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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam)

47 pending office actions • 4 clients

Portfolio Summary

47
Total Pending OAs
5
Final Rejections
42
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Lam Research Corporation 40
Lam Research Corporation 4
Lam Research AG 2
Metryx Ltd. 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18881084 MULTI-PLENUM GAS MANIFOLDS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Lam Research Corporation LUONG, HENRY T 2844 Non-Final OA Jan 03, 2025
18865913 THROTTLE VALVE FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Lam Research Corporation JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM 3753 Non-Final OA Nov 14, 2024
18854754 HEAT GUARD Lam Research Corporation WANG, XIAOBEI 1784 Non-Final OA Oct 07, 2024
18767915 RF POWER COMPENSATION TO REDUCE DEPOSITION OR ETCH RATE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO SUBSTRATE BULK RESISTIVITY VARIATIONS Lam Research Corporation BENNETT, CHARLEE 1718 Non-Final OA Jul 09, 2024
18725961 COMPOSITION MIXTURE CONTROL OF EFEM ENVIRONMENT Lam Research Corporation GRAY, PAUL J 3753 Non-Final OA Jul 01, 2024
18707790 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS IN SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Lam Research Corporation AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN 2838 Non-Final OA May 06, 2024
18701808 MICROCHANNEL ASSEMBLY COOLED POWER CIRCUITS FOR POWER BOXES OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Lam Research Corporation VORTMAN, ANATOLY 2835 Non-Final OA Apr 16, 2024
18701458 VALVE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT Lam Research Corporation PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 3753 Non-Final OA Apr 15, 2024
18683605 COMPACT GAS SEPARATOR DEVICES CO-LOCATED ON SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Lam Research Corporation CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR 1773 Non-Final OA Feb 14, 2024
18291444 SUBSTRATE SUPPORTS WITH MESOCHANNEL ASSEMBLIES Lam Research Corporation NIEVES, NELSON J 3763 Non-Final OA Jan 23, 2024
18572355 DEVICE FOR HOLDING A WAFER-SHAPED ARTICLE Lam Research AG ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R 3723 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2023
18566766 APPARATUS COMPRISING A WEIGHING DEVICE Metryx Ltd. HULS, NATALIE F 2855 Non-Final OA Dec 04, 2023
18287372 BACKSIDE DEPOSITION PREVENTION ON SUBSTRATES Lam Research Corporation PENCE, JETHRO M 1717 Non-Final OA Oct 18, 2023
18287131 SHADOW RING ALIGNMENT FOR SUBSTRATE SUPPORT Lam Research Corporation REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI 1718 Non-Final OA Oct 16, 2023
18550664 ADJUSTABLE DIELECTRIC CONSTANT CERAMIC WINDOW Lam Research Corporation SWEELY, KURT D 1718 Non-Final OA Sep 14, 2023
18282021 CONDUCTIVE COOLING OF A LOW TEMPERATURE PEDESTAL OPERATING IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION SEQUENCE Lam Research Corporation BERMAN, JASON 1794 Non-Final OA Sep 14, 2023
18265825 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION WITH MULTIPLE UNIFORMLY HEATED CHARGE VOLUMES Lam Research Corporation THOMAS, BINU 1717 Non-Final OA Jun 07, 2023
18035200 PEDESTAL INCLUDING SEAL Lam Research Corporation CHEN, KEATH T 1716 Non-Final OA May 03, 2023
18034834 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM TOOLS FOR MONITORING, ASSESSING AND RESPONDING BASED ON HEALTH INCLUDING SENSOR MAPPING AND TRIGGERED DATALOGGING Lam Research Corporation BAHLS, JENNIFER E. S. 2853 Non-Final OA May 01, 2023
18250740 Wear Compensating Confinement Ring Lam Research Corporation KACKAR, RAM N 1716 Non-Final OA Apr 26, 2023
18032154 COLD EDGE LOW TEMPERATURE ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Lam Research Corporation CHAN, LAUREEN 1716 Final Rejection Apr 14, 2023
18026431 AXIALLY COOLED METAL SHOWERHEADS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESSES Lam Research Corporation LEE, AIDEN Y 1718 Non-Final OA Mar 15, 2023
18025197 HYBRID SHOWERHEAD WITH SEPARATE FACEPLATE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS Lam Research Corporation LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT 1716 Non-Final OA Mar 08, 2023
18017208 THIN SHADOW RING FOR LOW-TILT TRENCH ETCHING Lam Research Corporation FORD, NATHAN K 1716 Non-Final OA Jan 20, 2023
18013768 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT WITH UNIFORM TEMPERATURE ACROSS A SUBSTRATE Lam Research Corporation FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN 2817 Non-Final OA Dec 29, 2022
18013429 MOVABLE DISK WITH APERTURE FOR ETCH CONTROL Lam Research Corporation KENDALL, BENJAMIN R 2896 Non-Final OA Dec 28, 2022
18013445 SUBSTRATE SUPPORTS WITH MULTILAYER STRUCTURE INCLUDING COUPLED HEATER ZONES WITH LOCAL THERMAL CONTROL Lam Research Corporation LEE JR, WOODY A 3761 Non-Final OA Dec 28, 2022
18010990 INTERMITTENT STAGNANT FLOW Lam Research Corporation MARKOFF, ALEXANDER 1711 Non-Final OA Dec 16, 2022
17928747 MONOBLOC PEDESTAL FOR EFFICIENT HEAT TRANSFER Lam Research Corporation WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA 3761 Non-Final OA Nov 30, 2022
17928426 PHOTOELECTRON ASSISTED PLASMA IGNITION Lam Research Corporation YU, YUECHUAN 1718 Final Rejection Nov 29, 2022
17927328 DISTRIBUTED PLASMA SOURCE ARRAY Lam Research Corporation ALEJANDRO MULERO, LUZ L 1716 Non-Final OA Nov 22, 2022
17924618 EVAPORATIVE COOLING OF ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS Lam Research Corporation NUCKOLS, TIFFANY Z 1716 Non-Final OA Nov 10, 2022
17921930 BLENDED CONTACT FINGERS FOR PREVENTING CRACKS DURING THIN SUBSTRATE HANDLING Lam Research Corporation CONTRERAS, CIEL P 1794 Non-Final OA Oct 27, 2022
17920111 FLOATING PCB DESIGN FOR SUBSTRATE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY Lam Research Corporation NUCKOLS, TIFFANY Z 1716 Non-Final OA Oct 20, 2022
17916852 SLIDE AND PIVOT ASSEMBLIES FOR PROCESS MODULE BIAS ASSEMBLIES OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Lam Research Corporation BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN 3653 Non-Final OA Oct 04, 2022
17915573 EDGE RING FOR LOCALIZED DELIVERY OF TUNING GAS Lam Research Corporation REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI 1718 Final Rejection Sep 29, 2022
17914499 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT TEMPERATURE PROBE DIAGNOSTICS AND MANAGEMENT Lam Research Corporation LIN, ERICA S Y 2853 Non-Final OA Sep 26, 2022
17908587 METHOD FOR ARRANGING A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOL ON A PEDESTAL Lam Research Corporation KIM, PAUL D 3729 Final Rejection Sep 01, 2022
17802170 APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A WAFER Lam Research AG WILSON, LEE D 3723 Non-Final OA Aug 25, 2022
17800168 PLANAR MULTI-LAYER RADIO FREQUENCY FILTERS INCLUDING STACKED COILS WITH STRUCTURAL CAPACITANCE Lam Research Corporation ALEJANDRO MULERO, LUZ L 1716 Non-Final OA Aug 16, 2022
17799866 HIGH TEMPERATURE SUBSTRATE SUPPORT WITH HEAT SPREADER Lam Research Corporation LEE, AIDEN Y 1718 Non-Final OA Aug 15, 2022
17795188 SEGMENTED GAS DISTRIBUTION PLATE FOR HIGH-POWER, HIGH-PRESSURE PROCESSES Lam Research Corporation ZERVIGON, RUDY 1716 Non-Final OA Jul 25, 2022
17790009 MIXED METAL BASEPLATES FOR IMPROVED THERMAL EXPANSION MATCHING WITH THERMAL OXIDE SPRAYCOAT Lam Research Corporation MACARTHUR, SYLVIA 1716 Non-Final OA Jun 29, 2022
17781447 PRESSURE BATCH COMPENSATION TO STABILIZE CD VARIATION FOR TRIM AND DEPOSITION PROCESSES Lam Research Corporation ZERVIGON, RUDY 1716 Non-Final OA Jun 01, 2022
17671211 MOVEABLE EDGE RINGS WITH REDUCED CAPACITANCE VARIATION FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Lam Research Corporation MCCONNELL, AARON R 3723 Non-Final OA Feb 14, 2022
17631984 EDGE RING SYSTEMS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS Lam Research Corporation MOORE, KARLA A 1716 Non-Final OA Feb 01, 2022
17605264 HIGH TEMPERATURE HEATING OF A SUBSTRATE IN A PROCESSING CHAMBER Lam Research Corporation MOORE, KARLA A 1716 Final Rejection Oct 21, 2021

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