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Patent US8115899 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method and apparatus for cleaning the inside of an immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed. A cleaning device may be provided in the substrate table and an ultrasonic emitter may be provided to create an ultrasonic cleaning liquid....http://www.google.com/patents/US8115899?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8115899 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8115899 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/656,560Publication dateFeb 14, 2012Filing dateJan 23, 2007Priority dateDec 20, 2004Also published asUS7880860, US20060132731, US20080002162, US20110109887, US20120008119Publication number11656560, 656560, US 8115899 B2, US 8115899B2, US-B2-8115899, US8115899 B2, US8115899B2InventorsJohannes Jacobus Matheus Baselmans, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Cedric Desire Grouwstra, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Hans Jansen, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria Mertens, Johannes Catharinus Hubertus Mulkens, Marco Koert Stavenga, Bob Streefkerk, Jan Cornelis Van Der HoevenOriginal AssigneeAsml Netherlands B.V.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (42), Classifications (8), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLithographic apparatus and device manufacturing methodUS 8115899 B2Abstract A method and apparatus for cleaning the inside of an immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed. A cleaning device may be provided in the substrate table and an ultrasonic emitter may be provided to create an ultrasonic cleaning liquid.
31. The apparatus of claim 23, configured to clean a bottom surface of the liquid retainer outward of the aperture using the mechanism. Description
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