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James F. Sims Iii

Examiner (ID: 16148, Phone: (571)270-7496 , Office: P/3742 )

Most Active Art Unit
3761
Art Unit(s)
3761, 3742
Total Applications
507
Issued Applications
384
Pending Applications
26
Abandoned Applications
111

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/613895
SINGLE PHOTON COLOR IMAGE SENSOR Mar 21, 2024 Pending
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18/595033
Fill structures with air gaps Mar 3, 2024 Issued
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18/588352
HIGH VOLTAGE DIODES FOR WAFER ON WAFER PACKAGING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Feb 26, 2024 Pending
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18/586624
THREE-DIMENSIONAL NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY CELLS Feb 25, 2024 Pending
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18/587778
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Feb 25, 2024 Pending
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18/587923
GATE-ALL-AROUND FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH VARIABLE CHANNEL GEOMETRIES Feb 25, 2024 Pending
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18/437635
STACKED MULTI-GATE DEVICE WITH CONTACT FEATURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Feb 8, 2024 Pending
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18/430568
Integrated fan-out package Jan 31, 2024 Issued
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18/429755
Semiconductor structure with extended contact structure Jan 31, 2024 Issued
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18/426010
Dielectric isolation structure for multi-gate transistors Jan 28, 2024 Issued
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18/422778
Semiconductor package having chip stack Jan 24, 2024 Issued
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18/411693
METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES Jan 11, 2024 Pending
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18/410917
Self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architecture having gate contacts Jan 10, 2024 Issued
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18/409509
Integrated circuit structures having germanium-based channels Jan 9, 2024 Issued
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18/404855
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Jan 3, 2024 Issued
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18/402734
Semiconductor device Jan 2, 2024 Issued
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18/402748
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Jan 2, 2024 Pending
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18/403298
PACKAGED DEVICE WITH AIR GAP AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME Jan 2, 2024 Pending
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18/401949
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Jan 1, 2024 Pending
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18/399017
STACKED FORKSHEET TRANSISTORS Dec 27, 2023 Pending
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