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Thomas M. Dougherty

Examiner (ID: 16924, Phone: (571)272-2022 , Office: P/2837 )

Most Active Art Unit
2837
Art Unit(s)
2102, 3102, 2899, 2837, 2834
Total Applications
3722
Issued Applications
3182
Pending Applications
118
Abandoned Applications
430

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/404754
MOBILE OBJECT POSITION, MOTION AND ATTITUDE DETECTION IN THREE DIMENSION SPACE Mar 15, 2009 Abandoned
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12/403772
Method for optical measurement and optical measurement apparatus Mar 12, 2009 Issued
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12/397587
Defect inspection method and computer-readable storage medium Mar 3, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8691285 [patent_doc_number] => 08390816 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-03-05 [patent_title] => 'Method for attenuated total reflection far ultraviolet spectroscopy and an apparatus for measuring concentrations therewith' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/921066 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-03-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 4345 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12921066 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/921066
Method for attenuated total reflection far ultraviolet spectroscopy and an apparatus for measuring concentrations therewith Mar 2, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7765037 [patent_doc_number] => 08115938 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-02-14 [patent_title] => 'Method of providing alignment marks, device manufacturing method and lithographic apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/395959 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-03-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 36 [patent_no_of_words] => 10753 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/08/115/08115938.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12395959 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/395959
Method of providing alignment marks, device manufacturing method and lithographic apparatus Mar 1, 2009 Issued
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12/388354
Method and apparatus for acquiring reference grating of three-dimensional measurement system using moire Feb 17, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4530230 [patent_doc_number] => 07952701 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-05-31 [patent_title] => 'Surface inspection method and inspecting device using the same' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/367673 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-02-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7279 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 171 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/952/07952701.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12367673 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/367673
Surface inspection method and inspecting device using the same Feb 8, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5390778 [patent_doc_number] => 20090208091 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-08-20 [patent_title] => 'INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING PATTERNS OF SUBSTRATE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/366217 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-02-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8356 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0208/20090208091.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12366217 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/366217
Inspection apparatus for inspecting patterns of substrate Feb 4, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4435275 [patent_doc_number] => 07969575 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-28 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for measuring light absorption of liquid samples' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/364943 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-02-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 5843 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 253 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/969/07969575.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12364943 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/364943
Method and apparatus for measuring light absorption of liquid samples Feb 2, 2009 Issued
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12/360566
Refractive Index Matching in Capillary Illumination Jan 26, 2009 Abandoned
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12/321540
Body metric differential measurement device Jan 21, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4547104 [patent_doc_number] => 07876427 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-01-25 [patent_title] => 'Headlamp alignment detection using a network of independent sensor units' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/355779 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-01-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 9422 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 97 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/876/07876427.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12355779 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/355779
Headlamp alignment detection using a network of independent sensor units Jan 16, 2009 Issued
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12/812219
Surface plasmon resonance measuring device, sample cell, and measuring method Jan 15, 2009 Issued
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12/353540
Methods and materials for calibration of a reader Jan 13, 2009 Issued
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12/352069
Reflective scatterometer Jan 11, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6435113 [patent_doc_number] => 20100169027 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-01 [patent_title] => 'Analytical Equipment Enclosure Incorporating Phase Changing Materials' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/347368 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-12-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6056 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0169/20100169027.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12347368 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/347368
Analytical equipment enclosure incorporating phase changing materials Dec 30, 2008 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8691286 [patent_doc_number] => 08390817 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-03-05 [patent_title] => 'Evanescent field modulation in a biosensor' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/810867 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2008-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3343 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12810867 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/810867
Evanescent field modulation in a biosensor Dec 17, 2008 Issued
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12/808366
MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Dec 15, 2008 Abandoned
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12/335173
Defect inspection system Dec 14, 2008 Issued
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12/316238
Deformable photoelastic device Dec 9, 2008 Issued
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