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William Alexander Grant

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3104
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665
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580
Pending Applications
19
Abandoned Applications
66

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18/733458
SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTION TOOL AND METHODS OF OPERATION Jun 3, 2024 Pending
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18/676128
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL BEAMS May 27, 2024 Pending
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18/673430
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TESTING ABLATION SYSTEMS May 23, 2024 Pending
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18/669229
Auto-focus engine architecture for image signal processor May 19, 2024 Issued
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18/661302
Methods and systems for detecting shading for solar trackers May 9, 2024 Issued
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18/657633
METHODS FOR IMAGE-BASED DETECTION AND SORTING AND SYSTEMS FOR SAME May 6, 2024 Pending
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18/654918
Scalable nanoimprint manufacturing of functional multi-layer metasurface devices May 2, 2024 Issued
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18/652216
TRIANGULATION SENSOR Apr 30, 2024 Pending
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18/646379
Electronic detection system Apr 24, 2024 Issued
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18/640118
METHOD FOR MAPPING WAFERS IN A WAFER CARRIER Apr 18, 2024 Pending
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18/636705
Methods and systems for infrared synchronization Apr 15, 2024 Issued
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18/627725
Optically controlled semiconductor devices Apr 4, 2024 Issued
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18/627519
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium Apr 4, 2024 Issued
18/613820 Fiber Detection And Alignment System Mar 21, 2024 Pending
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18/612998
MEASUREMENT DEVICE INTERFACE COMPONENT Mar 20, 2024 Pending
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18/610370
Signal transmission system Mar 19, 2024 Issued
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18/606782
INSPECTION SUPPORT DEVICE, INSPECTION SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Mar 14, 2024 Pending
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18/601973
SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR IMPROVING SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO IN SINGLE-PHOTON DATA Mar 10, 2024 Pending
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18/600908
System for testing light sources Mar 10, 2024 Issued
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18/593940
Method of making light converting systems using thin light trapping structures and photoabsorptive films Mar 2, 2024 Issued
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