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Nathan K. Ford

Examiner (ID: 15991, Phone: (571)270-1880 , Office: P/1716 )

Most Active Art Unit
1716
Art Unit(s)
1716, 1712, 1792
Total Applications
764
Issued Applications
217
Pending Applications
85
Abandoned Applications
465

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/398284
Semiconductor Fabrication Apparatus Including a Plurality of Reaction Containers and Methods of Forming Layers on Semiconductor Substrate Using the Same Jan 3, 2017 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16432830 [patent_doc_number] => 10832926 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-11-10 [patent_title] => High throughput serial wafer handling end station [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/391086 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 8434 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 183 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15391086 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/391086
High throughput serial wafer handling end station Dec 26, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11715276 [patent_doc_number] => 20170183775 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-29 [patent_title] => 'SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/388815 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 18778 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [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] => 15388815 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/388815
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Dec 21, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12851938 [patent_doc_number] => 20180175819 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-06-21 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SHUNT CANCELLATION OF PARASITIC COMPONENTS IN A PLASMA REACTOR [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/382409 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 20886 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 87 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15382409 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/382409
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SHUNT CANCELLATION OF PARASITIC COMPONENTS IN A PLASMA REACTOR Dec 15, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12814384 [patent_doc_number] => 20180163298 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-06-14 [patent_title] => DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CONTINUOUS-GROWTH TYPE LARGE-AREA TRANSPARENT AND CONDUCTIVE GRAPHENE FILM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/378872 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 2204 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15378872 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/378872
DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CONTINUOUS-GROWTH TYPE LARGE-AREA TRANSPARENT AND CONDUCTIVE GRAPHENE FILM Dec 13, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 18636496 [patent_doc_number] => 11761084 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-09-19 [patent_title] => Substrate processing apparatus and method of processing substrate [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/368104 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-12-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3643 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 192 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15368104 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/368104
Substrate processing apparatus and method of processing substrate Dec 1, 2016 Issued
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15/362601
ROUND FURNACE FOR SUBLIMATION TRANSFER Nov 27, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15667123 [patent_doc_number] => 10597782 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-03-24 [patent_title] => Device for coating one or more yarns by a vapor deposition method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/777492 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 6043 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 167 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15777492 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/777492
Device for coating one or more yarns by a vapor deposition method Nov 16, 2016 Issued
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15/348208
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Nov 9, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 13744213 [patent_doc_number] => 20180376577 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-12-27 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACE OF FLUORINE-BASED RESIN FILM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/779678 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7151 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 180 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15779678 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/779678
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACE OF FLUORINE-BASED RESIN FILM Nov 3, 2016 Abandoned
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15/290029
HIGH PRODUCTIVITY PECVD TOOL FOR WAFER PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Oct 10, 2016 Abandoned
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15/289903
Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method using the same Oct 9, 2016 Issued
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15/277096
PLASMA ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD Sep 26, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11517806 [patent_doc_number] => 20170084880 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-23 [patent_title] => 'LARGE AREA DUAL SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/273181 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-09-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5545 [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] => 15273181 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/273181
LARGE AREA DUAL SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Sep 21, 2016 Abandoned
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16/329788
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION Sep 15, 2016 Pending
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15/263486
PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Sep 12, 2016 Abandoned
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15/230696
DEPOSITION APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR SUCCESSIVE DEPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Aug 7, 2016 Abandoned
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15/227688
TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED CHALCOGEN VAPOR DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNIFORM CIGS DEPOSITION Aug 2, 2016 Abandoned
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15/216521
RESIST HARDENING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING Jul 20, 2016 Abandoned
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15/215143
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Jul 19, 2016 Pending
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