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Kenny S. Lin

Examiner (ID: 382)

Most Active Art Unit
2416
Art Unit(s)
3649, 2416, 2478, 2152, 2452, 2154
Total Applications
1428
Issued Applications
984
Pending Applications
122
Abandoned Applications
356

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/402828
Noise reduction for overlay control May 2, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15181543 [patent_doc_number] => 20190361363 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-11-28 [patent_title] => PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF DESIGN-BASED ALIGNMENT [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/400756 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-05-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6556 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [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] => 16400756 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/400756
Performance monitoring of design-based alignment Apr 30, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16423403 [patent_doc_number] => 20200348601 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-11-05 [patent_title] => Optical Lithography System for Patterning Semiconductor Devices and Method of Using the Same [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/399332 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11960 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16399332 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/399332
Optical lithography system for patterning semiconductor devices and method of using the same Apr 29, 2019 Issued
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16/385651
Method of determining a value of a parameter of interest of a target formed by a patterning process Apr 15, 2019 Issued
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16/349101
Method of measuring misregistration of semiconductor devices Apr 11, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14970139 [patent_doc_number] => 20190312548 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-10-10 [patent_title] => METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING SOILING ON PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/376547 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 19184 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16376547 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/376547
Methods and systems for determining soiling on photovoltaic devices Apr 4, 2019 Issued
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16/366600
MASKLESS PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS Mar 26, 2019 Abandoned
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16/356836
Microlithographic fabrication of structures Mar 17, 2019 Issued
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16/982650
Lithographic apparatus Mar 10, 2019 Issued
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16/296662
Projection exposure method and projection exposure apparatus for microlithography Mar 7, 2019 Issued
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16/293516
Image-forming optical system, exposure apparatus, and device producing method Mar 4, 2019 Issued
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16/292771
Anti-reflection optical substrates and methods of manufacture Mar 4, 2019 Issued
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16/289875
Patterning device cooling apparatus Feb 28, 2019 Issued
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16/289632
Phase retardance optical scanner Feb 27, 2019 Issued
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16/284516
Dynamic cooling control for thermal stabilization for lithography system Feb 24, 2019 Issued
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16/971751
Radiation shielding device and apparatus comprising such shielding device Feb 20, 2019 Issued
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16/280954
Retroreflective optical system and methods Feb 19, 2019 Issued
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16/259269
Pattern forming apparatus, mark detecting apparatus, exposure apparatus, pattern forming method, exposure method, and device manufacturing method Jan 27, 2019 Issued
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16/248413
Method for adjusting a lighting setting Jan 14, 2019 Issued
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16/243200
Exposure apparatus and method of manufacturing article Jan 8, 2019 Issued
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