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Melissa J. Koval

Examiner (ID: 15334)

Most Active Art Unit
2851
Art Unit(s)
2866, 6216, OPQA, 2862, 2858, 2851
Total Applications
897
Issued Applications
727
Pending Applications
44
Abandoned Applications
124

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 12395958 [patent_doc_number] => 09966240 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-05-08 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for internal surface conditioning assessment in plasma processing equipment [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/514222 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-10-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 8851 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 238 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14514222 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/514222
Systems and methods for internal surface conditioning assessment in plasma processing equipment Oct 13, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10219894 [patent_doc_number] => 20150104888 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-04-16 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PRESENCE OF ABNORMALITY OF HEATER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/511492 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-10-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7890 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14511492 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/511492
SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PRESENCE OF ABNORMALITY OF HEATER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS Oct 9, 2014 Abandoned
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14/505289
PROCESS CONDITION SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLASMA CHAMBER Oct 1, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14036121 [patent_doc_number] => 10229815 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-03-12 [patent_title] => Plasma etching apparatus and method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/489125 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-09-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 15071 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 411 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14489125 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/489125
Plasma etching apparatus and method Sep 16, 2014 Issued
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14/484598
FILM FORMING DEVICE Sep 11, 2014 Abandoned
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14/485221
CONDENSATION APPARATUS Sep 11, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10299290 [patent_doc_number] => 20150184289 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-07-02 [patent_title] => 'DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND DEPOSITION METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/468042 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-08-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6120 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14468042 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/468042
DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND DEPOSITION METHOD Aug 24, 2014 Abandoned
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14/463205
Power deposition control in inductively coupled plasma (ICP) reactors Aug 18, 2014 Issued
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14/462969
SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHARACTERIZING A PLASMA Aug 18, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10229566 [patent_doc_number] => 20150114559 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-04-30 [patent_title] => 'PLASMA SHIELDING MEMBERS, PLASMA DETECTING STRUCTURES, AND PLASMA REACTION APPARATUSES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/461651 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-08-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 12282 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [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] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14461651 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/461651
PLASMA SHIELDING MEMBERS, PLASMA DETECTING STRUCTURES, AND PLASMA REACTION APPARATUSES Aug 17, 2014 Abandoned
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14/459179
Apparatus For Generating Plasma Using Dual Plasma Source And Apparatus For Treating Substrate Including The Same Aug 12, 2014 Abandoned
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14/266575
REAL-TIME EDGE ENCROACHMENT CONTROL FOR WAFER BEVEL Apr 29, 2014 Abandoned
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14/260051
Soft pulsing Apr 22, 2014 Issued
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14/218428
Systems and methods for plasma processing of microfeature workpieces Mar 17, 2014 Issued
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14/204541
SUBSTRATE SUPPORTER AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Mar 10, 2014 Abandoned
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14/202472
Method and apparatus for generating a variable clock used to control a component of a substrate processing system Mar 9, 2014 Issued
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14/777613
Apparatus for processing two or more substrates in a batch process Feb 27, 2014 Issued
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14/171928
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DEPOSITING A FILM Feb 3, 2014 Abandoned
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14/163115
Substrate processing apparatus and susceptor Jan 23, 2014 Issued
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14/238733
DRY ETCHER AND ETCHING METHOD OF THE SAME Jan 12, 2014 Abandoned
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