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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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14/525716
Semiconductor processing system having multiple decoupled plasma sources Oct 27, 2014 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9808792 [patent_doc_number] => 20150020737 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-01-22 [patent_title] => 'Atomic Layer Deposition Using Radicals Of Gas Mixture' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/503735 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-10-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4380 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [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] => 14503735 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/503735
Atomic Layer Deposition Using Radicals Of Gas Mixture Sep 30, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10222523 [patent_doc_number] => 20150107516 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-04-23 [patent_title] => 'PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/501300 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-09-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 8425 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [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] => 14501300 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/501300
PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM Sep 29, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10732950 [patent_doc_number] => 20160079100 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-03-17 [patent_title] => 'VACUUM CARRIER INTERFACE HAVING A SWITCHABLE REDUCED CAPACITY AIRLOCK CHAMBER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/489062 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-09-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3820 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [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] => 14489062 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/489062
VACUUM CARRIER INTERFACE HAVING A SWITCHABLE REDUCED CAPACITY AIRLOCK CHAMBER Sep 16, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11436487 [patent_doc_number] => 20170037508 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-09 [patent_title] => 'A VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/436053 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4911 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [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] => 14436053 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/436053
Vapor deposition apparatus Aug 27, 2014 Issued
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14/468796
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Aug 25, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10949598 [patent_doc_number] => 20140352619 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-12-04 [patent_title] => 'CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION WITH ELEVATED TEMPERATURE GAS INJECTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/463993 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-08-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5463 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [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] => 14463993 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/463993
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION WITH ELEVATED TEMPERATURE GAS INJECTION Aug 19, 2014 Abandoned
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14/458756
PROCESSING CHAMBER Aug 12, 2014 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12491028 [patent_doc_number] => 09994956 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-06-12 [patent_title] => Apparatus for in situ deposition of multilayer structures via atomic layer deposition and ultra-high vacuum physical or chemical vapor deposition [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/456397 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2014-08-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 15934 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 432 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14456397 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/456397
Apparatus for in situ deposition of multilayer structures via atomic layer deposition and ultra-high vacuum physical or chemical vapor deposition Aug 10, 2014 Issued
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14/338558
Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method and storage medium Jul 22, 2014 Issued
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14/326404
PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR ENGINEERING A COPPER SURFACE FOR SELECTIVE METAL DEPOSITION Jul 7, 2014 Abandoned
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14/312946
FILM FORMING SYSTEM Jun 23, 2014 Abandoned
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14/311141
Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus Jun 19, 2014 Issued
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14/298654
Performing Atomic Layer Deposition on Large Substrate Using Scanning Reactors Jun 5, 2014 Abandoned
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14/260231
DEFINED DOSING ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM Apr 22, 2014 Abandoned
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15/022729
HEATER MEMBER AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Mar 20, 2014 Abandoned
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14/778134
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Mar 17, 2014 Abandoned
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14/212665
TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMALL BATCH SUBSTRATE HANDLING SYSTEMS Mar 13, 2014 Abandoned
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14/204551
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING FILM Mar 10, 2014 Abandoned
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14/203098
Process load lock apparatus, lift assemblies, electronic device processing systems, and methods of processing substrates in load lock locations Mar 9, 2014 Issued
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