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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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18/129082
SUBSTRATE TRANSFER UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Mar 30, 2023 Pending
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18/167513
METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Feb 9, 2023 Pending
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18/163315
Method of operating a deposition or cleaning apparatus Feb 1, 2023 Issued
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18/095680
Adaptive focusing and transport system for electroplating Jan 10, 2023 Issued
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18/095262
MODULAR PRECURSOR DELIVERY AND SPLITTING FOR FAST SWITCHING Jan 9, 2023 Pending
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18/095262
MODULAR PRECURSOR DELIVERY AND SPLITTING FOR FAST SWITCHING Jan 9, 2023 Pending
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18/086647
PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD Dec 21, 2022 Pending
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18/086647
PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD Dec 21, 2022 Pending
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17/994985
Transfer Position for Workpieces and Replaceable Parts in a Vacuum Processing Apparatus Nov 27, 2022 Pending
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17/970990
Floating tooling assembly for chemical vapor infiltration Oct 20, 2022 Issued
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17/970990
Floating tooling assembly for chemical vapor infiltration Oct 20, 2022 Issued
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18/701860
PROCESSING CHAMBER, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING METHOD Oct 12, 2022 Pending
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17/936819
TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR TREATING WORKPIECE Sep 28, 2022 Pending
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17/950116
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM Sep 21, 2022 Pending
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17/948852
SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS METHOD AND MULTI-CHAMBER APPARATUS THEREWITH Sep 19, 2022 Pending
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17/948674
SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GAS DISTRIBUTION Sep 19, 2022 Pending
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17/933189
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Sep 18, 2022 Pending
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18/689038
THIN FILM DEPOSITION DEVICE, THIN FILM DEPOSITION METHOD AND THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS Aug 31, 2022 Pending
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17/899087
PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ABNORMAL DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD Aug 29, 2022 Pending
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17/886712
VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS Aug 11, 2022 Pending
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