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Ram N. Kackar

Examiner (ID: 10372, Phone: (571)272-1436 , Office: P/2615 )

Most Active Art Unit
1716
Art Unit(s)
1763, 1792, 1716, 2615
Total Applications
943
Issued Applications
365
Pending Applications
72
Abandoned Applications
520

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/067632
Corrosion resistant ground shield of processing chamber Dec 15, 2022 Issued
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18/063888
CHAMBER IMPEDANCE MANAGEMENT IN A PROCESSING CHAMBER Dec 8, 2022 Pending
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18/071192
Dynamic sheath control with edge ring lift Nov 28, 2022 Issued
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17/984201
WAFER PROFILING FOR ETCHING SYSTEM Nov 8, 2022 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 20492944 [patent_doc_number] => 12534808 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-01-27 [patent_title] => Methods and apparatus for coating fibers [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/983508 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-11-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 8872 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17983508 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/983508
Methods and apparatus for coating fibers Nov 8, 2022 Issued
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17/971504
Rotary reactor for deposition of films onto particles Oct 20, 2022 Issued
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17/900713
VAPORIZER ASSEMBLY Aug 30, 2022 Pending
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17/898168
PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS AND PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD Aug 28, 2022 Pending
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17/893018
GROUND PATH SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SHORTER AND SYMMETRICAL GROUND PATH Aug 21, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 17917416 [patent_doc_number] => 20220319812 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-10-06 [patent_title] => REMOTE MODULAR HIGH-FREQUENCY SOURCE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/840500 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8898 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17840500 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/840500
Remote modular high-frequency source Jun 13, 2022 Issued
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17/836792
Equipment and method for improved edge uniformity of plasma processing of wafers Jun 8, 2022 Issued
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17/663907
MICROWAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS May 17, 2022 Abandoned
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17/728794
Symmetric plasma process chamber Apr 24, 2022 Issued
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17/696280
Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method Mar 15, 2022 Issued
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17/666789
PLASMA TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Feb 7, 2022 Pending
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17/572563
MONOPOLE ANTENNA ARRAY SOURCE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS EQUIPMENT Jan 9, 2022 Abandoned
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18/255394
IMPROVED PLASMA RESISTANT COATINGS FOR ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS Dec 1, 2021 Pending
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17/532915
PLASMA CHAMBER WITH A MULTIPHASE ROTATING GAS CROSS-FLOW AND PERIPHERAL CONDUCTANCE CONTROL RINGS Nov 21, 2021 Pending
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18/026911
Substrate processing apparatus Oct 28, 2021 Issued
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17/510617
Support unit, apparatus for treating substrate, and method for treating substrate Oct 25, 2021 Issued
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