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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 94', 'Application No. 04', 'Application No. 200380105467', 'Application No. 200605084', 'Application No. 200605084', 'Application No. 200605084', 'Application No. 2009', 'Application No. 200503619', 'Application No. 177221', 'Application No. 200717562', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 2009', 'Application No. 05', 'Application No. 05', 'Application No. 200380105467', 'Application No. 2008101751375', 'Application No. 200480009702', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 09920027510', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 04746097', 'Application No. 200505829', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 200717576', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 200717561', 'Application No. 04746097', 'Application No. 200580002269', 'Application No. 2012', 'Application No. 03777352', 'Application No. 2005800002269', 'Application No. 200580002269', 'Application No. 200380105467', 'Application No. 2009', 'Application No. 2010', 'Application No. 2010', 'Application No. 2010', 'Application No. 10185953', 'Application No. 10185992', 'Application No. 05704182', 'Application No. 04721260', 'Application No. 2009', 'Application No. 200605084', 'Application No. 170735', 'Application No. 2005800002269', 'Application No. 200580002269', 'Application No. 2011', 'Application No. 2008', 'Application No. 2011', 'Application No. 2011', 'Art. 94', 'Application No. 04', 'Application No. 200605084', 'Application No. 10186147', 'Application No. 09015888', 'Application No. 200717564', 'Application No. 10186134', 'Application No. 10186140', 'Application No. 10186153', 'Application No. 200503619', 'Application No. 04721260', 'Application No. 200480015978', 'Application No. 200480015978', 'Application No. 94103146']

Brevet US8351019 - Apparatus and method for maintaining immersion fluid in the gap under the ... - Google Brevets
An apparatus and method maintain immersion fluid in the gap adjacent to the projection lens during the exchange of a work piece in a lithography machine. The apparatus and method include an optical assembly that projects an image onto a work piece and a stage assembly including a work piece table that...http://www.google.fr/patents/US8351019?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US8351019 - Apparatus and method for maintaining immersion fluid in the gap under the projection lens during wafer exchange in an immersion lithography machine
Numéro de publication US8351019 B2
Numéro de demande US 12/662,471
Autre référence de publication CN101002140A, CN101002140B, CN101980086A, CN101980086B, CN101980087A, CN101980087B, EP1616220A2, EP1616220A4, EP1616220B1, EP2613192A2, EP2613192A3, EP2613192B1, EP2613193A2, EP2613193A3, EP2613193B1, EP2613194A2, EP2613194A3, EP2613194B1, EP2613195A2, EP2613195A3, EP2613195B1, EP2618213A2, EP2618213A3, EP2618213B1, EP2887143A1, EP2887143B1, EP3141953A2, EP3141953A3, US7327435, US7372538, US7545479, US8035795, US8269944, US8488100, US8514367, US8610875, US8634057, US8848166, US8848168, US8879047, US9081298, US9329493, US9500960, US20060023186, US20060033894, US20070195300, US20070216886, US20070247602, US20070252965, US20070273857, US20080074634, US20100203455, US20110025999, US20110026000, US20130301020, US20130301021, US20130301022, US20130308107, US20150268563, US20160238948, WO2004090577A2, WO2004090577A3
Numéro de publication 12662471, 662471, US 8351019 B2, US 8351019B2, US-B2-8351019, US8351019 B2, US8351019B2
Citations de brevets (436), Citations hors brevets (205), Classifications (20), Événements juridiques (1)
US 8351019 B2
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156 Nov. 16, 2007 Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 11/338,826.
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186 Sep. 1, 2011 Office Action issued in U.S. Appl. No. 11/812,919.
187 Sep. 1, 2011 Office Action issued in U.S. Appl. No. 11/812,925.
188 Sep. 10, 2009 Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 11/785,716.
189 Sep. 19, 2008 Office Action in U.S. Appl. No. 11/339,683.
190 Sep. 25, 2008 Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 11/602,371.
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194 Sep. 6, 2007 Notice of Allowance in U.S. Appl. No. 11/259,061.
195 Sep. 6, 2011 Office Action issued in U.S. Appl. No. 12/659,894.
196 Sep. 7, 2007 Office Action in Chinese Application No. 200480015978 and English Translation.
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Classification aux États-Unis 355/30, 355/53, 355/72, 355/77, 310/12.06
Classification internationale G03B27/42, G02B, G03B27/32, H02K41/02, G03F7/20, G03B27/58
Classification coopérative G03F7/70725, G03F7/70341, G03F7/70716, G03F7/70733, G03B27/52
Classification européenne G03F7/70F24, G03F7/70N4, G03F7/70N6, G03B27/52