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Patrick David Maines

Examiner (ID: 13328, Phone: (571)270-1911 , Office: P/3748 )

Most Active Art Unit
3748
Art Unit(s)
3746, 3748, 6218, OPQA, 4165
Total Applications
643
Issued Applications
540
Pending Applications
11
Abandoned Applications
101

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/784929
Geometric tools and methods to measure closure phase for robust feature recognition in interferometric images Jul 8, 2021 Issued
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17/367884
Microresonator-frequency-comb-based platform for clinical high-resolution optical coherence tomography Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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17/366936
Ellipsometer and inspection device for inspecting semiconductor device having the same Jul 1, 2021 Issued
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17/352097
Method and apparatus for determining a position of a ring within a process kit Jun 17, 2021 Issued
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17/350987
Ellipsometer Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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17/349225
Far-infrared spectroscopy device Jun 15, 2021 Issued
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17/347419
Micro-molded anamorphic reflector lens for image guided therapeutic/diagnostic catheters Jun 13, 2021 Issued
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18/017178
AN ILLUMINATION SOURCE AND ASSOCIATED METROLOGY APPARATUS Jun 13, 2021 Pending
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17/338207
Shape measurement system, probe tip unit, and shape measurement method Jun 2, 2021 Issued
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17/338032
USING LIGHT COUPLING PROPERTIES FOR FILM DETECTION Jun 2, 2021 Abandoned
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17/334407
Displacement measurements in semiconductor wafer processing May 27, 2021 Issued
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17/331240
Method and system for machine learning using optical data May 25, 2021 Issued
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17/327629
Photonic integrated receiver May 20, 2021 Issued
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17/925969
DOSIMETRY SYSTEM FOR PHOTODYNAMIC ANITMICROBIAL THERAPY DEVICE OF INFECTIOUS KERATITIS May 20, 2021 Pending
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17/320537
System and method for enhancing data processing throughput using less effective pixel while maintaining wafer warp coverage May 13, 2021 Issued
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17/314469
Metrology apparatus and method for determining a characteristic of one or more structures on a substrate May 6, 2021 Issued
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17/302465
Spectral sensor system with spatially modified center wavelengths May 3, 2021 Issued
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17/996421
DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Apr 18, 2021 Pending
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17/223379
Compressed ultrafast imaging velocity interferometer system for any reflector Apr 5, 2021 Issued
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17/214091
Transmissive optical delay system and method Mar 25, 2021 Issued
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