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Rodney Glenn Mcdonald

Examiner (ID: 3721, Phone: (571)272-1340 , Office: P/1756 )

Most Active Art Unit
1753
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1753, 1795, 1794, 1109, 1724, 1756
Total Applications
2737
Issued Applications
1673
Pending Applications
297
Abandoned Applications
802

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/014432
SPUTTERING TARGET MATERIAL AND OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR Aug 1, 2021 Abandoned
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18/016969
Sputter desposition system Jul 22, 2021 Issued
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18/016407
VACUUM COATING APPARATUS FOR UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTING METAL VAPOR USING UNIFORM MIXING BUFFER STRUCTURE Jul 20, 2021 Pending
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17/375383
Pulsed power module with pulse and ion flux control for magnetron sputtering Jul 13, 2021 Issued
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18/010322
Method of mounting wires to substrate support ceramic Jul 11, 2021 Issued
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18/044887
Target and film forming apparatus Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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18/037565
Transparent conductive oxide thin film and use thereof Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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18/000440
Shower plate and film deposition apparatus Jun 1, 2021 Issued
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17/335241
Low resistivity metal contact stack May 31, 2021 Issued
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17/334783
WAFER-HOLDING DEVICE AND THIN-FILM-DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME May 29, 2021 Abandoned
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17/334248
Direct-deposition system including standoffs for controlling substrate-mask separation May 27, 2021 Issued
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17/330946
Film forming apparatus and method for reducing arcing May 25, 2021 Issued
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17/999914
Heating device and semiconductor processing apparatus May 25, 2021 Issued
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17/999596
METAL-Si BASED POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, METAL-Si BASED SINTERED BODY, SPUTTERING TARGET, AND METAL-Si BASED THIN FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD May 23, 2021 Pending
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17/328855
Magnetron assembly having coolant guide for enhanced target cooling May 23, 2021 Issued
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17/781050
CuV May 10, 2021 Issued
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17/922169
Manufacturing apparatus and method for microwave device Apr 19, 2021 Issued
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17/921088
Semiconductor processing apparatus and magnetron mechanism Apr 15, 2021 Issued
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17/219320
Method of forming nitride semiconductor film Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/913353
Method for monitoring process conditions of, and method for controlling, a plasma PVD process Mar 28, 2021 Issued
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