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Eric A. Ward

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Most Active Art Unit
2891
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2891
Total Applications
917
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667
Pending Applications
67
Abandoned Applications
202

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/848907
Methods of forming ohmic contacts on semiconductor devices with trench/mesa structures Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/806959
GAN DEVICE WITH EXTENDED DRAIN CONTACT Jun 14, 2022 Pending
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17/834527
Three-dimensional semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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17/833415
Memory device Jun 5, 2022 Issued
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17/832590
Metal gate electrode formation of memory devices Jun 3, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20113252 [patent_doc_number] => 12364007 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-15 [patent_title] => Integrated circuit device including insulating guide film between adjacent conductive patterns [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/828327 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 46 [patent_figures_cnt] => 46 [patent_no_of_words] => 11104 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 242 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17828327 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/828327
Integrated circuit device including insulating guide film between adjacent conductive patterns May 30, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18812924 [patent_doc_number] => 20230387261 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-30 [patent_title] => SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/826174 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6949 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 77 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17826174 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/826174
Semiconductor device having thin bottom channel and manufacturing method thereof May 26, 2022 Issued
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17/827107
SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE May 26, 2022 Abandoned
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17/827409
Seal ring patterns May 26, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18040477 [patent_doc_number] => 20220384694 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-01 [patent_title] => LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/804290 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7213 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -19 [patent_words_short_claim] => 236 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17804290 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/804290
Light emitting device May 25, 2022 Issued
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17/752080
Semiconductor device structure with spacer May 23, 2022 Issued
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17/750481
Semiconductor device including dummy patterns and peripheral interconnection patterns at the same level May 22, 2022 Issued
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17/750876
Isolation structure for transistors May 22, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20134056 [patent_doc_number] => 12376387 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-29 [patent_title] => Semiconductor photodetector, receiver, and integrated optical device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/750935 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 53 [patent_figures_cnt] => 53 [patent_no_of_words] => 5569 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 272 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17750935 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/750935
Semiconductor photodetector, receiver, and integrated optical device May 22, 2022 Issued
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17/745423
Semiconductor device including different gate dielectric layers and method for manufacturing the same May 15, 2022 Issued
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17/743033
Semiconductor device on wiring board having reference potential planes with openings May 11, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19781543 [patent_doc_number] => 12230581 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-18 [patent_title] => Multi-device graded embedding package substrate and manufacturing method thereof [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/741649 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 6989 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 563 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17741649 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/741649
Multi-device graded embedding package substrate and manufacturing method thereof May 10, 2022 Issued
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17/739871
Memory device and method for forming the same May 8, 2022 Issued
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17/662284
Spacer structures for semiconductor devices May 5, 2022 Issued
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17/729777
MOSFET transistors with hybrid contact Apr 25, 2022 Issued
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