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Nicholas A. Smith

Examiner (ID: 15161, Phone: (571)272-8760 , Office: P/1754 )

Most Active Art Unit
1754
Art Unit(s)
1754, 4145, 1723, 1795, 1794, 1752, 1753, 4100, 1742
Total Applications
1294
Issued Applications
796
Pending Applications
89
Abandoned Applications
418

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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13/713883
Local word line driver Dec 12, 2012 Issued
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13/713829
Local word line driver Dec 12, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9833226 [patent_doc_number] => 08942052 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-01-27 [patent_title] => 'Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) min/max voltage circuit for switching between multiple voltages' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/682821 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-11-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5528 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 217 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13682821 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/682821
Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) min/max voltage circuit for switching between multiple voltages Nov 20, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9461846 [patent_doc_number] => 20140126273 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-05-08 [patent_title] => 'POWER MANAGEMENT SRAM GLOBAL BIT LINE PRECHARGE CIRCUIT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/667603 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-11-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 6614 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13667603 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/667603
POWER MANAGEMENT SRAM GLOBAL BIT LINE PRECHARGE CIRCUIT Nov 1, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9033025 [patent_doc_number] => 20130235663 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-09-12 [patent_title] => 'VOLTAGE MODE SENSING FOR LOW POWER FLASH MEMORY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/665409 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-10-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 8670 [patent_no_of_claims] => 31 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13665409 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/665409
Voltage mode sensing for low power flash memory Oct 30, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8778773 [patent_doc_number] => 20130100748 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-25 [patent_title] => 'SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/655077 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 8572 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13655077 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/655077
Semiconductor memory device and method for driving the same Oct 17, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9434154 [patent_doc_number] => 20140112060 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-04-24 [patent_title] => 'SRAM GLOBAL PRECHARGE, DISCHARGE, AND SENSE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/655003 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4791 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13655003 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/655003
SRAM global precharge, discharge, and sense Oct 17, 2012 Issued
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13/646497
Wordline driver Oct 4, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8731821 [patent_doc_number] => 20130077390 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-03-28 [patent_title] => 'MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (MRAM) CELL, METHOD FOR WRITING AND READING THE MRAM CELL USING A SELF-REFERENCED READ OPERATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/622513 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5354 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13622513 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/622513
MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (MRAM) CELL, METHOD FOR WRITING AND READING THE MRAM CELL USING A SELF-REFERENCED READ OPERATION Sep 18, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10645115 [patent_doc_number] => 09361986 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-06-07 [patent_title] => 'High endurance non-volatile storage' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/622045 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 32 [patent_figures_cnt] => 62 [patent_no_of_words] => 24566 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 171 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13622045 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/622045
High endurance non-volatile storage Sep 17, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9368956 [patent_doc_number] => 20140078829 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-03-20 [patent_title] => 'NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (NVM) WITH ADAPTIVE WRITE OPERATIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/616169 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 7406 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13616169 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/616169
Non-volatile memory (NVM) with adaptive write operations Sep 13, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9210831 [patent_doc_number] => 20140010008 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-01-09 [patent_title] => 'SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/615951 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 9003 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13615951 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/615951
Semiconductor memory device and method of operating the same Sep 13, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10531045 [patent_doc_number] => 09257185 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-02-09 [patent_title] => 'Nonvolatile memory device, nonvolatile memory system, program method thereof, and operation method of controller controlling the same' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/618605 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 14510 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 242 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13618605 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/618605
Nonvolatile memory device, nonvolatile memory system, program method thereof, and operation method of controller controlling the same Sep 13, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9119799 [patent_doc_number] => 20130286721 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-10-31 [patent_title] => 'LOW SENSING CURRENT NON-VOLATILE FLIP-FLOP' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/613205 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 5222 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13613205 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/613205
Low sensing current non-volatile flip-flop Sep 12, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9361910 [patent_doc_number] => 20140071783 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-03-13 [patent_title] => 'MEMORY DEVICE WITH CLOCK GENERATION BASED ON SEGMENTED ADDRESS CHANGE DETECTION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/613981 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 6391 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13613981 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/613981
MEMORY DEVICE WITH CLOCK GENERATION BASED ON SEGMENTED ADDRESS CHANGE DETECTION Sep 12, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9361906 [patent_doc_number] => 20140071779 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-03-13 [patent_title] => 'E-FUSE ARRAY CIRCUIT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/610451 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2769 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13610451 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/610451
E-fuse array circuit Sep 10, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8926757 [patent_doc_number] => 20130182517 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-07-18 [patent_title] => 'FAIL ADDRESS STORAGE CIRCUIT, REDUNDANCY CONTROL CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR STORING FAIL ADDRESS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REDUNDANCY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/610283 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 8585 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13610283 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/610283
Fail address storage circuit, redundancy control circuit, method for storing fail address and method for controlling redundancy Sep 10, 2012 Issued
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13/608587
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device Sep 9, 2012 Issued
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13/607493
Semiconductor memory and voltage output measuring method of the semiconductor memory Sep 6, 2012 Issued
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13/606737
Magnetic random access memory Sep 6, 2012 Issued
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