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Patent US7969552 - Environmental system including a transport region for an immersion ... - Google PatenteSuche Bilder Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Mehr » Erweiterte Patentsuche | Webprotokoll | Anmelden Erweiterte Patentsuche PatenteA lithographic projection apparatus that is arranged to project a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate using a projection system has a liquid supply system arranged to supply a liquid to a space between the projection system and the substrate. The apparatus also includes a liquid collecting...http://www.google.de/patents/US7969552?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7969552 - Environmental system including a transport region for an immersion lithography apparatus Ver�ffentlichungsnummerUS7969552 B2PublikationstypErteilung Anmeldenummer11/819,689 Ver�ffentlichungsdatum28. Juni 2011Eingetragen28. Juni 2007 Priorit�tsdatum10. Apr. 2003Auch ver�ffentlicht unterCN101813892A, EP1611486A2, EP1611486A4, US7251017, US7345742, US7929110, US7929111, US7965376, US20060023182, US20070139631, WO2004092833A2, WO2004092833A3 Ver�ffentlichungsnummer11819689, 819689, US 7969552 B2, US 7969552B2, US-B2-7969552, US7969552 B2, US7969552B2 ErfinderW. Thomas Novak, Andrew J. Hazelton, Douglas C. WatsonUrspr�nglich Bevollm�chtigterNikon CorporationPatentzitate (103), Nichtpatentzitate (106), Klassifizierungen (8) Externe Links: USPTO, USPTO-Zuordnung, EspacenetEnvironmental system including a transport region for an immersion lithography apparatusUS 7969552 B2 Zusammenfassung A lithographic projection apparatus that is arranged to project a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate using a projection system has a liquid supply system arranged to supply a liquid to a space between the projection system and the substrate. The apparatus also includes a liquid collecting system that includes a liquid collection member having a wick structure member through which a liquid is collected from a surface of an object opposite to the liquid collection member.
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