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Gerard T. Higgins

Examiner (ID: 18981)

Most Active Art Unit
1785
Art Unit(s)
1785, 1796, 1759, 4174, 1794
Total Applications
1018
Issued Applications
552
Pending Applications
98
Abandoned Applications
380

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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14/028053
Stacked semiconductor nanowires with tunnel spacers Sep 15, 2013 Issued
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14/022476
Multi-direction wiring for replacement gate lines Sep 9, 2013 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9627068 [patent_doc_number] => 08796752 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-08-05 [patent_title] => 'String floating gates with air gaps in between' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/019698 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2013-09-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 7211 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14019698 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/019698
String floating gates with air gaps in between Sep 5, 2013 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10939465 [patent_doc_number] => 20140342486 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-11-20 [patent_title] => 'ELEMENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL CONTACT FOR GaN-BASED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/019733 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2013-09-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 10232 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14019733 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/019733
ELEMENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL CONTACT FOR GaN-BASED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES Sep 5, 2013 Abandoned
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14/019726
ELEMENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL CONTACT FOR HIGH INDIUM CONTENT InGaN LIGHT EMITTING DIODES Sep 5, 2013 Abandoned
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14/427440
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Sep 5, 2013 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10929956 [patent_doc_number] => 20140332976 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-11-13 [patent_title] => 'SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/013420 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2013-08-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4223 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14013420 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/013420
Semiconductor package having embedded semiconductor elements Aug 28, 2013 Issued
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14/013804
Power semiconductor package with gate and field electrode leads Aug 28, 2013 Issued
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14/013310
Asymmetric semiconductor device Aug 28, 2013 Issued
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14/014324
LED package with top and bottom electrodes Aug 28, 2013 Issued
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14/013182
Joining a chip to a substrate with solder alloys having different reflow temperatures Aug 28, 2013 Issued
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14/013205
Thin film transistor in which the gate electrode has the same thickness as an insulating layer Aug 28, 2013 Issued
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14/014157
Semiconductor device Aug 28, 2013 Issued
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14/013741
Semiconductor device Aug 28, 2013 Issued
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14/010444
Semiconductor constructions Aug 25, 2013 Issued
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13/966296
TRENCH TYPE POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Aug 13, 2013 Abandoned
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13/966384
MEMS DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MEMS DEVICE Aug 13, 2013 Abandoned
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13/966164
Interconnection of semiconductor device with graphene wire Aug 12, 2013 Issued
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13/965842
PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Aug 12, 2013 Abandoned
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13/965183
Thin film transistor having silicon-containing light absorption layer Aug 11, 2013 Issued
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