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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
Array ( [id] => 19063057 [patent_doc_number] => 11942306 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-03-26 [patent_title] => Atomic layer etching by electron wavefront [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/474114 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 39 [patent_figures_cnt] => 39 [patent_no_of_words] => 17379 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 154 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18474114 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/474114
Atomic layer etching by electron wavefront Sep 24, 2023 Issued
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18/368581
CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING OF SUBSTRATES CONTAINING COPPER AND RUTHENIUM Sep 14, 2023 Abandoned
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18/368032
Chemical mechanical polishing of substrates containing copper and ruthenium Sep 13, 2023 Issued
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18/367721
PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Sep 12, 2023 Pending
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18/244583
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE METAL-CONTAINING HARDMASK REMOVAL Sep 10, 2023 Pending
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18/464861
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RAISED STRIP-SHAPED ACTIVE AREAS Sep 10, 2023 Pending
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18/232737
Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices and pattern formation method Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/229285
Directional selective deposition Aug 1, 2023 Issued
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18/360042
COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A MATERIAL REMOVING OPERATION Jul 26, 2023 Pending
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18/227231
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device Jul 26, 2023 Issued
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18/213865
Control of Trench Profile Angle in SiC Semiconductors Jun 24, 2023 Pending
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18/321255
Method of processing substrate, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, recording medium, and substrate processing apparatus May 21, 2023 Issued
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18/319454
Method for manufacturing a semiconductor using slurry May 16, 2023 Issued
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18/312427
Protection Layer Formation during Plasma Etching Conductive Materials May 3, 2023 Pending
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18/308266
Stealth Patterning Formation for Bonding Improvement Apr 26, 2023 Pending
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18/306164
SKIN SCREW ELECTRODES Apr 23, 2023 Pending
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18/303283
LOW PRESSURE PLASMA ETCH PROCESS FOR PREFERENTIAL GENERATION OF OXIDE RESIDUE AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE SAME Apr 18, 2023 Pending
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18/300954
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Apr 13, 2023 Pending
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18/133728
Photosensitive material and method of forming patterned structures Apr 11, 2023 Issued
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18/193455
Method for etching high aspect ratio structures Mar 29, 2023 Issued
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