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Sally Anne Merkling

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Most Active Art Unit
1798
Art Unit(s)
1773, 1797, 1738, 1798, 1634
Total Applications
773
Issued Applications
412
Pending Applications
100
Abandoned Applications
271

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/109824
Differential refractometer for gradient chromatography Feb 13, 2023 Issued
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18/850772
TECHNIQUES FOR COLOR BATCH CORRECTION Feb 12, 2023 Pending
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18/103359
Machine learning-based transformation of low-resolution wafer inspection images to high resolution images Jan 29, 2023 Issued
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18/840843
Device and Method for Measuring Wafers Jan 24, 2023 Pending
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18/097924
INSPECTION METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME Jan 16, 2023 Pending
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18/710644
DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, NON-CONTACT INPUT APPARATUS, AND BIOLOGICAL MICROMOTION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Dec 19, 2022 Pending
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18/719105
PARALLEL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM USING AN INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICE Dec 12, 2022 Pending
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18/064651
Method of analyzing a spectral peak Dec 11, 2022 Issued
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17/994900
AUTOMATIC QUALITY CATEGORIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS CONTAINERS Nov 27, 2022 Pending
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18/707413
METROLOGY APPARATUS AND METHOD Nov 13, 2022 Pending
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18/706079
METHOD FOR THE GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISATION OF OPTICAL LENSES Nov 6, 2022 Pending
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18/706149
High temperature mold gap measurement using optical fiber interferometry Oct 31, 2022 Issued
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17/962468
CHIRPED COHERENT LASER RADAR SYSTEM AND METHOD Oct 7, 2022 Pending
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17/960345
Method for analysing a spray generated by a device for dispensing fluid pharmaceutical product Oct 4, 2022 Issued
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17/955660
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASURING FILM THICKNESS Sep 28, 2022 Pending
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17/953978
Laser interferometer Sep 26, 2022 Issued
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17/934859
Systems and methods for concurrent measurements of interferometric and ellipsometric signals of multi-layer thin films Sep 22, 2022 Issued
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17/948026
Fabry-Perot cavity phase modulator including a tunable core, an optical modulating device including the same, and a lidar apparatus including the optical modulating device Sep 18, 2022 Issued
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17/932551
Method and system for moire profilimetry using simultaneous dual fringe projection Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/900334
Electronic device including processor executing defect detection module, operating method of electronic device, and method for fabricating semiconductor integrated circuit Aug 30, 2022 Issued
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