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Utility
App. No. 18/532,221
· Confirmation No. 2191
THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH THROUGH-STACK CONTACT VIA STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
Inventors:
Masanori TSUTSUMI, Koichi MATSUNO, Tomohiro KUBO, Masato MIYAMOTO, Takumi MORIYAMA, Shunsuke TAKUMA, Michio ORYOJI
Applicant:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
Non Final Action Mailed
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Inventors
Masanori TSUTSUMI
Yokkaichi, JAPAN
Koichi MATSUNO
Fremont, CA
Tomohiro KUBO
Yokkaichi, JAPAN
Masato MIYAMOTO
Yokkaichi, JAPAN
Takumi MORIYAMA
Yokkaichi, JAPAN
Shunsuke TAKUMA
Yokkaichi, JAPAN
Michio ORYOJI
Yokkaichi, JAPAN
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
257/324
H10B43/27
Prosecution
- Examiner
- RAMALLO, GUSTAVO G
- Art Unit
- 2812
- Customer No.
- 97299
- Docket No.
- 3590-1220CIP2
- Confirmation No.
- 2191
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20240215243A1
- Pub. Date
- 2024-06-27
Parent
is a Continuation in-part of
→
App. 18/351,828
· US 12,476,186
Filed 2023-07-13
· Patented Case
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 63/476,488
Filed 2022-12-21
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
is a Continuation in-part of
→
App. 18/455,988
Filed 2023-08-25
· Non Final Action Mailed
Parent
is a Continuation in-part of
→
App. 18/361,629
· US 12,707,638
Filed 2023-07-28
· Patented Case
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 63/499,819
Filed 2023-05-03
· Provisional Application Expired
Child
is a Continuation in-part of
→
App. 18/800,545
Filed 2024-08-12
· Non Final Action Counted, Not Yet Mailed
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded 2025-04-25
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS
Recorded 2025-04-25
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
Recorded 2024-08-23
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2024-05-29
from
MATSUNO, KOICHI,
KUBO, TOMOHIRO,
MIYAMOTO, MASATO,
MORIYAMA, TAKUMI,
TAKUMA, SHUNSUKE,
TSUTSUMI, MASANORI,
ORYOJI, MICHIO
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2024-02-23
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT (DDTL)
Recorded 2024-02-22
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT (AR)
Recorded 2024-02-22
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/532,221
- Filed
- 2023-12-07
- Pub. No.
- US20240215243A1
- Examiner
- RAMALLO, GUSTAVO G
- Art Unit
- 2812
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