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Nathan K. Ford

Examiner (ID: 5844, Phone: (571)270-1880 , Office: P/1716 )

Most Active Art Unit
1716
Art Unit(s)
1712, 1792, 1716
Total Applications
758
Issued Applications
215
Pending Applications
97
Abandoned Applications
458

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 7659194 [patent_doc_number] => 20110308463 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-12-22 [patent_title] => 'CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR WITH ISOLATED SEQUENTIAL PROCESSING ZONES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/221780 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 17381 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [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] => publications/A1/0308/20110308463.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13221780 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/221780
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR WITH ISOLATED SEQUENTIAL PROCESSING ZONES Aug 29, 2011 Abandoned
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13/218983
Substrate processing apparatus, method for processing substrate, and storage medium Aug 25, 2011 Issued
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13/216350
FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, FILM DEPOSITION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM Aug 23, 2011 Abandoned
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13/214881
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Aug 21, 2011 Abandoned
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13/215159
SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME CONTROL OF RAPID ALTERNATING PROCESSES (RAP) Aug 21, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8381575 [patent_doc_number] => 20120225193 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-09-06 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus And Process For Atomic Layer Deposition' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/189693 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5729 [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] => 13189693 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/189693
Apparatus And Process For Atomic Layer Deposition Jul 24, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8381567 [patent_doc_number] => 20120225195 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-09-06 [patent_title] => 'Atomic Layer Deposition Carousel With Continuous Rotation And Methods Of Use' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/189719 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5279 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [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] => 13189719 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/189719
Atomic layer deposition carousel with continuous rotation and methods of use Jul 24, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16290423 [patent_doc_number] => 10767261 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-09-08 [patent_title] => Device and method for vacuum coating [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/811222 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-07-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4010 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 31 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13811222 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/811222
Device and method for vacuum coating Jul 21, 2011 Issued
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13/189273
IN-LINE DEPOSITION SYSTEM Jul 21, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 7558448 [patent_doc_number] => 20110272279 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-11-10 [patent_title] => 'APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/184089 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-07-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4603 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0272/20110272279.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13184089 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/184089
APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING THE SAME Jul 14, 2011 Abandoned
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13/182590
Thin film depositing apparatus Jul 13, 2011 Issued
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13/177076
Vacuum processing apparatus Jul 5, 2011 Issued
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13/169951
Dual section module having shared and unshared mass flow controllers Jun 26, 2011 Issued
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13/163881
Coating method and apparatus, a permanent magnet, and manufacturing method thereof Jun 19, 2011 Issued
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13/162431
ROTATION SYSTEM FOR THIN FILM FORMATION AND METHOD THEREOF Jun 15, 2011 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8505787 [patent_doc_number] => 20120305196 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-12-06 [patent_title] => 'High-Throughput Semiconductor-Processing Apparatus Equipped with Multiple Dual-Chamber Modules' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/154271 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-06-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5924 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [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] => 13154271 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/154271
High-throughput semiconductor-processing apparatus equipped with multiple dual-chamber modules Jun 5, 2011 Issued
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13/702662
DEVICE FOR PLASMA TREATMENT OF WORKPIECES Jun 2, 2011 Abandoned
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13/699920
PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS May 24, 2011 Abandoned
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13/104753
Tooling carrier for inline coating machine, method of operating thereof and process of coating a substrate May 9, 2011 Issued
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13/104925
Semiconductor processing system having multiple decoupled plasma sources May 9, 2011 Issued
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