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Nathan K. Ford

Examiner (ID: 15991, Phone: (571)270-1880 , Office: P/1716 )

Most Active Art Unit
1716
Art Unit(s)
1716, 1712, 1792
Total Applications
764
Issued Applications
217
Pending Applications
85
Abandoned Applications
465

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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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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16/164214
LOAD LOCK BODY PORTIONS, LOAD LOCK APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Oct 17, 2018 Abandoned
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16/652647
Closure element for closing a loading opening of an inner housing of a CVD reactor Oct 1, 2018 Issued
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16/144552
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Sep 26, 2018 Abandoned
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16/144723
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Sep 26, 2018 Abandoned
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16/138142
Process chamber for field guided exposure and method for implementing the process chamber Sep 20, 2018 Issued
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16/756548
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE Sep 13, 2018 Abandoned
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16/128182
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING PLATFORM WITH SINGLE AND TWINNED PROCESSING CHAMBERS Sep 10, 2018 Abandoned
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16/122177
INTEGRATED CHAMBER FOR VACUUM COATING Sep 4, 2018 Abandoned
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16/112281
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESIZE, FUNCTIONALIZE, SURFACE TREAT AND/OR ENCAPSULATE POWDERS, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Aug 23, 2018 Abandoned
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16/039938
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Jul 18, 2018 Abandoned
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