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Stephen W. Smoot

Examiner (ID: 13733, Phone: (571)272-1698 , Office: P/2813 )

Most Active Art Unit
2813
Art Unit(s)
2813
Total Applications
1918
Issued Applications
1746
Pending Applications
33
Abandoned Applications
142

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/046156
Semiconductor device having insulation layer with concave portion and semiconductor layer that includes channel area disposed at concave portion, electro-optical device, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, method of manufacturing electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus Feb 16, 2016 Issued
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15/529131
Engineering tool Feb 11, 2016 Issued
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15/042931
Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) ultrasonic transducers and methods for forming the same Feb 11, 2016 Issued
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15/016630
Semiconductor device for sensor application using contacts located on top surface and bottom surface and method for fabricating thereof Feb 4, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11876506 [patent_doc_number] => 09748288 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-08-29 [patent_title] => 'Image sensor including pixels having plural photoelectric converters configured to convert light of different wavelengths and imaging apparatus including the same' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/013011 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-02-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 45 [patent_figures_cnt] => 49 [patent_no_of_words] => 19302 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 161 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15013011 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/013011
Image sensor including pixels having plural photoelectric converters configured to convert light of different wavelengths and imaging apparatus including the same Feb 1, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11020421 [patent_doc_number] => 20160217375 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-07-28 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STENT RECOMMENDATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/008793 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-01-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7461 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15008793 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/008793
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STENT RECOMMENDATION Jan 27, 2016 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11286491 [patent_doc_number] => 09502350 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-11-22 [patent_title] => 'Interconnect scaling method including forming dielectric layer over subtractively etched first conductive layer and forming second conductive material on dielectric layer' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/009108 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-01-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 4977 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 84 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15009108 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/009108
Interconnect scaling method including forming dielectric layer over subtractively etched first conductive layer and forming second conductive material on dielectric layer Jan 27, 2016 Issued
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14/995049
Semiconductor device including a gate trench having a gate electrode located above a buried electrode Jan 12, 2016 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11599781 [patent_doc_number] => 09646957 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-05-09 [patent_title] => 'LED packaging structure having stacked arrangement of protection element and LED chip' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/995167 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2016-01-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 34 [patent_no_of_words] => 13573 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 151 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14995167 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/995167
LED packaging structure having stacked arrangement of protection element and LED chip Jan 12, 2016 Issued
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14/987602
ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Jan 3, 2016 Abandoned
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14/987685
Method to test the quality factor of a MEMS gyroscope at chip probe Jan 3, 2016 Issued
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14/986286
Cobalt-containing film forming compositions, their synthesis, and use in film deposition Dec 30, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11551518 [patent_doc_number] => 09620373 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-04-11 [patent_title] => 'Methods for fabricating semiconductor or micromachined devices with metal structures and methods for forming self-aligned deep cavity metal structures' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/985800 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 3870 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 144 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14985800 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/985800
Methods for fabricating semiconductor or micromachined devices with metal structures and methods for forming self-aligned deep cavity metal structures Dec 30, 2015 Issued
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14/977199
ORGANIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE APPARATUS, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURED USING THE METHOD Dec 20, 2015 Abandoned
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15/750958
Process method using organic silicone resin photoconverter to bond-package LED by tandem rolling Dec 17, 2015 Issued
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15/538277
Materials for electronic devices Dec 7, 2015 Issued
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14/957709
Semiconductor device having switching transistor that includes oxide semiconductor material Dec 2, 2015 Issued
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14/951660
Semiconductor device including dual spacer and uniform epitaxial buffer interface of embedded SiGe source/drain Nov 24, 2015 Issued
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14/943532
Methods of forming a stack of electrodes and three-dimensional semiconductor devices fabricated thereby Nov 16, 2015 Issued
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14/942678
Method and structure for semiconductor mid-end-of-line (MEOL) process Nov 15, 2015 Issued
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