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Gerald Mcclain

Examiner (ID: 13859, Phone: (571)272-7803 , Office: P/3652 )

Most Active Art Unit
3652
Art Unit(s)
3652, 3653
Total Applications
1277
Issued Applications
976
Pending Applications
83
Abandoned Applications
236

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/221128
Device and method for removing a framed wafer from a wafer tray Apr 1, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18785866 [patent_doc_number] => 20230373758 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-23 [patent_title] => SPREADER, CONTAINER HANDLING EQUIPMENT COMPRISING SPREADER, AND METHOD OF LIFTING A TRANSPORT CONTAINER [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/913590 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-03-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8637 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -22 [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] => 17913590 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/913590
Spreader, container handling equipment comprising spreader, and method of lifting a transport container Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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17/199313
Substrate transfer system with tray aligner Mar 10, 2021 Issued
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17/433022
COLLISION PREVENTION SYSTEM AND COLLISION PREVENTION METHOD OF AUTOMATED OVERHEAD HOIST Mar 9, 2021 Abandoned
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17/249568
Interface tool Mar 4, 2021 Issued
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17/189787
Substrate handling device with adjustable joints Mar 1, 2021 Issued
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17/190234
Electrically powered power machine Mar 1, 2021 Issued
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17/188374
Vacuum robot apparatus for variable pitch access Feb 28, 2021 Issued
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17/187299
Substrate transfer system and atmospheric transfer module Feb 25, 2021 Issued
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17/801802
Substrate holding hand and substrate transferring robot Feb 24, 2021 Issued
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17/185203
SUBSTRATE MAGAZINE FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING DEVICES Feb 24, 2021 Abandoned
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17/802137
Wafer handling robot with radial gas curtain and/or interior volume control Feb 22, 2021 Issued
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17/176360
Holding device, transfer system, support device, placement method, and transfer method Feb 15, 2021 Issued
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17/174755
Transfer device, processing system, and transfer method Feb 11, 2021 Issued
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17/912579
Substrate treating apparatus and substrate reversing method Feb 7, 2021 Issued
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17/164928
Substrate positioning apparatus, substrate positioning method, and bonding apparatus Feb 1, 2021 Issued
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17/797731
Horizontal articulated robot and substrate transfer system comprising same Feb 1, 2021 Issued
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17/158973
Aligner apparatus and alignment method Jan 25, 2021 Issued
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17/156007
Substrate transport apparatus Jan 21, 2021 Issued
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17/155185
Robot having arm with unequal link lengths Jan 21, 2021 Issued
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