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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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18/148329
Cavity forming method Dec 28, 2022 Issued
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18/090434
DENSIFICATION AND REDUCTION OF SELECTIVELY DEPOSITED Si PROTECTIVE LAYER FOR MASK SELECTIVITY IMPROVEMENT IN HAR ETCHING Dec 27, 2022 Issued
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18/087692
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING SURFACES OF SUBSTRATE Dec 21, 2022 Issued
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18/068399
Systems and methods for processing a silicon surface using multiple radical species Dec 18, 2022 Issued
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18/083829
ETCHING COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING SILICON AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SILICON BY USING THE SAME Dec 18, 2022 Abandoned
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18/080497
Porous silicon material and method of manufacture Dec 12, 2022 Issued
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18/074071
Plasma Processing Method and Plasma Processing System Dec 1, 2022 Pending
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18/072896
Semiconductor patterning and resulting structures Nov 30, 2022 Issued
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17/990011
Method for selective etching Si in the presence of silicon nitride, its composition and application thereof Nov 17, 2022 Abandoned
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17/977702
POLISHING SLURRY COMPOSITION Oct 30, 2022 Abandoned
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17/977674
Method for manufacturing high transmission light control film and high transmission light control film Oct 30, 2022 Issued
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17/973747
Methods for polishing semiconductor substrates Oct 25, 2022 Issued
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17/973610
Laser activated luminescence system Oct 25, 2022 Issued
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17/973799
Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method, and chemical liquid Oct 25, 2022 Issued
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17/970899
Polymer Removal via Multiple Flash Steps during Plasma Etch Oct 20, 2022 Pending
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17/970668
POLISHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Oct 20, 2022 Pending
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17/970899
Polymer Removal via Multiple Flash Steps during Plasma Etch Oct 19, 2022 Pending
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17/965727
Forming a doped hardmask Oct 12, 2022 Issued
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17/938684
Methods of forming semiconductor devices Oct 6, 2022 Issued
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17/950909
ARTICLES HAVING REMOVABLE COATINGS AND RELATED METHODS Sep 21, 2022 Abandoned
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