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Michael A. Band

Examiner (ID: 1784, Phone: (571)272-9815 , Office: P/1754 )

Most Active Art Unit
1794
Art Unit(s)
1753, 1723, 1754, 1794, 1795
Total Applications
979
Issued Applications
394
Pending Applications
86
Abandoned Applications
516

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/580585
BELLOWS COATING BY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING WITH KICK PULSE Jan 19, 2022 Pending
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17/574950
Profiled sputtering target and method of making the same Jan 12, 2022 Issued
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18/258499
MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS Dec 20, 2021 Pending
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17/554589
Multi racetrack cathodic arc Dec 16, 2021 Issued
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17/537035
Methods for controlling physical vapor deposition metal film adhesion to substrates and surfaces Nov 28, 2021 Issued
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17/525403
Shielding mechanism and thin-film-deposition equipment using the same Nov 11, 2021 Issued
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17/517626
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-SITU ETCHING PRIOR TO PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION IN THE SAME CHAMBER Nov 1, 2021 Abandoned
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17/507252
Tilted PVD source with rotating pedestal Oct 20, 2021 Issued
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18/019009
BATTERY RACK AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING BATTERY RACK Oct 18, 2021 Pending
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17/495730
Magnetically enhanced high density plasma-chemical vapor deposition plasma source for depositing diamond and diamond-like films Oct 5, 2021 Issued
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18/247670
HARD CARBON COATINGS WITH IMPROVED ADHESION STRENGTH BY MEANS OF HIPIMS AND METHOD THEREOF Oct 4, 2021 Pending
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17/490840
Methods and apparatus for controlling ion fraction in physical vapor deposition processes Sep 29, 2021 Issued
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17/488126
MAGNETIC-FIELD-DISTRIBUTION TUNER, DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF DEPOSITION Sep 27, 2021 Abandoned
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17/483559
COATED-SUBSTRATE SENSING AND CRAZING MITIGATION Sep 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/469228
Film forming method, film forming apparatus, and program Sep 7, 2021 Issued
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17/408221
Systems and methods for an improved magnetron electromagnetic assembly Aug 19, 2021 Issued
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17/407668
COMPONENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE Aug 19, 2021 Abandoned
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17/445247
MAGNETRON PLASMA APPARATUS Aug 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/389264
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MAGNETRON WITH A SEGMENTED TARGET CONFIGURATION Jul 28, 2021 Abandoned
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17/385052
Sputtering cathode, sputtering cathode assembly, and sputtering apparatus Jul 25, 2021 Issued
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