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Nicole M. Buie-hatcher

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1019
Issued Applications
652
Pending Applications
10
Abandoned Applications
367

Applications

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18/609525
FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Mar 18, 2024 Pending
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18/603351
AUTOMATED CONTROL OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBER GROWTH PROCESS Mar 12, 2024 Pending
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18/601996
Methods for crystal growth by replacing a sublimated target source material with a candidate source material Mar 10, 2024 Issued
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18/581200
Sublimation System And Method Of Growing At Least One Single Crystal Feb 18, 2024 Pending
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18/410347
INGOT PULLER APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GROWING A SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON INGOT WITH REDUCED LOWER CHAMBER DEPOSITS Jan 10, 2024 Pending
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18/398781
SUPPRESSION OF DOPANT HYDRIDE EVOLUTION FROM EPITAXIAL FILMS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) MANUFACTURING Dec 27, 2023 Pending
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18/398449
METHODS OF PROCESSING EPITAXIAL SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS Dec 27, 2023 Pending
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18/397872
METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF CONTROLLING CRYSTAL GROWTH Dec 26, 2023 Pending
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18/394999
Carrier-Assisted Method for Parting Crystalline Material Along Laser Damage Region Dec 21, 2023 Pending
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18/537785
CRYSTAL GROWING METHOD, APPARATUS AND RF-SOI SUBSTRATE Dec 11, 2023 Pending
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18/512021
COMPONENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Nov 16, 2023 Pending
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18/506315
PHASE STABILIZED GROWTH OF MONOCLINIC-GALLIUM OXIDE ON THERMALLY CONDUCTING MATERIALS Nov 9, 2023 Pending
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18/501951
STRUCTURES FOR COMMUNICATION, MONITORING AND CONTROL OF CORROSIVE PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS AT HIGH PRESSURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE Nov 2, 2023 Pending
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18/492482
Methods of forming silicon carbide coated base substrates at multiple temperatures Oct 22, 2023 Issued
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18/381565
Advanced temperature control for wafer carrier in plasma processing chamber Oct 17, 2023 Issued
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18/380453
Method for preparing a P-type ZrCoSb-based half-Heusler single crystal alloy with a chemical composition of ZrCoSb1-xSnx by vertical bridgman directional crystallization Oct 15, 2023 Issued
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18/482847
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE CRYSTALS Oct 5, 2023 Pending
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18/374744
CONDUCTIVE C-PLANE GaN SUBSTRATE Sep 28, 2023 Pending
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18/374765
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GROWING A LATTICE MATCHED, MULTILAYER, ORGANIC CRYSTAL HETEROSTRUCTURE Sep 28, 2023 Pending
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18/373510
Manufacturing method of composite oxide which is represented by formula LiMPO Sep 26, 2023 Issued
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