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Patent US7855777 - Exposure apparatus and method for manufacturing device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate by projecting an image of a pattern, via an projection optical system and a liquid of a liquid immersion area formed on the substrate, onto the substrate, includes a liquid supply mechanism having supply ports for supplying the liquid on both sides of a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7855777?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7855777 - Exposure apparatus and method for manufacturing deviceAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7855777 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/826,945Publication dateDec 21, 2010Filing dateJul 19, 2007Priority dateJul 9, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7379157, US7580114, US8879043, US20060119818, US20070263193, US20080018873, US20110063589, WO2005006418A1Publication number11826945, 826945, US 7855777 B2, US 7855777B2, US-B2-7855777, US7855777 B2, US7855777B2InventorsHiroyuki NagasakaOriginal AssigneeNikon CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (270), Non-Patent Citations (57), Referenced by (5), Classifications (7), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetExposure apparatus and method for manufacturing device
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