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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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16/417348
Process kit enclosure system May 19, 2019 Issued
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16/412818
Plasma process monitoring device and plasma processing apparatus including the same May 14, 2019 Issued
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16/396683
In-situ wafer rotation for carousel processing chambers Apr 26, 2019 Issued
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16/395488
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Apr 25, 2019 Abandoned
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16/389444
Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus Apr 18, 2019 Issued
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16/356681
REACTOR FOR APPLYING A COATING ON INTERNAL SURFACES OF COMPONENTS Mar 17, 2019 Abandoned
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16/356352
SELF-AWARE AND CORRECTING HETEROGENOUS PLATFORM INCORPORATING INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING MODULES AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Mar 17, 2019 Abandoned
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16/356356
SELF-AWARE AND CORRECTING HETEROGENOUS PLATFORM INCORPORATING INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING MODULES AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Mar 17, 2019 Abandoned
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16/356334
SELF-AWARE AND CORRECTING HETEROGENOUS PLATFORM INCORPORATING INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING MODULES AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Mar 17, 2019 Abandoned
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16/299507
Systems and Methods for Substrate Cooling Mar 11, 2019 Abandoned
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16/292238
SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD Mar 3, 2019 Pending
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16/263953
Interchangeable Edge Rings For Stabilizing Wafer Placement And System Using Same Jan 30, 2019 Abandoned
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16/965238
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLURALITY OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Jan 29, 2019 Abandoned
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16/251534
Multi-zone reactor, system including the reactor, and method of using the same Jan 17, 2019 Issued
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16/242107
HEAT TREATING APPARATUS, COOLING METHOD FOR HEAT PLATE AND RECORDING MEDIUM Jan 7, 2019 Abandoned
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16/236024
SUBSTRATE ATTACHING/DETACHING UNIT FOR SUBSTRATE HOLDER, WET-TYPE SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, SUBSTRATE HOLDER CONVEYING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE CONVEYING METHOD Dec 27, 2018 Abandoned
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16/231662
WAFER SUSCEPTOR Dec 23, 2018 Abandoned
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16/206594
Semiconductor Device, Tool, and Method of Manufacturing Nov 29, 2018 Abandoned
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16/202941
Substrate processing apparatus for processing substrates Nov 27, 2018 Issued
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16/164392
Batch curing chamber with gas distribution and individual pumping Oct 17, 2018 Issued
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