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Kevin C. Sirmons

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 8197, Phone: (571)272-4965 , Office: P/3763 )

Most Active Art Unit
3783
Art Unit(s)
3767, 3783, 3763, 3734
Total Applications
592
Issued Applications
289
Pending Applications
113
Abandoned Applications
194

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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09/762469
Semiconductor crystal growing apparatus and crystal growing method Apr 17, 2001 Issued
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09/834571
Single-crystal rod and process for its production Apr 12, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7062829 [patent_doc_number] => 20010042502 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-11-22 [patent_title] => 'Method of self-assembly silicon quantum dots' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/827582 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-04-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 1693 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 58 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0042/20010042502.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09827582 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/827582
Method of self-assembly silicon quantum dots Apr 4, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1530554 [patent_doc_number] => 06409832 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-06-25 [patent_title] => 'Protein crystallization in microfluidic structures' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/822595 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 9228 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 67 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/409/06409832.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09822595 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/822595
Protein crystallization in microfluidic structures Mar 29, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1530550 [patent_doc_number] => 06409831 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-06-25 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for fabricating single crystal' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/820877 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4722 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 130 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/409/06409831.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09820877 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/820877
Apparatus for fabricating single crystal Mar 29, 2001 Issued
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09/823577
Ferroelectric single crystal wafer and process for the preparation thereof Mar 29, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1576251 [patent_doc_number] => 06447600 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-09-10 [patent_title] => 'Method of removing defects of single crystal material and single crystal material from which defects are removed by the method' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/806550 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-03-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 6837 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 89 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/447/06447600.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09806550 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/806550
Method of removing defects of single crystal material and single crystal material from which defects are removed by the method Mar 29, 2001 Issued
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09/818160
Seed crystal for epitaxial growth of single-crystal calcium fluoride Mar 26, 2001 Issued
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09/805778
Material for raising single crystal SiC and method of preparing single crystal SiC Mar 19, 2001 Issued
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10/239593
Method for producing silicon single crystal having no flaw Mar 18, 2001 Issued
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09/811982
Crystal puller and method for growing monocrystalline silicon ingots Mar 18, 2001 Issued
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09/786996
Process for obtaining a layer of single-crystal germanium on a substrate of single-crystal silicon, and products obtained Mar 8, 2001 Issued
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09/743675
Highly selective and complete interconnect metal line and via/contact hole filling by electroless plating Mar 8, 2001 Issued
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09/803471
Insulating-containing ring-shaped heat shields and support members for Czochralski pullers Mar 8, 2001 Issued
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09/801747
Crystallization apparatus and crystallization method Mar 8, 2001 Issued
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09/803335
Method of producing a polycrystalline silicon rod Mar 8, 2001 Issued
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09/800027
Apparatus and method of growing single crystal of semiconductor Mar 5, 2001 Issued
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10/220519
Apparatus and method for fabrication of photonic crystals Mar 4, 2001 Issued
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09/799309
Process for producing a planar body of an oxide single crystal Mar 4, 2001 Issued
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10/220115
Method and device for growing large-volume oriented monocrystals Mar 1, 2001 Issued
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