Patents by Inventor Marcellus Antonius DE FOLTER

Marcellus Antonius DE FOLTER 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).

  • Publication number: 20210271159
    Abstract: An apparatus including: a first gripping member having a first magnetic element and moveable between a first position and a second position; a first biasing member configured to bias the first gripping member toward the first position; and a second magnetic element selectively operable in a first mode, in which the second magnetic element interacts with the first magnetic element to overcome the first biasing member and move the first gripping member to the second position, and a second mode, in which the second magnetic element does not overcome the first biasing member such that the first gripping member rests in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Martin Dieter Nico PETERS, Marcellus Antonius DE FOLTER