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William A Powell

Examiner (ID: 17926)

Most Active Art Unit
1765
Art Unit(s)
1104, 1763, 1106, 1765, 1109, 1301, 1307, 3202, 1502, 1304, 1303
Total Applications
3597
Issued Applications
3357
Pending Applications
97
Abandoned Applications
143

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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09/557400
Method for initiating a helium alarm particle detector in a dry etching system prior to initiation of the etching process Apr 23, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4325486 [patent_doc_number] => 06329297 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-12-11 [patent_title] => 'Dilute remote plasma clean' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/553694 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-04-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 8982 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/329/06329297.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 553694 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/553694
Dilute remote plasma clean Apr 20, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1561251 [patent_doc_number] => 06362108 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-03-26 [patent_title] => 'Composition for mechanical chemical polishing of layers in an insulating material based on a polymer with a low dielectric constant' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/553037 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-04-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 2018 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 57 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/362/06362108.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09553037 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/553037
Composition for mechanical chemical polishing of layers in an insulating material based on a polymer with a low dielectric constant Apr 19, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4269154 [patent_doc_number] => 06245581 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-12 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for control of critical dimension using feedback etch control' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/552491 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-04-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3948 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 58 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/245/06245581.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 552491 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/552491
Method and apparatus for control of critical dimension using feedback etch control Apr 18, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1514566 [patent_doc_number] => 06420267 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-07-16 [patent_title] => 'Method for forming an integrated barrier/plug for a stacked capacitor' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/551757 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-04-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 1124 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/420/06420267.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09551757 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/551757
Method for forming an integrated barrier/plug for a stacked capacitor Apr 17, 2000 Issued
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09/550265
Method for forming an air gap as low dielectric constant material using buckminsterfullerene as a porogen in an air bridge or a sacrificial layer Apr 16, 2000 Issued
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09/550264
Air bridge process for forming air gaps Apr 16, 2000 Issued
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09/548534
Machine for etching the edge of a wafer and method of etching the edge of a wafer Apr 12, 2000 Issued
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09/546595
Method of manufacturing electronic components Apr 9, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1256160 [patent_doc_number] => 06667238 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-12-23 [patent_title] => 'Polishing method and apparatus' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/545504 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-04-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5302 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 74 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/667/06667238.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09545504 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/545504
Polishing method and apparatus Apr 6, 2000 Issued
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09/545700
Method for etching a trench having rounded top corners in a silicon substrate Apr 6, 2000 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1382779 [patent_doc_number] => 06551944 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-04-22 [patent_title] => 'Process for manufacturing a semiconductor material wafer comprising single-Crystal regions separated by insulating material regions' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/544717 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2000-04-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 4342 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 33 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/551/06551944.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09544717 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/544717
Process for manufacturing a semiconductor material wafer comprising single-Crystal regions separated by insulating material regions Apr 5, 2000 Issued
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09/545698
High density contacts having rectangular cross-section for dual damascene applications Apr 5, 2000 Issued
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09/544148
Treatment for film surface to reduce photo footing Apr 5, 2000 Issued
09/543691 Chemical mechanical polishing process for low dishing of metal lines in semiconductor wafer fabrication Apr 4, 2000 Abandoned
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09/541488
Method to form fuse using polymeric films Apr 2, 2000 Issued
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09/540385
Method and apparatus for chemically-mechanically polishing semiconductor wafers Mar 30, 2000 Issued
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09/540188
Process for fabricating a planar heterostructure Mar 30, 2000 Issued
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09/537705
Process and device for handling disk-like objects, especially silicon wafers Mar 29, 2000 Issued
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09/539114
Corrosion-resistant system and method for a plasma etching apparatus Mar 29, 2000 Issued
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