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Rodney Glenn Mcdonald

Examiner (ID: 8159, Phone: (571)272-1340 , Office: P/1756 )

Most Active Art Unit
1753
Art Unit(s)
1756, 1794, 1724, 1109, 1753, 1795
Total Applications
2724
Issued Applications
1662
Pending Applications
316
Abandoned Applications
800

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/368962
Method of coating both sides of a substrate using a sacrificial coating Dec 4, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19720261 [patent_doc_number] => 12205804 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-01-21 [patent_title] => Silicon sputtering target with special surface treatment and good particle performance and methods of making the same [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/362986 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3101 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 75 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15362986 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/362986
Silicon sputtering target with special surface treatment and good particle performance and methods of making the same Nov 28, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13558767 [patent_doc_number] => 20180330931 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-11-15 [patent_title] => Sputtering Arrangement and Sputtering Method for Optimized Distribution of the Energy Flow [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/775827 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4861 [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] => 15775827 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/775827
Sputtering arrangement and sputtering method for optimized distribution of the energy flow Nov 13, 2016 Issued
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15/351155
METHOD FOR PREPARING HIGH-HARDNESS ANTI-BACTERIAL PVD FILM Nov 13, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11649652 [patent_doc_number] => 20170145553 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-25 [patent_title] => 'PRE-COATED SHIELD USING IN VHF-RF PVD CHAMBERS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/347582 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3952 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15347582 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/347582
PRE-COATED SHIELD USING IN VHF-RF PVD CHAMBERS Nov 8, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15245047 [patent_doc_number] => 10508036 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-17 [patent_title] => System and method for mass production of graphene platelets in arc plasma [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/346380 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4292 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15346380 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/346380
System and method for mass production of graphene platelets in arc plasma Nov 7, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12706423 [patent_doc_number] => 20180127307 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-05-10 [patent_title] => HEAT TREATABLE COATED ARTICLE WITH CARBON-DOPED ZIRCONIUM BASED LAYER(S) IN COATING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/343348 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-11-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8789 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -30 [patent_words_short_claim] => 59 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15343348 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/343348
Heat treatable coated article with carbon-doped zirconium based layer(s) in coating Nov 3, 2016 Issued
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15/339472
Process for repairing a worn carburized steel surface of a sprag clutch Oct 30, 2016 Issued
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15/770765
METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY SEPARATING SAMPLES FROM SUBSTRATE Oct 26, 2016 Pending
Array ( [id] => 13522837 [patent_doc_number] => 20180312961 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-11-01 [patent_title] => SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPUTTERING TARGET [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/770407 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-10-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10396 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15770407 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/770407
Sputtering target and method for producing sputtering target Oct 23, 2016 Issued
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15/774628
METHOD FOR PRE-TREATING A SURFACE FOR COATING Oct 19, 2016 Abandoned
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15/293063
Deposition system for growth of inclined c-axis piezoelectric material structures Oct 12, 2016 Issued
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15/293108
Methods for producing piezoelectric bulk and crystalline seed layers of different C-axis orientation distributions Oct 12, 2016 Issued
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15/290150
Physical vapor deposition (PVD) plasma energy control per dynamic magnetron control Oct 10, 2016 Issued
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15/759966
ION SOURCE SPUTTERING Oct 10, 2016 Abandoned
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15/290901
INTEGRATED ANODE AND ACTIVATED REACTIVE GAS SOURCE FOR USE IN A MAGNETRON SPUTTERING DEVICE Oct 10, 2016 Abandoned
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15/551493
Deposition apparatus and physical vapor deposition chamber Oct 8, 2016 Issued
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15/287675
Integrated process kit for a substrate processing chamber Oct 5, 2016 Issued
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15/547559
Method for forming film and method for forming aluminum nitride film Sep 26, 2016 Issued
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15/277674
Biasable flux optimizer / collimator for PVD sputter chamber Sep 26, 2016 Issued
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