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William A. Mintel

Examiner (ID: 13881)

Most Active Art Unit
2508
Art Unit(s)
2508, 2899, 2503, 2811
Total Applications
1598
Issued Applications
1310
Pending Applications
23
Abandoned Applications
265

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 13581641 [patent_doc_number] => 20180342369 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-11-29 [patent_title] => Ion Milling Apparatus and Sample Holder [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/988591 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7585 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 144 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15988591 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/988591
Ion milling apparatus and sample holder May 23, 2018 Issued
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15/976921
Sputtering apparatus and substrate processing apparatus May 10, 2018 Issued
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15/963437
SPUTTERED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ALUMINUM DOPED ZINC OXIDE FILMS Apr 25, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15503189 [patent_doc_number] => 20200051783 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-13 [patent_title] => Metal Plating of Grids for Ion Beam Sputtering [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/498601 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-03-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5076 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -22 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16498601 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/498601
Metal plating of grids for ion beam sputtering Mar 28, 2018 Issued
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15/913952
COLLIMATOR AND PROCESSING APPARATUS Mar 6, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 12886378 [patent_doc_number] => 20180187301 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-07-05 [patent_title] => Functionally Graded Material By In-Situ Gradient Alloy Sputter Deposition Management [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/907838 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5872 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 84 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15907838 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/907838
Functionally graded material by in-situ gradient alloy sputter deposition management Feb 27, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16941351 [patent_doc_number] => 11053580 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-07-06 [patent_title] => Techniques for selective deposition using angled ions [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/901303 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 6735 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [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] => 15901303 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/901303
Techniques for selective deposition using angled ions Feb 20, 2018 Issued
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15/901145
High throughput vacuum deposition sources and system Feb 20, 2018 Issued
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15/899634
Method and apparatus for controlling stress variation in a material layer formed via pulsed DC physical vapor deposition Feb 19, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16528700 [patent_doc_number] => 20200402781 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-12-24 [patent_title] => CATHODIC ARC EVAPORATION WITH PREDETERMINED CATHODE MATERIAL REMOVAL [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/485564 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-02-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5294 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 404 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16485564 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/485564
Cathodic arc evaporation with predetermined cathode material removal Feb 13, 2018 Issued
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15/892906
Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and method thereof Feb 8, 2018 Issued
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15/890694
Methods and apparatus for multi-cathode substrate processing Feb 6, 2018 Issued
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16/485696
SUBSTRATE SUPPORTS FOR A SPUTTERING DEVICE Feb 6, 2018 Abandoned
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15/888150
SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Feb 4, 2018 Abandoned
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15/877430
Sputtering target having RFID information Jan 22, 2018 Issued
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16/482203
Oxide semiconductor film, thin film transistor, oxide sintered body, and sputtering target Jan 22, 2018 Issued
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16/476370
Method for producing a multi-layer plain bearing element Jan 22, 2018 Issued
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15/869352
TARGET FOR BARIUM-SCANDATE DISPENSER CATHODE Jan 11, 2018 Abandoned
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15/747627
SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR VACUUM SPUTTERING EQUIPMENT Jan 3, 2018 Abandoned
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15/853566
Physical vapor deposition system with a source of isotropic ion velocity distribution at the wafer surface Dec 21, 2017 Issued
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