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William M Pierce

Examiner (ID: 10512, Phone: (571)272-4414 , Office: P/3711 )

Most Active Art Unit
3711
Art Unit(s)
3711, 3304
Total Applications
2343
Issued Applications
1366
Pending Applications
134
Abandoned Applications
843

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/792070
MOS(metal oxide silicon) controlled thyristor device Jun 9, 2021 Issued
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17/303809
Fabricating sub-micron contacts to buried well devices Jun 7, 2021 Issued
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17/341676
Method and related apparatus for integrating electronic memory in an integrated chip Jun 7, 2021 Issued
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17/329178
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD FOR FORMING INNER SPACERS IN A NANO-SHEET DEVICE May 24, 2021 Abandoned
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17/320183
Devices and methods for creating ohmic contacts using bismuth May 12, 2021 Issued
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17/317061
Method of integration of a magnetoresistive structure May 10, 2021 Issued
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17/417443
Display device and manufacturing method of display device May 9, 2021 Issued
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17/235894
Merged PiN Schottky (MPS) Diode With Plasma Spreading Layer And Manufacturing Method Thereof Apr 19, 2021 Abandoned
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17/235891
Merged PiN Schottky (MPS) Diode With Multiple Cell Designs And Manufacturing Method Thereof Apr 19, 2021 Abandoned
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17/234218
Semiconductor device Apr 18, 2021 Issued
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17/225998
OHMIC CONTACT FORMATION IN A SIC-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE Apr 7, 2021 Pending
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17/225306
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof Apr 7, 2021 Issued
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17/201109
Semiconductor device including insulated gate bipolar transistor, diode, and current sense regions Mar 14, 2021 Issued
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17/200989
Semiconductor device Mar 14, 2021 Issued
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17/191778
Semiconductor device, inverter circuit, drive device, vehicle, and elevator Mar 3, 2021 Issued
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17/191900
Semiconductor device, inverter circuit, drive device, vehicle, and elevator Mar 3, 2021 Issued
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17/191989
Semiconductor device, inverter circuit, drive device, vehicle, and elevator Mar 3, 2021 Issued
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17/190070
Nitride semiconductor device with element isolation area Mar 1, 2021 Issued
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17/183549
SiC WAFER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Feb 23, 2021 Pending
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17/177556
Hybrid field-effect transistor Feb 16, 2021 Issued
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