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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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18/319330
Area selective organic material removal May 16, 2023 Issued
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18/315868
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION May 10, 2023 Pending
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18/195570
Method and device for etching silicon oxide May 9, 2023 Issued
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18/314226
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE May 8, 2023 Pending
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18/144502
SILICON NITRIDE ETCHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD May 7, 2023 Pending
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18/312650
Method to form narrow slot contacts May 4, 2023 Issued
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18/313122
Etchant May 4, 2023 Issued
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18/141530
Polishing Compositions and Methods of Using Same Apr 30, 2023 Pending
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18/301462
Methods of Forming an Abrasive Slurry and Methods for Chemical-Mechanical Polishing Apr 16, 2023 Pending
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18/134784
Methods of temporarily enhancing the luster and brilliance of jewelry and gem stones Apr 13, 2023 Issued
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18/298761
POLISHING LIQUID FOR POLISHING COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Apr 10, 2023 Pending
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18/190917
PHOTORESIST AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Mar 26, 2023 Pending
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18/187149
COMPOSITION FOR FORMING SILICON-CONTAINING METAL HARD MASK AND PATTERNING PROCESS Mar 20, 2023 Pending
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18/121608
Etching method and etching apparatus Mar 14, 2023 Issued
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18/183628
APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE Mar 13, 2023 Pending
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18/116556
Vapor phase thermal etch solutions for metal oxo photoresists Mar 1, 2023 Issued
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18/277177
Etching solution, method for treating substrate with the etching solution, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device Feb 28, 2023 Issued
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18/160232
Methods and systems for cleaning high aspect ratio structures Jan 25, 2023 Issued
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18/155955
Photoresist and formation method thereof Jan 17, 2023 Issued
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18/149005
CHEMICAL PLANARIZATION Dec 29, 2022 Pending
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