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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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16/630388
EFEM AND EFEM SYSTEM Jul 8, 2018 Abandoned
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16/023820
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Jun 28, 2018 Abandoned
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16/010223
COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING Jun 14, 2018 Abandoned
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16/007582
VACUUM DEPOSITION PROCESSING OF MULTIPLE SUBSTRATES Jun 12, 2018 Abandoned
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16/004621
Methods and System for the Integrated Synthesis, Delivery, and Processing of Source Chemicals for Thin Film Manufacturing Jun 10, 2018 Pending
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16/612322
Vacuum processing device Apr 23, 2018 Issued
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15/954511
Semiconductor Processing System Having Multiple Decoupled Plasma Sources Apr 15, 2018 Abandoned
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15/953922
DAMAGE FREE ENHANCEMENT OF DOPANT DIFFUSION INTO A SUBSTRATE Apr 15, 2018 Abandoned
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15/945135
High Throughput Vacuum Deposition Sources and System Apr 3, 2018 Abandoned
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15/941174
OUTER MASK, PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHOTO MASK Mar 29, 2018 Abandoned
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15/921411
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INLINE COATING OF SUBSTRATES Mar 13, 2018 Abandoned
15/920377 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Mar 12, 2018 Abandoned
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16/496378
Substrate processing device Mar 11, 2018 Issued
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15/902837
Vacuum processing apparatus and operating method of vacuum processing apparatus Feb 21, 2018 Issued
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15/880245
Substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device Jan 24, 2018 Issued
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15/868008
QUARTZ BOAT TRANSMISSION MECHANISM USED IN DIFFUSION FURNACE Jan 10, 2018 Abandoned
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15/867970
GRAPHITE BOAT TRANSMISSION MECHANISM USED IN PECVD DEVICE Jan 10, 2018 Abandoned
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15/866120
Substrate processing apparatus Jan 8, 2018 Issued
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16/095935
Uniform pumping dual-station vacuum processor Dec 26, 2017 Issued
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15/854047
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Dec 25, 2017 Abandoned
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