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Jason M. Sims

Examiner (ID: 10825, Phone: (571)272-7540 , Office: P/1631 )

Most Active Art Unit
1631
Art Unit(s)
3791, 1631, IPBS
Total Applications
486
Issued Applications
174
Pending Applications
52
Abandoned Applications
273

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/240230
Apparatus and methods for edge ring replacement, inspection and alignment using image sensors Jan 3, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14569787 [patent_doc_number] => 20190212500 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-11 [patent_title] => INSPECTION DEVICE FOR OPTICAL CONNECTOR [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/237872 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-01-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4825 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -29 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16237872 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/237872
Inspection device for optical connector Jan 1, 2019 Issued
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16/234767
Exposure apparatus and article manufacturing method Dec 27, 2018 Issued
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16/320104
Method of cutting a flexible substrate Dec 24, 2018 Issued
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16/227351
MOVABLE BODY DRIVE METHOD, MOVABLE BODY DRIVE SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Dec 19, 2018 Abandoned
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16/226731
Lithographic apparatus, a dryer and a method of removing liquid from a surface Dec 19, 2018 Issued
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16/222512
Projection optical unit for EUV projection lithography Dec 16, 2018 Issued
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16/222075
Homogeneous thermal equalization with active device Dec 16, 2018 Issued
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16/210108
Movable body drive method and movable body drive system, pattern formation method and apparatus, exposure method and apparatus, device manufacturing method, and calibration method Dec 4, 2018 Issued
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16/203693
Lithographic apparatus and surface cleaning method Nov 28, 2018 Issued
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16/185062
Metrology method and apparatus, substrate, lithographic system and device manufacturing method Nov 8, 2018 Issued
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16/305629
Estimation of asymmetric aberrations Oct 29, 2018 Issued
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16/161711
Measurement method and encoder device, and exposure method and device Oct 15, 2018 Issued
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16/160517
OPTICAL IMAGING WITH REDUCED IMMERSION LIQUID EVAPORATION EFFECTS Oct 14, 2018 Abandoned
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16/155424
Metrology method and apparatus, computer program and lithographic system Oct 8, 2018 Issued
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16/145643
Inspection method and inspection apparatus Sep 27, 2018 Issued
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16/762589
Lithographic apparatus and method Sep 26, 2018 Issued
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16/131326
Attenuation filter for projection lens, projection lens having attenuation filter for projection exposure apparatus, and projection exposure apparatus having projection lens Sep 13, 2018 Issued
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16/125074
Measuring a Process Parameter for a Manufacturing Process Involving Lithography Sep 6, 2018 Abandoned
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16/123389
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and method of manufacturing article Sep 5, 2018 Issued
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