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Nathan K. Ford

Examiner (ID: 12525, Phone: (571)270-1880 , Office: P/1716 )

Most Active Art Unit
1716
Art Unit(s)
1712, 1792, 1716
Total Applications
752
Issued Applications
214
Pending Applications
105
Abandoned Applications
456

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/886712
VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS Aug 11, 2022 Pending
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17/872498
Equipment For Manufacturing Light-Emitting Device and Light-Receiving Device Jul 24, 2022 Pending
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17/813960
SUBSTRATE TRANSFER SYSTEM WITH LAMP HEATER, CHAMBER PURGE METHOD Jul 20, 2022 Pending
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17/861750
Batch curing chamber with gas distribution and individual pumping Jul 10, 2022 Issued
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17/859612
ETCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME Jul 6, 2022 Pending
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17/859612
ETCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME Jul 6, 2022 Pending
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17/749800
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME May 19, 2022 Pending
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17/745361
IN SITU FILM GROWTH SENSOR ASSEMBLY, APPARATUS, AND METHODS May 15, 2022 Pending
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17/739493
CVD APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD May 8, 2022 Pending
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17/736048
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS May 2, 2022 Pending
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17/726445
Wafer treatment device Apr 20, 2022 Issued
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17/723372
MULTI-CHAMBER SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH TRANSFER ROBOT TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT Apr 17, 2022 Pending
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17/692688
SUBSTRATE COOLING UNIT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Mar 10, 2022 Pending
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17/690193
Integrated CMOS Source Drain Formation With Advanced Control Mar 8, 2022 Pending
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17/690193
Integrated CMOS Source Drain Formation With Advanced Control Mar 8, 2022 Pending
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17/683327
Flow Control System for a Deposition Reactor Feb 27, 2022 Pending
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17/584852
Adaptive focusing and transport system for electroplating Jan 25, 2022 Issued
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17/522191
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Nov 8, 2021 Pending
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17/522461
ETCHING DEVICE AND ETCHING METHOD USING THE SAME Nov 8, 2021 Pending
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17/522191
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Nov 8, 2021 Pending
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