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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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18/117593
Wafer pod transfer assembly Mar 5, 2023 Issued
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18/117259
Wafer transfer apparatus with aligner Mar 2, 2023 Issued
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18/115044
Wafer stocker Feb 27, 2023 Issued
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18/107701
Systems and methods for integrating load locks into a factory interface footprint space Feb 8, 2023 Issued
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18/833631
END EFFECTOR FOR PICKING OF ITEMS Feb 6, 2023 Pending
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18/161583
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Jan 29, 2023 Abandoned
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18/161218
Damping element for excavator buckets Jan 29, 2023 Issued
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18/159360
Substrate treating apparatus and substrate transporting method Jan 24, 2023 Issued
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18/100974
Substrate transfer robot for transferring substrate in vacuum chamber Jan 23, 2023 Issued
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18/154104
PRE-ALIGNER Jan 12, 2023 Abandoned
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18/154097
SUBSTRATE LOADER Jan 12, 2023 Abandoned
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18/145164
Transport apparatus with linear bearing Dec 21, 2022 Issued
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18/727522
A DEVICE FOR PICKING UP AND DEPOSITING LOADS Dec 15, 2022 Pending
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18/833536
SUBSTRATE-CONVEYING ROBOT Dec 6, 2022 Pending
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18/572138
TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Dec 6, 2022 Pending
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18/073559
Wafer transfer apparatus and wafer transfer method Dec 1, 2022 Issued
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18/071400
Method and system of operating substrate processing by calculating wafer thickness out of wafer mapping process Nov 28, 2022 Issued
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17/991540
TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS, FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATES Nov 20, 2022 Pending
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18/051144
Substrate treating apparatus Oct 30, 2022 Issued
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17/972946
Wafer carrier, wafer access device and wafer carrier and access assembly having the same Oct 24, 2022 Issued
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