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Joseph Patrick Fox

Examiner (ID: 7184, Phone: (571)270-3877 , Office: P/2694 )

Most Active Art Unit
2694
Art Unit(s)
2694, 2622
Total Applications
454
Issued Applications
292
Pending Applications
36
Abandoned Applications
135

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/892780
Substrate processing apparatus Aug 21, 2022 Issued
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17/871607
Process kits and related methods for processing chambers to facilitate deposition process adjustability Jul 21, 2022 Issued
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17/871826
Screwless semiconductor processing chambers Jul 21, 2022 Issued
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17/814007
Mechanisms for supplying process gas into wafer process apparatus Jul 20, 2022 Issued
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17/924293
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH DEVICE Jul 19, 2022 Abandoned
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17/867589
Apparatus and method for controlling a flow process material to a deposition chamber Jul 17, 2022 Issued
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18/580384
SHOWERHEAD TEMPERATURE BASED DEPOSITION TIME COMPENSATION FOR THICKNESS TRENDING IN PECVD DEPOSITION SYSTEM Jul 14, 2022 Pending
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17/863422
Plasma processing apparatus, method for manufacturing upper electrode assembly, and method for reproducing upper electrode assembly Jul 12, 2022 Issued
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17/863173
Pad raising mechanism in wafer positioning pedestal for semiconductor processing Jul 11, 2022 Issued
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17/860573
Substrate processing apparatus, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and recording medium Jul 7, 2022 Issued
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17/857984
METAL COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND PROCESS CHAMBER HAVING THE METAL COMPONENT Jul 4, 2022 Abandoned
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17/856613
Method for controlling a processing system Jun 30, 2022 Issued
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17/847585
CONTROL VALVE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Jun 22, 2022 Abandoned
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17/832775
Film thickness uniformity improvement using edge ring and bias electrode geometry Jun 5, 2022 Issued
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17/804128
Apparatus for performing film forming process on substrate and method of using vacuum chuck mechanism provided in the apparatus May 25, 2022 Issued
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17/747317
SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING SYSTEM May 17, 2022 Pending
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17/744852
Ring carrier and substrate treating system May 15, 2022 Issued
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17/742637
Tunable plasma exclusion zone in semiconductor fabrication May 11, 2022 Issued
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17/722874
Shadow mask apparatus and methods for variable etch depths Apr 17, 2022 Issued
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18/574169
CONTAINER FOR VOLATILE RAW MATERIALS, AND SOLID GASIFICATION AND SUPPLY SYSTEM Mar 24, 2022 Pending
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