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US3088435A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Masking device useful for making transistors

Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1959-10-20
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Granted: 1963-05-07
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Expires: 1979-10-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Elmer A Wolff

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:27
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/12; H05K3/1241; E; E03; E03B; E03B3/00; E03B3/06; E03B3/08; E03B3/12; H10; H10P; H10P95/00; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/01; H05K2203/0104; H05K2203/0126; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A20/00; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/068; Y10S148/106; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/942; Y10S438/943; Y10S438/945; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12528

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A MASK FOR USE IN THE FABRICATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A THIN METAL PLATE DEFINING AN OPENING AND A THIN CARBON FILM HAVING A THICKNESS MUCH LESS THAN THAT OF SAID PLATE ON AT LEAST ONE SURFACE OF SAID PLATE TO PREVENT BONDING OF SAID PLATE WHEN A BODY OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL WHEN THE TWO ARE PLCED IN INTIMATE CONTACT AND BROUGHT TO AN ELEVATED TEMPRATURE, SAID PLATE HAVING A THICKNESS WHICH IS SMALL RELATIVE TO THE THICKNESS OF THE BODY OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A MASK FOR USE IN THE FABRICATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A THIN METAL PLATE DEFINING AN OPENING AND A THIN CARBON FILM HAVING A THICKNESS MUCH LESS THAN THAT OF SAID PLATE ON AT LEAST ONE SURFACE OF SAID PLATE TO PREVENT BONDING OF SAID PLATE WHEN A BODY OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL WHEN THE TWO ARE PLCED IN INTIMATE CONTACT AND BROUGHT TO AN ELEVATED TEMPRATURE, SAID PLATE HAVING A THICKNESS WHICH IS SMALL RELATIVE TO THE THICKNESS OF THE BODY OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-06 1966-11-05 1967-05-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-06 1970-11-05 1971-05-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-06 1974-11-05 1975-05-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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