Patents by Inventor Alain Louis Claude Leroux

Alain Louis Claude Leroux 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).

  • Patent number: 11681233
    Abstract: A system having a sub-system that is configured to change a thermal condition of a physical component from a set-point to a new set-point, wherein the sub-system includes: a mixer operative to receive a first conditioning fluid having a first temperature and a second conditioning fluid having a second temperature different from the first temperature, and operative to supply to the physical component a mix of the first conditioning fluid and the second conditioning fluid; and a controller configured to control the mixer in dependence on the new set-point. Also a method of operating a lithographic apparatus as well as a device manufactured using the system described herein or according to methods described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Joost De Hoogh, Alain Louis Claude Leroux, Alexander Marinus Arnoldus Huijberts, Christiaan Louis Valentin, Robert Coenraad Wit, Dries Vaast Paul Hemschoote, Frits Van Der Meulen, Johannes Franciscus Martinus Van Santvoort, Radu Donose
  • Patent number: 11287752
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam to form an exposure area on a substrate, a cooling apparatus located in use above the substrate adjacent to the exposure area, the cooling apparatus being configured to remove heat from the substrate during use, a plasma vessel located below the cooling apparatus with its opening facing towards the cooling apparatus, and a gas supply for supplying gas to the plasma vessel and an aperture for receipt of a radiation beam. In use, supplied gas and a received radiation beam react to form a plasma within the plasma vessel that is directed towards a surface of the cooling apparatus which faces the opening of the plasma vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Hendrik Koevoets, Cornelis Adrianus De Meijere, Willem Michiel De Rapper, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Jan Groenewold, Alain Louis Claude Leroux, Maxim Aleksandrovich Nasalevich, Andrey Nikipelov, Johannes Adrianus Cornelis Maria Pijnenburg, Jacobus Cornelis Gerardus Van Der Sanden
  • Patent number: 11231657
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam to form an exposure area on a substrate, a cooling apparatus located in use above the substrate adjacent to the exposure area, the cooling apparatus being configured to remove heat from the substrate during use, a plasma vessel located below the cooling apparatus with its opening facing towards the cooling apparatus, and a gas supply for supplying gas to the plasma vessel and an aperture for receipt of a radiation beam. In use, supplied gas and a received radiation beam react to form a plasma within the plasma vessel that is directed towards a surface of the cooling apparatus which faces the opening of the plasma vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Hendrik Koevoets, Cornelis Adrianus De Meijere, Willem Michiel De Rapper, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Jan Groenewold, Alain Louis Claude Leroux, Maxim Aleksandrovich Nasalevich, Andrey Nikipelov, Johannes Adrianus Cornelis Maria Pijnenburg, Jacobus Cornelis Gerardus Van Der Sanden
  • Publication number: 20210356875
    Abstract: A system having a sub-system that is configured to change a thermal condition of a physical component from a set-point to a new set-point, wherein the sub-system includes: a mixer operative to receive a first conditioning fluid having a first temperature and a second conditioning fluid having a second temperature different from the first temperature, and operative to supply to the physical component a mix of the first conditioning fluid and the second conditioning fluid; and a controller configured to control the mixer in dependence on the new set-point. Also a method of operating a lithographic apparatus as well as a device manufactured using the system described herein or according to methods described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Joost DE HOOGH, Alain Louis Claude LEROUX, Alexander Marinus Arnoldus HUIJBERTS, Christiaan Louis VALENTIN, Robert Coenraad WIT, Dries Vaast Paul HEMSCHOOTE, Frits VAN DER MEULEN, Johannes Franciscus Martinus VAN SANTVOORT, Radu DONOSE
  • Patent number: 10747127
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam to form an exposure area on a substrate held on a substrate table, the lithographic apparatus further comprising a cooling apparatus for cooling the substrate, wherein the cooling apparatus comprises a cooling element located above the substrate table and adjacent to the exposure area, the cooling element being configured to remove heat from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Frits Van Der Meulen, Erik Johan Arlemark, Hendrikus Herman Marie Cox, Martinus Agnes Willem Cuijpers, Joost De Hoogh, Gosse Charles De Vries, Paul Comé Henri De Wit, Sander Catharina Reinier Derks, Ronald Cornelis Gerardus Gijzen, Dries Vaast Paul Hemschoote, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Adrianus Hendrik Koevoets, Raymond Wilhelmus Louis Lafarre, Alain Louis Claude Leroux, Patrick Willem Paul Limpens, Jim Vincent Overkamp, Christiaan Louis Valentin, Koos Van Berkel, Stan Henricus Van Der Meulen, Jacobus Cornelis Gerardus Van Der Sanden, Harmen Klaas Van Der Schoot, David Ferdinand Vles, Evert Auke Rinze Westerhuis
  • Publication number: 20200233319
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam to form an exposure area on a substrate, a cooling apparatus located in use above the substrate adjacent to the exposure area, the cooling apparatus being configured to remove heat from the substrate during use, a plasma vessel located below the cooling apparatus with its opening facing towards the cooling apparatus, and a gas supply for supplying gas to the plasma vessel and an aperture for receipt of a radiation beam. In use, supplied gas and a received radiation beam react to form a plasma within the plasma vessel that is directed towards a surface of the cooling apparatus which faces the opening of the plasma vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Adrianus, Hendrik Koevoets, Cornelis, Adrianus De Meijere, Willem, Michiel De Rapper, Sjoerd, Nicolaas, Lambertus Donders, Jan Groenewold, Alain, Louis, Claude Leroux, Maxim, Aleksandrovich Nasalevich, Andrey Nikipelov, Johannes, Adrianus, Cornelis, Maria Pijnenburg, Jacobus, Cornelis, Gerardus Van Der Sanden
  • Publication number: 20190227445
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam to form an exposure area on a substrate held on a substrate table, the lithographic apparatus further comprising a cooling apparatus for cooling the substrate, wherein the cooling apparatus comprises a cooling element located above the substrate table and adjacent to the exposure area, the cooling element being configured to remove heat from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Frits VAN DER MEULEN, Erik Johan ARLEMARK, Hendrikus Herman Marie COX, Martinus Agnes Willem CUIJPERS, Joost DE HOOGH, Gosse Charles DE VRIES, Paul Comé Henri DE WIT, Sander Catharina Reinier DERKS, Ronald Comelis Gerardus GIJZEN, Dries Vaast Paul HEMSCHOOTE, Christiaan Alexander HOOGENDAM, Adrianus Hendrik KOEVOETS, Raymond Wilhelmus Louis LAFARRE, Alain Louis Claude LEROUX, Patrick Willem Paul LIMPENS, Jim Vincent OVERKAMP, Christiaan Louis VALENTIN, Koos VAN BERKEL, Stan Henricus VAN DER MEULEN, Jacobus Comelis Gerardus VAN DER SANDEN, Harmen Klaas VAN DER SCHOOT, David Ferdinand VLES, Evert Auke Rinze WESTERHUIS
  • Patent number: 8797504
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus includes a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate, a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam through an opening and onto a target portion of the substrate, and a conduit having an outlet in the opening. The conduit is configured to deliver gas to the opening. The lithographic apparatus further includes a cooling apparatus controlled by a control system. The cooling apparatus is configured to cool the gas such that gas which travels from the opening to the substrate has a predetermined temperature when the gas is incident upon the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Han-Kwang Nienhuys, Martinus Agnes Willem Cuijpers, Leon Martin Levasier, Jan Bernard Plechelmus Van Schoot, Yuri Johannes Gabriël Van De Vijver, Oleg Viacheslavovich Voznyi, Franciscus Johannes Joseph Janssen, Danny Maria Hubertus Philips, Marcio Alexandre Cano Miranda, Oleksiy Galaktionov, Manish Ranjan, Albert Pieter Rijpma, Kursat Bal, Roger Wilhelmus Antonius Henricus Schmitz, Alain Louis Claude Leroux
  • Patent number: 8730448
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus includes a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate, a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam through an opening and onto a target portion of the substrate, and a conduit having an outlet in the opening. The conduit is configured to deliver gas to the opening. The lithographic apparatus further includes a cooling apparatus controlled by a control system. The cooling apparatus is configured to cool the gas such that gas which travels from the opening to the substrate has a predetermined temperature when the gas is incident upon the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Han-Kwang Nienhuys, Martinus Agnes Willem Cuijpers, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Leon Martin Levasier, Jan Bernard Plechelmus Van Schoot, Yuri Johannes Gabriël Van De Vijver, Oleg Viacheslavovich Voznyi, Franciscus Johannes Joseph Janssen, Danny Maria Hubertus Philips, Marcio Alexandre Cano Miranda, Oleksiy Galaktionov, Manish Ranjan, Albert Pieter Rijpma, Kursat Bal, Laurentius Johannes Adrianus Van Bokhoven, Roger Wilhelmus Antonius Henricus Schmitz, Alain Louis Claude Leroux
  • Publication number: 20120229782
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus includes a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate, a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam through an opening and onto a target portion of the substrate, and a conduit having an outlet in the opening. The conduit is configured to deliver gas to the opening. The lithographic apparatus further includes a cooling apparatus controlled by a control system. The cooling apparatus is configured to cool the gas such that gas which travels from the opening to the substrate has a predetermined temperature when the gas is incident upon the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Han-Kwang Nienhuys, Martinus Anges Willem Cuijpers, Leon Martin Levasier, Jan Bernard Plechelmus Van Schoot, Yuri Johannes Gabriël Van De Vijver, Oleg Viacheslavovich Voznyi, Franciscus Johannes Joseph Janssen, Danny Maria Hubertus Philips, Marcio Alexandre Cano Miranda, Olesksiy Galaktionov, Manish Ranjan, Albert Pieter Rijpma, Kursat Bal, Roger Wilhelmus Antonius Henricus Schmitz, Alain Louis Claude Leroux
  • Publication number: 20120229783
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus includes a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate, a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam through an opening and onto a target portion of the substrate, and a conduit having an outlet in the opening. The conduit is configured to deliver gas to the opening. The lithographic apparatus further includes a cooling apparatus controlled by a control system. The cooling apparatus is configured to cool the gas such that gas which travels from the opening to the substrate has a predetermined temperature when the gas is incident upon the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Han-Kwang Nienhuys, Martinus Agnes Willem Cuijpers, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Leon Martin Levasier, Jan Bernard Plechelmus Van Schoot, Yuri Johannes Gabriël Van De Vijver, Oleg Viacheslavovich Voznyi, Franciscus Johannes Joseph Janssen, Danny Maria Hubertus Philips, Marcio Alexandre Cano Miranda, Oleksiy Galaktionov, Manish Ranjan, Albert Pieter Rijpma, Kursat Bal, Laurentius Johannes Adrianus Van Bokhoven, Roger Wilhelmus Antonius Henricus Schmitz, Alain Louis Claude Leroux
  • Patent number: 8124012
    Abstract: An air purification system for a structure includes a first radiation source for generating UV-B and/or UV-C radiation and having an imaginary horizontal plane intersecting with the center of the first radiation source. The system further includes a first screen facing the first radiation source for preventing UV radiation generated by the first radiation source from radiating directly outward from the air purification system into a space below the imaginary horizontal plane. A second screen, facing the first radiation source as well as the first screen, is adjustable with respect to the first radiation source and is at least partially coated with a photo-catalytic material at a surface facing the first radiation source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Alain Louis Claude Leroux, Jacques Maria Jozef Geboers
  • Publication number: 20090049985
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air purification system for a structure comprising a first radiation source (7) for generating UV-B and/or UV-C radiation and having an imaginary horizontal plane (13) intersecting with the centre of the first radiation source (7), a first screen (3) facing the first radiation source (7) for preventing UV radiation generated by the first radiation source (7) from radiating directly outward from the air purification system (1, 31, 35, 41) into a space below the imaginary horizontal plane (13), a second screen (5) facing the first radiation source (7) as well as the first screen (5), adjustable with respect to the first radiation source (7) and at least partially coated with a photo-catalytic material at a surface facing the first radiation source (7). The invention further relates to a method for purifying air inside a structure using such an air purification system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Alain Louis Claude LEROUX, Jacques Maria Jozef GEBOERS