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Patent US7878791 - Imprint lithography - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA lithographic apparatus is disclosed that has a first substrate table arranged to hold a substrate and a second substrate table arranged to hold a substrate, an imprint template holder arranged to hold an imprint template, and an imprintable medium dispenser, wherein the first substrate table is moveable...http://www.google.com/patents/US7878791?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7878791 - Imprint lithographyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7878791 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/364,490Publication dateFeb 1, 2011Filing dateMar 1, 2006Priority dateNov 4, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20070102844Publication number11364490, 364490, US 7878791 B2, US 7878791B2, US-B2-7878791, US7878791 B2, US7878791B2InventorsKlaus Simon, Karel Diederick VAN DER Mast, Johan Frederik DijksmanOriginal AssigneeAsml Netherlands B.V.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (73), Non-Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (6), Classifications (18), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImprint lithography
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B 14(6), Nov./Dec. 1996, pp. 4129-4133.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8571318 *Feb 8, 2012Oct 29, 2013Asml Netherlands B.V.Imprint lithographyUS8647106Mar 18, 2010Feb 11, 2014Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaTemplate and method of manufacturing a semiconductor deviceUS8709955 *Mar 16, 2012Apr 29, 2014Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaPattern transfer apparatus and method for fabricating semiconductor deviceUS20060272535 *Apr 26, 2006Dec 7, 2006Canon Kabushiki KaishaProcess for producing member having pattern, pattern transfer apparatus, and moldUS20120133076 *Feb 8, 2012May 31, 2012Asml Netherlands B.V.Imprint lithographyUS20130052835 *Mar 16, 2012Feb 28, 2013Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaPattern transfer apparatus and method for fabricating semiconductor device* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification425/345, 355/72, 425/375, 355/78, 425/385International ClassificationG03B27/58, B29C59/02Cooperative ClassificationB29C59/022, B82Y40/00, G03F7/0002, B29C2059/023, B82Y10/00, B29C35/0888, B29C2035/0827European ClassificationB29C59/02C, G03F7/00A, B82Y10/00, B82Y40/00Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJul 24, 2014FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4May 25, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V., NETHERLANDSFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SIMON, KLAUS;VAN DER MAST, KAREL DIEDERICK;DIJKSMAN, JOHAN FREDERIK;REEL/FRAME:017913/0945;SIGNING DATES FROM 20060426 TO 20060428Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SIMON, KLAUS;VAN DER MAST, KAREL DIEDERICK;DIJKSMAN, JOHAN FREDERIK;SIGNING DATES FROM 20060426 TO 20060428;REEL/FRAME:017913/0945RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services