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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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18/026437
Sputtering target and method for producing sputtering target Jun 9, 2022 Issued
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18/569204
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE Jun 9, 2022 Pending
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18/562259
Apparatus and method for coating the inner surface of a hollow article Jun 7, 2022 Issued
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17/751245
PVD deposited ternary and quaternary NiTi alloys and methods of making same May 22, 2022 Issued
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17/749531
METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRODE HAVING MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES May 19, 2022 Abandoned
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17/739830
Ion beam processing apparatus, electrode assembly, and method of cleaning electrode assembly May 8, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18150057 [patent_doc_number] => 20230023914 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-01-26 [patent_title] => SHUTTER DISC FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOL [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/662107 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9188 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 37 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17662107 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/662107
Shutter disc for a semiconductor processing tool May 4, 2022 Issued
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17/735307
Sputtering device May 2, 2022 Issued
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17/723005
Ion beam deposition target life enhancement Apr 17, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17960448 [patent_doc_number] => 20220341028 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-10-27 [patent_title] => VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/659018 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6565 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 104 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17659018 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/659018
Vacuum processing apparatus Apr 12, 2022 Issued
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17/717521
Sputtering apparatus Apr 10, 2022 Issued
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18/562072
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Apr 7, 2022 Pending
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17/701610
PVD system and collimator Mar 21, 2022 Issued
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17/698566
Interfacial layer for optical film performance Mar 17, 2022 Issued
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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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