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Patent US8031325 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA porous member is used in a liquid removal system of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus to smooth uneven flows. A pressure differential across the porous member may be maintained at below the bubble point of the porous member so that a single-phase liquid flow is obtained. Alternatively,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8031325?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8031325 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8031325 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/714,829Publication dateOct 4, 2011Priority dateAug 19, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1737690A, CN100526987C, DE602005020720D1, EP1628163A2, EP1628163A3, EP1628163B1, EP1783556A2, EP1783556A3, EP1783556B1, EP2261744A2, EP2261744A3, EP2261744B1, EP2261745A2, EP2261745A3, EP2261745B1, US7602470, US7701550, US8446563, US8755028, US9097992, US20060038968, US20060087630, US20090303455, US20100149514, US20110273675, US20110310367, US20140300883, US20150323876Publication number12714829, 714829, US 8031325 B2, US 8031325B2, US-B2-8031325, US8031325 B2, US8031325B2InventorsNicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Henrikus Herman Marie Cox, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Roelof Frederik De Graaf, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria Mertens, Frits Van Der Meulen, Franciscus Johannes Herman Maria Teunissen, Jan-Gerard Cornelis Van Der Toorn, Martinus Cornelis Maria Verhagen, Stefan Philip Christiaan Belfroid, Johannes Petrus Maria Smeulers, Herman VogelOriginal AssigneeAsml Netherlands B.V., Asml Holding N.V.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (232), Non-Patent Citations (48), Referenced by (6), Classifications (9), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
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