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Rodney Glenn Mcdonald

Examiner (ID: 17185, Phone: (571)272-1340 , Office: P/1756 )

Most Active Art Unit
1753
Art Unit(s)
1756, 1794, 1109, 1753, 1724, 1795
Total Applications
2773
Issued Applications
1688
Pending Applications
309
Abandoned Applications
807

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/599736
MAGNET BAR WITH ATTACHED SENSOR Mar 30, 2020 Abandoned
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16/823182
Method and apparatus for deposition of metal nitrides Mar 17, 2020 Issued
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17/437646
Cathode arc source Mar 12, 2020 Issued
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17/602352
SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MEMORY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Mar 12, 2020 Abandoned
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17/441705
SPUTTERING TARGET Mar 10, 2020 Abandoned
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16/810585
Substrate processing method and apparatus Mar 4, 2020 Issued
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16/805030
Etching apparatus and etching method Feb 27, 2020 Issued
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16/803797
Corrosion resistant and low embrittlement aluminum alloy coatings on steel by magnetron sputtering Feb 26, 2020 Issued
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16/801731
System for controlling radicals using a radical filter Feb 25, 2020 Issued
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17/433652
Alloy Suitable for Sputtering Target Material Feb 24, 2020 Abandoned
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16/801002
Method and apparatus for metal and ceramic nanolayering for accident tolerant nuclear fuel, particle accelerators, and aerospace leading edges Feb 24, 2020 Issued
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16/792910
Sputtering apparatus including cathode with rotatable targets, and related methods Feb 17, 2020 Issued
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17/430026
Pulsed cathodic arc deposition Feb 9, 2020 Issued
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17/439123
Niobium sputtering target Jan 27, 2020 Issued
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16/774735
Sputtering target-backing plate assembly Jan 27, 2020 Issued
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16/751079
Interchangeable magnet pack Jan 22, 2020 Issued
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16/741838
Sputtering target and producing method thereof Jan 13, 2020 Issued
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16/728550
Film processing method and film manufacturing method Dec 26, 2019 Issued
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17/426881
Target, film forming apparatus, and method of manufacturing film formation object Dec 24, 2019 Issued
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16/724742
PVD vacuum plating process for aluminum alloy surface Dec 22, 2019 Issued
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