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Examiner: Alanko, Anita


Primary examiner statistics: 293 patents; average approval time: 296 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 218 patents; average approval time: 875 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8183112 Method for fabricating semiconductor device with vertical channel
8177990 Etching method, plasma processing system and storage medium
8177993 Apparatus and methods for cleaning and drying of wafers
8163186 Method of manufacturing magnetic head, and magnetic head sub-stru...
8163189 Method for producing a nanoporous substrate
8147705 Method of operating ion source and ion implanting apparatus
8142669 Electromechanical element, electric circuit device and production...
8142674 Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method
8142671 Method to fabricate a damped suspension assembly
8137569 Method of fabricating a membrane having a tapered pore
8137574 Processing method of glass substrate, and highly flat and highly ...
8138090 Method for forming fine patterns in semiconductor device
8128831 Plasma etching method and computer-readable storage medium
8128832 Processes and materials for step and flash imprint lithography
8123963 Method for producing a semiconductor component and a semiconducto...
8123961 Extensions of self-assembled structures to increased dimensions v...
8119528 Nanoscale electrodes for phase change memory devices
8105496 Method of fabricating MEMS devices (such as IMod) comprising usin...
8097175 Method for selectively permeating a self-assembled block copolyme...
8083958 Patterning method using a combination of photolithography and cop...
8083956 Display device and method for manufacturing display device
8083960 Etching endpoint determination method
8085507 Method and apparatus for forming an opening in a base-metal layer...
8075788 Fabrication method of printed circuit board and printed circuit b...
8066896 Apparatus for etching wafer by single-wafer process and single wa...
8052881 Method of manufacturing multilayer printed circuit board having b...
8052889 Etchant composition, and methods of patterning conductive layer a...
8048323 Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium and magnetic r...
8043520 Method for manufacturing porous structure and method for forming ...
8043518 Method of manufacturing nozzle plate, liquid ejection head and im...
8043517 Method of forming openings in substrates and inkjet printheads fa...
8038898 Abrasive liquid for metal and method for polishing
8038892 Method and device for strip and flat-shaping machining surfaces o...
8039400 Reducing contamination of semiconductor substrates during BEOL pr...
8029681 Master recording medium for magnetically transferring servo patte...
8021563 Etch depth determination for SGT technology
8021566 Method for pre-conditioning CMP polishing pad
7485236 Interference display cell and fabrication method thereof
7459098 Dry etching apparatus, dry etching method, and plate and tray use...
7455791 Abrasives for copper CMP and methods for making

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6315917 Using ARL to decrease EPD noise in CMP process
6294099 Method of processing circular patterning
6274059 Method to remove metals in a scrubber
6270688 Chemical polishing of barium strontium titanate
6261468 Combination read/write thin film magnetic head and its manufactur...
6258285 Method of manufacture of a pump action refill ink jet printer
6248248 Method of manufacture of a magnetostrictive ink jet printer
6221679 Method and apparatus for monitoring plasma processing operations
6211093 Laser ablative removal of photoresist
6187213 Marking diamond
6178972 Method and apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated...
6171966 Delineation pattern for epitaxial depositions
6171511 Thermal etching process of a ceramic under oxidizing conditions
6146541 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that uses a calibr...
6146543 Microbellows actuator
6143189 Method for producing liquid crystal cells
6141183 Process for producing a pole-trimmed writer in a magnetoresistive...
6139758 Method of manufacturing a micromachined thermal flowmeter
6136273 Closure device for laboratory receptacles
6136210 Photoetching of acoustic lenses for acoustic ink printing
6136208 Manufacturing method for planar microprobe including electrostati...
6123861 Fabrication of microchip drug delivery devices
6120693 Method of manufacturing an interlayer via and a laminate precurso...
6117350 Adjustable selectivity etching solutions and methods of etching ...
6106734 Micromachine manufacture using gas beam crystallization
6103134 Circuit board features with reduced parasitic capacitance and met...
6099745 Rigid/flex printed circuit board and manufacturing method therefo...
6093330 Microfabrication process for enclosed microstructures
6093334 Glass wave guide element and method of manufacturing the same
6090301 Method for fabricating bump forming plate member
6069083 Polishing method, semiconductor device fabrication method, and ...
6063710 Method and apparatus for dry etching with temperature control
6059873 Optical processing method with control of the illumination energy...
6051149 Coated beads and process utilizing such beads for forming an etch...
6045711 Vacuum seal for field emission arrays
6033580 Thin film magnetic head with special pole configuration
6030902 Apparatus and method for improving uniformity in batch processing...
6013191 Method of polishing CVD diamond films by oxygen plasma
6010603 Patterned copper etch for micron and submicron features, using en...
6009889 Method of holding down bottles in a high pressure wash
 
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