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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 04792152', 'Application No. 05', 'Application No. 101136838', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 04792152', 'Application No. 04792152', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 2011']

Brevet US9097986 - Substrate conveyance device and substrate conveyance method, exposure ... - Google Brevets
A substrate conveyance device that conveys a substrate having been exposed with a pattern image via a projection optical system and a liquid, the substrate conveyance device comprising: a liquid detector that detects the liquid adhering on the substrate....http://www.google.fr/patents/US9097986?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US9097986 - Substrate conveyance device and substrate conveyance method, exposure apparatus and exposure method, device manufacturing method
Numéro de publication US9097986 B2
Numéro de demande US 13/690,577
Autre référence de publication EP1672681A1, EP1672681A4, EP1672681B1, EP1672681B8, US7995186, US8107055, US8345216, US9110381, US20060257553, US20070110916, US20070296940, US20110261330, US20130094006, WO2005036621A1
Numéro de publication 13690577, 690577, US 9097986 B2, US 9097986B2, US-B2-9097986, US9097986 B2, US9097986B2
Inventeurs Atsushi Ohta, Takashi Horiuchi
Cessionnaire d'origine Nikon Corporation, Miyagi Nikon Precision Co., Ltd.
Citations de brevets (238), Citations hors brevets (68), Classifications (9), Événements juridiques (1)
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Classification internationale H01L21/027, G03D3/00, G03F7/20, G03B27/42
Classification coopérative G03B27/42, G03F7/70341, G03F7/2041, G03F7/7075, G03D3/00