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Jeffrey T. Knapp

Examiner (ID: 7182)

Most Active Art Unit
3205
Art Unit(s)
1722, 3616, 3202, 1725, 3205
Total Applications
712
Issued Applications
662
Pending Applications
22
Abandoned Applications
28

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/274261
Duplicate design flow for mitigation of soft errors in IC operation Nov 18, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6332813 [patent_doc_number] => 20100115484 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-06 [patent_title] => 'Standard cell placement' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/289771 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-11-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 6959 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0115/20100115484.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12289771 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/289771
Standard cell placement Nov 2, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7768444 [patent_doc_number] => 08117571 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-14 [patent_title] => 'System, method, and computer program product for determining equivalence of netlists utilizing abstractions and transformations' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/260851 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 7950 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 217 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/117/08117571.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12260851 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/260851
System, method, and computer program product for determining equivalence of netlists utilizing abstractions and transformations Oct 28, 2008 Issued
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12/258261
Optimization Oct 23, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5454688 [patent_doc_number] => 20090070725 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-03-12 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for manufacturing a semiconductor device having plural wiring layers' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/289296 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 12682 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0070/20090070725.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12289296 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/289296
Method and system for manufacturing a semiconductor device having plural wiring layers Oct 23, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10524788 [patent_doc_number] => 09251305 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-02-02 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for analyzing structured cell candidates for structured application specific integrated circuits' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/287993 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4830 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12287993 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/287993
Method and apparatus for analyzing structured cell candidates for structured application specific integrated circuits Oct 13, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6513186 [patent_doc_number] => 20100095264 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-04-15 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS MODEL WHICH MODELS THE INFLUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHY VARIATIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/250391 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5851 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0095/20100095264.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12250391 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/250391
Method and apparatus for determining a photolithography process model which models the influence of topography variations Oct 12, 2008 Issued
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12/248883
Automated processor generation system and method for designing a configurable processor Oct 8, 2008 Issued
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12/248890
Automated processor generation system and method for designing a configurable processor Oct 8, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8366761 [patent_doc_number] => 08255842 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-28 [patent_title] => 'Thin-film transistor circuit, design method for thin-film transistor, design program for thin-film transistor circuit, design program recording medium, design library database, and display device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/246831 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-10-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 8183 [patent_no_of_claims] => 4 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 170 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12246831 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/246831
Thin-film transistor circuit, design method for thin-film transistor, design program for thin-film transistor circuit, design program recording medium, design library database, and display device Oct 6, 2008 Issued
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12/243821
Verification technique including deriving invariants from constraints Sep 30, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8149408 [patent_doc_number] => 08166425 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-24 [patent_title] => 'Validating circuit simulation results' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/238880 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7445 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 185 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/166/08166425.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12238880 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/238880
Validating circuit simulation results Sep 25, 2008 Issued
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12/236781
Depth-optimal mapping of logic chains in reconfigurable fabrics Sep 23, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9187251 [patent_doc_number] => 08627252 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-01-07 [patent_title] => 'Method for selectively implementing low threshold voltage transistors in digital logic designs' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/233191 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-09-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 7779 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 170 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12233191 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/233191
Method for selectively implementing low threshold voltage transistors in digital logic designs Sep 17, 2008 Issued
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12/208521
Method for compensating for variations in structures of an integrated circuit Sep 10, 2008 Issued
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12/206651
Write-pattern determination for maskless lithography Sep 7, 2008 Issued
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12/201591
Integrated design for manufacturing for 1×N VLSI design Aug 28, 2008 Issued
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12/201701
Method of creating photo mask layout, computer readable recording medium storing programmed instructions for executing the method, and mask imaging system Aug 28, 2008 Issued
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12/200271
Layout determination Aug 27, 2008 Issued
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12/200121
Compiler for closed-loop 1×N VLSI design Aug 27, 2008 Issued
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