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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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16/164214
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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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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16/004621
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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15/953922
DAMAGE FREE ENHANCEMENT OF DOPANT DIFFUSION INTO A SUBSTRATE Apr 15, 2018 Abandoned
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15/954511
Semiconductor Processing System Having Multiple Decoupled Plasma Sources 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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