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Rodney Glenn Mcdonald

Examiner (ID: 2066, Phone: (571)272-1340 , Office: P/1756 )

Most Active Art Unit
1753
Art Unit(s)
1795, 1756, 1794, 1753, 1724, 1109
Total Applications
2740
Issued Applications
1674
Pending Applications
299
Abandoned Applications
802

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/698566
Interfacial layer for optical film performance Mar 17, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18779373 [patent_doc_number] => 11821068 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-21 [patent_title] => Magnetically enhanced high density plasma-chemical vapor deposition plasma source for depositing diamond and diamond-like films [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/690107 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-03-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 30 [patent_no_of_words] => 9634 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17690107 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/690107
Magnetically enhanced high density plasma-chemical vapor deposition plasma source for depositing diamond and diamond-like films Mar 8, 2022 Issued
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17/684911
Pulsed DC power for deposition of film Mar 1, 2022 Issued
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18/547678
Sputtering target Feb 21, 2022 Issued
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18/547678
Sputtering target Feb 21, 2022 Issued
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17/672248
System and method for uniform ion milling Feb 14, 2022 Issued
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17/667362
Target structure of physical vapor deposition Feb 7, 2022 Issued
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17/592881
Chemical bonding method and joined structure Feb 3, 2022 Issued
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17/578903
Perimeter trench formation and delineation etch delayering Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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18/271635
Plasma processing method and plasma processing device Jan 5, 2022 Issued
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17/564771
Shielding device and thin-film-deposition equipment with the same Dec 28, 2021 Issued
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17/558729
Energy harvesting and self-cleaning system based on graphene aerogels and preparation method thereof Dec 21, 2021 Issued
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17/546516
Grid assembly for plasma processing apparatus Dec 8, 2021 Issued
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17/543296
Reactive gas modulation for group III/IV compound deposition systems Dec 5, 2021 Issued
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18/270804
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Nov 24, 2021 Pending
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18/036827
Platinum-based sputtering target, and method for producing the same Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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17/525771
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING THIN SPUTTERED FILM Nov 11, 2021 Abandoned
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18/247724
SPARK PLASMA SINTERED COMPONENT FOR PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER Nov 2, 2021 Pending
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18/250218
Semiconductor process apparatus and process chamber Oct 20, 2021 Issued
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17/507262
Thin-film-deposition equipment for detecting shielding mechanism Oct 20, 2021 Issued
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