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Karen S. Acker

Examiner (ID: 17366, Phone: (571)272-7655 , Office: P/2918 )

Most Active Art Unit
2915
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2915, 2918
Total Applications
2486
Issued Applications
2395
Pending Applications
0
Abandoned Applications
91

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18/927668
Supporting insulation base of negative high-voltage potential neutron target of compact neutron source Oct 24, 2024 Issued
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18/816188
Outer source assembly and associated components Aug 26, 2024 Issued
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18/653555
System to inspect, modify or analyze a region of interest of a sample by charged particles, set of systems to inspect, modify or analyze a region of interest of a sample and method to inspect, modify or analyze a region of interest of a sample by charged particles May 1, 2024 Issued
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18/621600
Monitoring radical particle concentration using mass spectrometry Mar 28, 2024 Issued
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18/607766
Low-power mass interrogation system and assay for determining vitamin D levels Mar 17, 2024 Issued
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18/433141
Method and device for preparing a microscopic sample from a volume sample Feb 4, 2024 Issued
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18/536031
Method and systems useful for producing aluminum ions Dec 10, 2023 Issued
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18/515728
Bench-top time of flight mass spectrometer Nov 20, 2023 Issued
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18/378247
Systems and methods for conducting reactions and screening for reaction products Oct 9, 2023 Issued
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18/481111
Dual source injector with switchable analyzing magnet Oct 3, 2023 Issued
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18/464744
ION BEAM EXTRACTION ELECTRODE, ION SOURCE AND EXTRACTION ELECTRODE STRUCTURE Sep 10, 2023 Pending
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18/460929
OVERLAY MEASURING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Sep 4, 2023 Pending
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18/238715
Focused Ion Beam Apparatus Aug 27, 2023 Pending
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18/451026
EUV source with rotation crucible and laser and tin (SN) auto-filling method Aug 15, 2023 Issued
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18/232169
COOLED SPUTTERING TARGET FOR ION SOURCE Aug 8, 2023 Pending
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18/366842
VAPORIZER, ION SOURCE, ION BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS, AND AN OPERATING METHOD FOR A VAPORIZER Aug 7, 2023 Pending
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18/222510
DETECTOR Jul 16, 2023 Pending
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18/345618
Fluorine based molecular co-gas when running dimethylaluminum chloride as a source material to generate an aluminum ion beam Jun 29, 2023 Issued
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18/340152
Multiple charged particle beam writing method and multiple charged particle beam writing apparatus Jun 22, 2023 Issued
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18/340396
Photonic chip based atomic sensors Jun 22, 2023 Issued
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