Patent ID: 7665981

Claim:
A transfer system of an imprint lithography system, the imprint lithography system operable for imprinting a pattern into a material deposited between an imprint template and a substrate, comprising: a docking system positioned on a stage support of the imprint lithography system; a motion stage having a substrate chuck for holding said substrate, said motion stage positioned on said stage support of said imprint lithography system and spaced-apart from said docking system a first distance, said motion stage having a range of motion associated therewith, with a periphery of said range of motion being spaced-apart from said docking system said first distance; and a body positioned on said stage support of said imprint lithography system, having first and second opposed sides spaced-apart a second distance, selectively coupled between said docking system and said motion stage, with said first distance being greater than said second distance to minimize a probability of a collision between any of said docking system, said motion stage, and said body while transferring said body between said docking system and said motion stage, said body having at least one component device positioned thereon.