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Gary B. Nickol

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 11544, Phone: (571)272-0835 , Office: P/1645 )

Most Active Art Unit
1642
Art Unit(s)
1642, OPT, 1643, 1645, 1646
Total Applications
507
Issued Applications
160
Pending Applications
167
Abandoned Applications
180

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/047611
Substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device Jul 26, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17847864 [patent_doc_number] => 11437248 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-06 [patent_title] => To pumping line arrangements [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/628337 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-07-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 4581 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 176 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16628337 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/628337
To pumping line arrangements Jul 2, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16773913 [patent_doc_number] => 10985034 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-04-20 [patent_title] => Semiconductor processing device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/004655 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-06-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5908 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 188 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16004655 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/004655
Semiconductor processing device Jun 10, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13434991 [patent_doc_number] => 20180269038 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-09-20 [patent_title] => Multi-Zone Gas Injection Assembly with Azimuthal and Radial Distribution Control [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/989019 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4922 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15989019 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/989019
Side gas injection kit for multi-zone gas injection assembly May 23, 2018 Issued
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15/964296
IN-SITU SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBER TEMPERATURE APPARATUS Apr 26, 2018 Abandoned
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15/964959
Uniform thin film deposition for poly-p-xylylene Apr 26, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14036147 [patent_doc_number] => 10229829 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-03-12 [patent_title] => Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate-processing apparatus, and recording medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/950879 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-04-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 21533 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 388 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15950879 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/950879
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate-processing apparatus, and recording medium Apr 10, 2018 Issued
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15/940729
Substrate processing apparatus and method Mar 28, 2018 Issued
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15/925532
Substrate processing method and apparatus Mar 18, 2018 Issued
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15/918858
Substrate processing apparatus Mar 11, 2018 Issued
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15/895367
Compression member for use in showerhead electrode assembly Feb 12, 2018 Issued
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15/893458
Method to create air gaps Feb 8, 2018 Issued
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15/881872
DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A DELIVERY HEAD SEPARATED FROM A SUBSTRATE BY GAS PRESSURE Jan 28, 2018 Abandoned
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15/871618
Gas injector used for semiconductor equipment Jan 14, 2018 Issued
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15/870283
Substrate processing apparatus, method for manufacturing semiconductor device and vaporizer Jan 11, 2018 Issued
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15/867669
Shower plate structure for supplying carrier and dry gas Jan 9, 2018 Issued
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15/864807
Integrated circuit fabrication system with adjustable gas injector Jan 7, 2018 Issued
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15/864437
Double-layer mask component and evaporation device Jan 7, 2018 Issued
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15/862190
Substrate processing apparatus Jan 3, 2018 Issued
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15/861418
Process feed management for semiconductor substrate processing Jan 2, 2018 Issued
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