Patents by Inventor Elmar Evers

Elmar Evers 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: 10495984
    Abstract: A barrier member configured to at least partly confine a liquid in a space between a projection system and a substrate table of an immersion lithographic system, the barrier member including: a liquid inlet configured to provide liquid to the space, a liquid outlet configured to remove liquid from the space, the liquid outlet having a porous member located in a surface configured toward face the substrate, a first gas inlet configured to provide gas to the space, the first gas inlet arranged to face toward the substrate and the first gas inlet located outward, relative to a central portion of the barrier member, of the porous member, and a second gas inlet configured to provide gas to the space, the second gas inlet arranged to face toward the substrate and the second gas inlet located outward, relative to the central portion, of the first gas inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Publication number: 20190179232
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel BECKERS, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus DONDERS, Christiaan Alexander HOOGENDAM, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus JACOBS, Nicolaas TEN KATE, Nicolaas Rudolf KEMPER, Ferdy MIGCHELBRINK, Elmar EVERS
  • Patent number: 10209629
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Publication number: 20180081285
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel BECKERS, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus DONDERS, Christiaan Alexander HOOGENDAM, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus JACOBS, Nicolaas TEN KATE, Nicolaas Rudolf KEMPER, Ferdy MIGCHELBRINK, Elmar EVERS
  • Patent number: 9857695
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Publication number: 20160370713
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel BECKERS, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Patent number: 9429853
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus, including a movable table, a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a substrate, and a liquid supply system configured to provide liquid to a space between a final element of the projection system and the table, the liquid supply system including an inlet configured to provide liquid to the space, the inlet including an array of inlet orifices located below a bottom surface of the final element and configured to provide an essentially horizontal flow of liquid therefrom, the array of inlet orifices extending along a side of an exposure field of the patterned radiation beam, and an extractor configured to remove liquid from the space, the extractor including a two dimensional array of outlet orifices, extending at least partly in a horizontal direction, through which the liquid can be extracted from the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Publication number: 20150309420
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel BECKERS, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Patent number: 8988651
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Patent number: 8976334
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Patent number: 8259287
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Publication number: 20120008116
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: ASML NETERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Publication number: 20120008118
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel BECKERS, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Publication number: 20080212051
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Patent number: 7411654
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Johannes Henricus Wilhelmus Jacobs, Nicolaas Ten Kate, Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers
  • Publication number: 20060221315
    Abstract: A liquid supply system for an immersion lithographic apparatus provides a laminar flow of immersion liquid between a final element of the projection system and a substrate. A control system minimizes the chances of overflowing and an extractor includes an array of outlets configured to minimize vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Beckers, Sjoerd Donders, Christiaan Hoogendam, Johannes Jacobs, Nicolaas Kate, Nicolaas Kemper, Ferdy Migchelbrink, Elmar Evers