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James D Sells

Examiner (ID: 9506, Phone: (571)272-1237 , Office: P/1745 )

Most Active Art Unit
1734
Art Unit(s)
1734, 1791, 1304, 1745
Total Applications
2761
Issued Applications
2236
Pending Applications
151
Abandoned Applications
374

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/153430
Cleaning apparatus and cleaning method Jan 19, 2021 Issued
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17/139292
Method and apparatus for enhanced blast stream Dec 30, 2020 Issued
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17/130126
Liquid processing apparatus, liquid processing method, and computer-readable recording medium Dec 21, 2020 Issued
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17/120382
Systems and Methods for Removal of Hardmask Dec 13, 2020 Abandoned
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17/108030
Optical device and optical unit including optical device Nov 30, 2020 Issued
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17/108073
Fake eyelash cleaning assembly Nov 30, 2020 Issued
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17/103918
Method of cleaning stage in plasma processing apparatus, and the plasma processing apparatus Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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17/101077
Dual plasma pre-clean for selective gap fill Nov 22, 2020 Issued
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16/953156
Carousel for ultrasonic cleaning and method of using thereof Nov 18, 2020 Issued
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17/775659
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPERVISED POST-PROCESSING Nov 15, 2020 Pending
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17/781700
Substrate processing device comprising door unit having inclined surface Nov 4, 2020 Issued
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17/089500
Method And Apparatus For Clearing Permeable Paver Joints Nov 3, 2020 Abandoned
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17/086634
Processing method Nov 1, 2020 Issued
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17/083277
DUST REMOVAL DEVICE FOR SOLAR PANEL Oct 27, 2020 Abandoned
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17/079692
Device, cleaning system, and method of determining whether or not to clean work area of machine tool Oct 25, 2020 Issued
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17/076639
Cover wafer for semiconductor processing chamber Oct 20, 2020 Issued
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17/769683
Systems and methods for cleaning a showerhead Oct 19, 2020 Issued
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17/074042
Method and apparatus for removing a particle from a photolithographic mask Oct 18, 2020 Issued
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17/071506
Chamber configurations and processes for particle control Oct 14, 2020 Issued
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17/789831
ROBOT CLEANER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Oct 13, 2020 Pending
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