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Robert W. Hodge

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 10805, Phone: (571)272-2097 , Office: P/3655 )

Most Active Art Unit
1795
Art Unit(s)
3655, 1795, 4121, 1746, 1745, 1729, 3649, 3645
Total Applications
436
Issued Applications
181
Pending Applications
28
Abandoned Applications
231

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/357767
SUBSTRATE-LESS NANOWIRE-BASED LATERAL DIODE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES Jun 23, 2021 Pending
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17/354516
Semiconductor device including stack structure and trenches Jun 21, 2021 Issued
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17/354516
Semiconductor device including stack structure and trenches Jun 21, 2021 Issued
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17/345102
Nonvolatile memory device controlling for misalignment Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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17/333187
Metal bumps and method forming same May 27, 2021 Issued
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17/333373
Method for isolating a conductive via from a glass substrate May 27, 2021 Issued
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17/327990
Integrated circuit overlay test patterns and method thereof May 23, 2021 Issued
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17/323516
Microelectronic devices including memory cell structures, and related methods and electronic systems May 17, 2021 Issued
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17/246639
Methods for producing a 3D semiconductor memory device and structure Apr 30, 2021 Issued
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17/241156
Semiconductor device package having thermal dissipation feature and method therefor Apr 26, 2021 Issued
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17/233503
3D semiconductor device and structure with multiple isolation layers Apr 17, 2021 Issued
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17/231214
Method for forming semiconductor die with die region and seal-ring region Apr 14, 2021 Issued
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17/227936
And manufacture of power devices having increased cross over current Apr 11, 2021 Issued
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17/227592
Semiconductor structure Apr 11, 2021 Issued
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17/227921
Manufacture of power devices having increased cross over current Apr 11, 2021 Issued
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17/227951
Manufacture of power devices having increased cross over current Apr 11, 2021 Issued
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17/227897
Manufacture of power devices having increased cross over current Apr 11, 2021 Issued
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17/225840
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device with internal and external electrode Apr 7, 2021 Issued
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17/213162
Method of fabricating a semiconductor chip having strength adjustment pattern in bonding layer Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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17/210036
DISPLAY DEVICE AND AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR THEREOF Mar 22, 2021 Abandoned
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