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William M. Pierce

Examiner (ID: 9042, Phone: (571)272-4414 , Office: P/3711 )

Most Active Art Unit
3711
Art Unit(s)
3304, 3711
Total Applications
2389
Issued Applications
1407
Pending Applications
126
Abandoned Applications
862

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/010518
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GAS PHASE PARTICLE REDUCTION Sep 1, 2020 Abandoned
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16/998872
Material deposition apparatus having at least one heating assembly and method for pre- and/or post-heating a substrate Aug 19, 2020 Issued
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16/944511
EVAPORATION SOURCE, VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE IN A VACUUM CHAMBER Jul 30, 2020 Abandoned
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17/271374
Mask sheet and method of manufacturing the same, opening mask and method of using the same, thin film deposition device and display apparatus Jul 23, 2020 Issued
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16/928740
Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method Jul 13, 2020 Issued
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16/923600
Evaporator chamber for forming films on substrates Jul 7, 2020 Issued
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16/916250
DC bias circuit and gas delivery system for substrate processing systems Jun 29, 2020 Issued
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17/255580
Mask, mask device and mask design method May 26, 2020 Issued
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16/856183
DEPOSITION MASK APPARATUS Apr 22, 2020 Abandoned
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16/854078
Vapor deposition apparatus, vapor deposition method and method of manufacturing organic EL display apparatus Apr 20, 2020 Issued
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17/606861
MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY Apr 15, 2020 Abandoned
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17/604934
Foreline assembly for quad station process module Apr 13, 2020 Issued
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16/819545
Seal plates for chemical vapor infiltration and deposition chambers Mar 15, 2020 Issued
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17/437013
Method and arrangement for forming a transition metal dichalcogenide layer Mar 10, 2020 Issued
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17/626496
Rotatable faraday cleaning apparatus and plasma processing system Feb 27, 2020 Issued
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17/434701
CERAMIC STRUCTURE AND SUPPORTING MECHANISM WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH SAID CERAMIC STRUCTURE Feb 26, 2020 Abandoned
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16/803143
Wafer placement apparatus Feb 26, 2020 Issued
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16/785263
Chemical treatment, deposition and/or infiltration apparatus and method for using the same Feb 6, 2020 Issued
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16/780505
Substrate carrier apparatus, substrate processing apparatus, and method of adjusting temperature of susceptor Feb 2, 2020 Issued
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16/774066
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Jan 27, 2020 Abandoned
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