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Shane M. Thomas

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3903
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3903, 2186
Total Applications
32076
Issued Applications
205
Pending Applications
30482
Abandoned Applications
61

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/687499
HALOGENATED MONOMERS AND POLYMERS FOR VOLUME BRAGG GRATINGS Mar 3, 2022 Pending
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17/653296
METHOD OF MAKING EUV MASK WITH AN ABSORBER LAYER Mar 2, 2022 Abandoned
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17/686205
Wafer carrier with reticle template for marking reticle fields on a semiconductor wafer Mar 2, 2022 Issued
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17/683110
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYERED-REFLECTIVE-FILM-PROVIDED SUBSTRATE, REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REFLECTIVE MASK Feb 27, 2022 Pending
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17/679749
Photoresist inspection apparatus, photoresist inspection method using the same, and electron beam exposure apparatus Feb 23, 2022 Issued
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17/674729
SPATIALLY VARYING DYNAMIC RANGE IN HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS Feb 16, 2022 Abandoned
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17/674725
RECORDING A LATENT HOLOGRAPHIC GRATING AND AMPLIFICATION OF ITS DYNAMIC RANGE Feb 16, 2022 Abandoned
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17/674726
RECORDING A LATENT HOLOGRAPHIC GRATING AND AMPLIFICATION OF ITS DYNAMIC RANGE Feb 16, 2022 Abandoned
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17/668901
Extreme Ultraviolet Mask Blank With Alloy Absorber And Method Of Manufacture Feb 9, 2022 Abandoned
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17/667446
Reflection mode photomask and method of making Feb 7, 2022 Issued
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17/587757
Method and structure for overlay measurement in semiconductor device manufacturing Jan 27, 2022 Issued
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17/647659
DETECTING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF SEMICONDUCTOR Jan 10, 2022 Abandoned
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17/567618
BLANK MASK AND PHOTOMASK USING THE SAME Jan 2, 2022 Abandoned
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17/567478
Blank mask and photomask using the same Jan 2, 2022 Issued
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17/566301
Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices using a photomask Dec 29, 2021 Issued
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17/562863
Template, method of forming a template, apparatus and method of manufacturing an article Dec 26, 2021 Issued
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17/558092
MASK AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Dec 20, 2021 Pending
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17/558417
INCREASING OVERLAY MARGINS FOR LINES THAT SPAN RETICLE BOUNDARIES IN DIE-TO-DIE RETICLE STITCHING Dec 20, 2021 Pending
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17/555364
Apparatuses and methods for diffraction base overlay measurements Dec 16, 2021 Issued
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18/268154
SOLDER RESIST COMPOSITION, DRY FILM, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Dec 13, 2021 Pending
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