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Stephen Luther Blau

Examiner (ID: 14211, Phone: (571)272-4406 , Office: P/3711 )

Most Active Art Unit
3711
Art Unit(s)
3304, 3711
Total Applications
2532
Issued Applications
1715
Pending Applications
84
Abandoned Applications
734

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/396818
METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH LINING LAYER Dec 26, 2023 Abandoned
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18/394198
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE Dec 21, 2023 Pending
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18/389847
SELECTIVE ETCHING METHOD AND ETCHING ASSEMBLY Dec 19, 2023 Pending
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18/543677
Method for processing glass by alkaline etching Dec 17, 2023 Issued
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18/544237
ETCHING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Dec 17, 2023 Pending
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18/534907
SUPPRESSION OF MANGANESE DIOXIDE FORMATION IN MANGANESE (III)-BASED ETCHING SOLUTIONS Dec 10, 2023 Pending
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18/522052
Treatment liquid for manufacturing semiconductor, pattern forming method using the same, and method of manufacturing electronic device using the same Nov 27, 2023 Issued
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18/515857
POLISHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Nov 20, 2023 Pending
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18/513669
Planarization method Nov 19, 2023 Issued
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18/512948
ORGANIC LAYER POLISHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR POLISHING USING SAME Nov 16, 2023 Pending
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18/387655
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Nov 6, 2023 Pending
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18/386772
CONTINUOUS COIL PRETREATMENT PROCESS Nov 2, 2023 Pending
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18/385340
POSITIVELY CHARGED ABRASIVE WITH NEGATIVELY CHARGED IONIC OXIDIZER FOR POLISHING APPLICATION Oct 29, 2023 Pending
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18/495493
SELECTIVITY OF BORON HARD MASKS USING ION IMPLANT Oct 25, 2023 Pending
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18/381516
Ruthenium CMP chemistry based on halogenation Oct 17, 2023 Issued
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18/483673
Methods for producing an etch resist pattern on a metallic surface Oct 9, 2023 Issued
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18/481904
SELECTIVE HARDMASK ETCH FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Oct 4, 2023 Pending
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19/116142
Method for manufacturing trench in semiconductor substrate, and semiconductor device Sep 26, 2023 Issued
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18/370268
Substrate processing method, substrate processing device, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device Sep 18, 2023 Issued
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18/461218
METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE Sep 4, 2023 Pending
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