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Nathan K. Ford

Examiner (ID: 18310, Phone: (571)270-1880 , Office: P/1716 )

Most Active Art Unit
1716
Art Unit(s)
1792, 1716, 1712
Total Applications
751
Issued Applications
214
Pending Applications
108
Abandoned Applications
455

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/139174
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Apr 25, 2016 Abandoned
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15/097382
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Apr 12, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11010818 [patent_doc_number] => 20160207771 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-07-21 [patent_title] => 'APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/085586 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-03-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 14300 [patent_no_of_claims] => 1 [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] => 15085586 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/085586
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATES Mar 29, 2016 Abandoned
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15/082474
APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION LINE INCLUDING THE SAME Mar 27, 2016 Abandoned
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15/078772
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Mar 22, 2016 Abandoned
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15/073951
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Mar 17, 2016 Abandoned
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15/071606
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Mar 15, 2016 Abandoned
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15/070763
DECOMPRESSION PROCESSING APPARATUS Mar 14, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16148059 [patent_doc_number] => 10707106 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-07-07 [patent_title] => High-throughput semiconductor-processing apparatus equipped with multiple dual-chamber modules [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/060412 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-03-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5773 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 454 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15060412 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/060412
High-throughput semiconductor-processing apparatus equipped with multiple dual-chamber modules Mar 2, 2016 Issued
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15/059806
Infiltration device and method Mar 2, 2016 Issued
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15/051801
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Feb 23, 2016 Abandoned
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15/001087
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EPITAXIALLY GROWING SOURCES AND DRAINS OF A FINFET DEVICE Jan 18, 2016 Abandoned
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15/543855
Atomic layer deposition apparatus Jan 13, 2016 Issued
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14/971922
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE BY PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION Dec 15, 2015 Abandoned
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14/963465
COOLING STRUCTURE AND PARALLEL PLATE ETCHING APPARATUS Dec 8, 2015 Abandoned
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14/952230
Processing chamber, combination of processing chamber and loadlock, and system for processing substrates Nov 24, 2015 Issued
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14/938004
SUPPORT UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Nov 10, 2015 Abandoned
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14/931639
Methods for processing substrates using a movable plasma confinement structure Nov 2, 2015 Issued
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14/878519
Workpiece Processing Method And Apparatus Oct 7, 2015 Abandoned
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14/875479
PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HALIDE SCAVENGING Oct 4, 2015 Abandoned
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