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Gregory T. Prather

Examiner (ID: 17269, Phone: (571)270-5412 , Office: P/3658 )

Most Active Art Unit
3658
Art Unit(s)
4127, 3658, 3618, 3656
Total Applications
652
Issued Applications
437
Pending Applications
56
Abandoned Applications
182

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/202179
Fabrication of self-aligned grating elements with high refractive index for waveguide displays Mar 14, 2021 Issued
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17/907401
High aspect ratio dielectric etch with chlorine Mar 9, 2021 Issued
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17/196385
Method for patterning a dielectric layer Mar 8, 2021 Issued
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17/191988
POLISHING COMPOSITION, POLISHING METHOD, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Mar 3, 2021 Abandoned
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17/186064
CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION SLURRIES AND PROCESSES FOR PLATINUM GROUP METALS Feb 25, 2021 Abandoned
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17/181269
Selective gas etching for self-aligned pattern transfer Feb 21, 2021 Issued
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17/173329
Systems and methods for nitride-containing film removal Feb 10, 2021 Issued
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17/160460
Etching method, substrate processing apparatus, and substrate processing system Jan 27, 2021 Issued
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17/155366
CMP slurry composition for polishing tungsten pattern wafer and method of polishing tungsten pattern wafer using the same Jan 21, 2021 Issued
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17/150356
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device Jan 14, 2021 Issued
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18/252032
METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY ETCHING A METAL COMPONENT Dec 22, 2020 Pending
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17/100141
Systems and methods for tungsten-containing film removal Nov 19, 2020 Issued
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17/771733
MICROSTRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Oct 22, 2020 Pending
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17/776227
CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING COMPOSITION AND CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING METHOD Oct 11, 2020 Abandoned
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17/923931
PLASMA PROCESSING GAS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Oct 4, 2020 Pending
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17/438573
Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing method Sep 28, 2020 Issued
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17/431681
Cation-containing polishing composition for eliminating protrusions around laser mark Sep 27, 2020 Issued
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17/025282
FILM STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC FIELD ASSISTED BAKE PROCESS Sep 17, 2020 Abandoned
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17/020411
CMP slurry solution for hardened fluid material Sep 13, 2020 Issued
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17/277986
Semiconductor fabricating method Aug 31, 2020 Issued
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