Patents by Inventor Joep Janssen

Joep Janssen 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).

  • Method and Device For Removing Biofilms By Microsteaming
    Publication number: 20080311540
    Abstract: A method of removing bio films from a surface is disclosed. The method includes a source of bubbles in a liquid medium being provided. The bubbles having a predetermined size. A source of ultrasound waves at a predetermined frequency also being provided. The bubbles in the liquid medium being output toward the surface. The ultrasound waves also being directed toward the surface so that the bubbles vibrate at the predetermined frequency of the ultrasound waves. The predetermined size of the bubbles is approximately related to the frequency of the ultrasound waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Gottenbos, Joep Janssen, Antonius Maarten Nuijs
  • Stage apparatus, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
    Patent number: 7459701
    Abstract: A stage apparatus for displacing an object having a substantially flat surface is described. The apparatus includes an object table for supporting the object and a positioning device for displacing the object table in a first direction. The apparatus further includes a clamping device for clamping the object to the object table by a first clamping force, the first clamping force being controlled by an electronic control unit based upon a state of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Koenraad Marie Baggen, Dirk-Jan Bijvoet, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Jan Frederik Hoogkamp, Albert Johannes Maria Jansen, Jan-Jaap Kuit, Peter Schaap, Joep Janssen, Hubrecht Bastiaan Jasperse, Arjan Martin Van Der Wel
  • Stage apparatus, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
    Publication number: 20060279721
    Abstract: A stage apparatus for displacing an object having a substantially flat surface is described. The apparatus includes an object table for supporting the object and a positioning device for displacing the object table in a first direction. The apparatus further includes a clamping device for clamping the object to the object table by a first clamping force, the first clamping force being controlled by an electronic control unit based upon a state of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Baggen, Dirk-Jan Bijvoet, Sjoerd Donders, Jan Hoogkamp, Albert Jansen, Jan-Jaap Kuit, Peter Schaap, Joep Janssen, Hubrecht Jasperse, Arjan Van Der Wel