface purities Sep 28, 2023 Issued
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18/457135
PROCESS FOR CHEMICALLY TREATING SURFACES TO INCREASE WETTABILITY Aug 27, 2023 Pending
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18/454624
Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus Aug 22, 2023 Issued
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18/453843
Etch selectivity modulation by fluorocarbon treatment Aug 21, 2023 Issued
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18/223156
Selective etching between silicon-and-germanium-containing materials with varying germanium concentrations Jul 17, 2023 Issued
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18/221701
RING OF AN EDGE RING ASSEMBLY FOR AN ETCHING SYSTEM Jul 12, 2023 Pending
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18/221063
Dry etching with etch byproduct self-cleaning Jul 11, 2023 Issued
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18/341448
METAL ETCHING WITH REDUCED TILT ANGLE Jun 25, 2023 Pending
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18/336944
Etchant and method of surface treatment of aluminum or aluminum alloy Jun 15, 2023 Issued
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18/211044
COPPER REFLOW BY SURFACE MODIFICATION Jun 15, 2023 Abandoned
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18/210012
Plasma processing apparatus Jun 13, 2023 Issued
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18/322502
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ETCHING May 22, 2023 Pending
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18/200910
Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus May 22, 2023 Issued
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18/315123
Capacitor and etching method May 9, 2023 Issued
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