Patents by Inventor Timo HOL

Timo HOL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for contactless handling of an object
    Patent number: 8616598
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to handle an object in a contactless manner, the apparatus includes a carrying body having a carrying surface which is configured to be directed towards the object, the carrying surface being provided with a plurality of traction members and a plurality of overpressure members, each overpressure member being provided with at least one exhaust opening, each traction member being provided with an indentation and at least two suction openings that are arranged in the indentation, the at least two suction openings of each traction member being configured to generate a pressure gradient between them so as to create a traction fluid flow in the indentation in a direction substantially parallel to the carrying surface; and a pressure controller configured to control the pressure gradient between the at least two suction openings of each traction member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Theodorus Petrus Maria Cadee, Koen Jacobus Johannes Maria Zaal, Timo Hol, Michael Wilhelmus Theodorus Koot
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS HANDLING OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20110280703
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to handle an object in a contactless manner, the apparatus includes a carrying body having a carrying surface which is configured to be directed towards the object, the carrying surface being provided with a plurality of traction members and a plurality of overpressure members, each overpressure member being provided with at least one exhaust opening, each traction member being provided with an indentation and at least two suction openings that are arranged in the indentation, the at least two suction openings of each traction member being configured to generate a pressure gradient between them so as to create a traction fluid flow in the indentation in a direction substantially parallel to the carrying surface; and a pressure controller configured to control the pressure gradient between the at least two suction openings of each traction member
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Theodorus Petrus Maria CADEE, Koen Jacobus Johannes Maria ZAAL, Timo HOL, Michael Wilhelmus Theodorus KOOT