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Seth M. Dumbris

Examiner (ID: 13449, Phone: (571)272-5105 , Office: P/1784 )

Most Active Art Unit
1784
Art Unit(s)
1784
Total Applications
1031
Issued Applications
693
Pending Applications
116
Abandoned Applications
240

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/350134
Monitoring of MEMS mirror properties Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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18/016226
Method and apparatus for calculating a spatial map associated with a component Jun 16, 2021 Issued
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17/344016
GRATINGS WITH VARIABLE DEPTHS FOR WAVEGUIDE DISPLAYS Jun 9, 2021 Abandoned
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18/010637
Method for thermo-mechanical control of a heat sensitive element and device for use in a lithographic production process Jun 1, 2021 Issued
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17/303525
Semiconductor developer tool and methods of operation May 31, 2021 Issued
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17/927866
Aberration impact systems, models, and manufacturing processes May 13, 2021 Issued
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17/317417
Mirror for an illumination optical unit of a projection exposure apparatus comprising a spectral filter in the form of a grating structure and method for producing a spectral filter in the form of a grating structure on a mirror May 10, 2021 Issued
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17/315650
Fluid handling structure for lithographic apparatus May 9, 2021 Issued
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17/923913
Substrate comprising a target arrangement, and associated at least one patterning device, lithographic method and metrology method Apr 20, 2021 Issued
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17/234878
Imprint method, imprint apparatus, determination method, and article manufacturing method Apr 19, 2021 Issued
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17/995355
Pre-exposure photoresist curing to enhance EUV lithographic performance Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/217805
Cleaning method and apparatus Mar 29, 2021 Issued
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17/207936
Metrology parameter determination and metrology recipe selection Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/431788
Wafer processing device and method Mar 9, 2021 Issued
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17/916746
METHOD OF DETERMINING A SAMPLING SCHEME, ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Mar 9, 2021 Pending
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17/912996
Conduit system, radiation source, lithographic apparatus, and methods thereof Mar 8, 2021 Issued
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17/910454
Method for determining an inspection strategy for a group of substrates in a semiconductor manufacturing process Feb 28, 2021 Issued
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17/802841
Object holder, tool and method of manufacturing an object holder Feb 24, 2021 Issued
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17/180984
Proximity correction methods for semiconductor manufacturing processes Feb 21, 2021 Issued
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17/800649
Method and apparatus for forming a patterned layer of material Feb 16, 2021 Issued
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