Patents by Inventor Peter Smits
Peter Smits 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).
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Publication number: 20120008114Abstract: A lithographic apparatus for immersion lithography is disclosed in which a seal between different parts of the substrate table may be arranged to reduce the transmission of forces between the different parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Pieter Renaat Maria HENNUS, Jeroen Johann Sophia Maria MERTENS, Patrick Johannes Cornelus Hendrik SMULDERS, Peter SMITS
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Publication number: 20110291496Abstract: A sealed linear motor system is provided. The sealed linear motor system includes a sealed coil assembly having a plurality of coil windings within a base plate and comprising covers disposed about the base plate and coil windings to prevent moisture and/or chemical ingress into the base plate and the coil windings. The sealed linear motor system also includes a sealed magnet assembly disposed adjacent to the coil assembly and comprising a plurality of magnets mounted on a magnet mounting plate and a magnet housing disposed on a surface of the magnet mounting plate to cover and seal the plurality of magnets within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: Anorad CorporationInventors: Darius Bobelis, Fred Sommerhalter, Peter Smit, Claude Chirignan
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Publication number: 20110183257Abstract: In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Hans JANSEN, Sebastiaan Maria Johannes CORNELISSEN, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus DONDERS, Roelof Frederik DE GRAAF, Christiaan Alexander HOOGENDAM, Hernes JACOBS, Martinus Hendrikus Antonius LEENDERS, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria MERTENS, Bob STREEFKERK, Jan-Gerard Cornelis VAN DER TOORN, Peter SMITS, Franciscus Johannes Joseph JANSSEN, Michel RIEPEN
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Publication number: 20110124067Abstract: A method for the production of a stilbenoid, such as resveratrol or pinosylvin, by fermenting plant material such a grape must using a yeast having a metabolic pathway producing said stilbenoid, separating a solids waste material from said fermentation and extracting said stilbenoid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: Fluxome Sciences A/SInventors: Bo Stenhuus, Hans Peter Smits, Thomas Durhuus, Michael Katz
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Publication number: 20110090474Abstract: In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Hans JANSEN, Sebastiaan Maria Johannes Cornelissen, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Roelof Frederik De Graaf, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Hernes Jacobs, Martinus Hendrikus Antonius Leenders, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria Mertens, Bob Streefkerk, Jan-Gerard Cornelis Van Der Toorn, Peter Smits, Franciscus Johannes Joseph Janssen, Michel Riepen
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Patent number: 7928407Abstract: In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Hans Jansen, Sebastiaan Maria Johannes Cornelissen, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Roelof Frederik De Graaf, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Hernes Jacobs, Martinus Hendrikus Antonius Leenders, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria Mertens, Bob Streefkerk, Jan-Gerard Cornelis Van Der Toorn, Peter Smits, Franciscus Johannes Joseph Janssen, Michel Riepen
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Publication number: 20110086399Abstract: A cis- or trans-stilbenoid of the general formula (1) in which each of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is hydrogen or hydroxy, or a glycosylated or oligomeric form thereof, such as resveratrol or pinosylvin is produced by cultivating a microorganism such as a genetically engineered yeast to produce said stilbenoid in a culture medium in solid form, and is separated by filtration or settling.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: FLUXOME SCIENCES A/SInventors: Hans Peter Smits, Helga David, Jochen Forster, Bo Stenhuus
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Patent number: 7791709Abstract: A substrate support constructed to support a substrate for immersion lithographic processing is disclosed. The substrate support has a central part and a peripheral part positioned around the central part. The substrate support further includes a thermal decoupler arranged to decrease heat transport between the central part and the peripheral part.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Pieter Renaat Maria Hennus, Frits Van Der Meulen, Joost Jeroen Ottens, Peter Paul Steijaert, Hubert Matthieu Richard Steijns, Peter Smits
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Publication number: 20100182578Abstract: A lithographic apparatus for immersion lithography is disclosed in which a seal between different parts of a substrate table is arranged to be easily applied and removed and in an embodiment, reduces transmission of forces between the different parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Patrick Johannes Cornelus Hendrik Smulders, Peter Smits
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Patent number: 7755742Abstract: A lithographic apparatus is disclosed in which a circular sensor is mounted to a substrate table with three leaf springs that are evenly spaced around a thermal axis of the sensor. The leaf springs are provided in two parts that are releasably attachable to each other. The leaf springs are elastic and allow some movement of the sensor relative to the substrate table on thermal expansion and contraction but ensure that the thermal center of the sensor does not move relative to the substrate table.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2005Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Sebastiaan Maria Johannes Cornelissen, Martinus Agnes Willem Cuijpers, Cornelis Christiaan Ottens, Peter Smits, Johannes Antonius Maria Van De Wal
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Publication number: 20100085551Abstract: A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam; a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a mirror block provided with a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; and a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate, wherein the mirror block is constructed and arranged to reduce slip between the mirror block and the substrate table. Slip can occur if the acceleration of the mirror block is high and the substrate table slips locally with respect to the mirror block. Slip may lead to exposure errors since the position of the substrate is no longer determined with the desired accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Marcus Martinus Petrus Adrianus VERMEULEN, Andre Bernardus JEUNINK, Erik Roelof LOOPSTRA, Joost Jeroen OTTENS, Rene Theodorus Petrus COMPEN, Peter SMITS, Martijn HOUBEN, Hendrikus Johannes Marinus VAN ABEELEN, Antonius Arnoldus MEULENDIJKS, Rene Wilhelmus Antonius Hubertus LEENAARS
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Patent number: 7684010Abstract: A lithographic apparatus for immersion lithography is disclosed in which a seal between different parts of a substrate table is arranged to be easily applied and removed and in an embodiment, reduces transmission of forces between the different parts.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Patrick Johannes Cornelus Hendrick Smulders, Peter Smits
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Publication number: 20100044593Abstract: In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Hans JANSEN, Sebastian Maria Johannes Cornelissen, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Roelof Frederik De Graaf, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Hernes Jacobs, Martinus Hendrikus Antonius Leenders, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria Mertens, Jan-Gerard Cornelius Van Der Toorn, Peter Smits, Franciscus Johannes Joseph Janssen, Michel Riepen, Bob Streefkerk
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Patent number: 7633073Abstract: In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Hans Jansen, Sebastiaan Maria Johannes Cornelissen, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Roelof Frederik De Graaf, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Hernes Jacobs, Martinus Hendrikus Antonius Leenders, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria Mertens, Jan-Gerard Cornelis Van Der Toorn, Peter Smits, Franciscus Johannes Joseph Janssen, Michel Riepen, Bob Streefkerk
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Publication number: 20090279064Abstract: In an immersion lithographic apparatus, a closing plate is used to contain liquid in a liquid confinement structure while, for example, substrates are swapped on a substrate table. A closing plate displacement mechanism using, for example, a combination of one or more leaf springs and one or more electromagnets or a combination of one or more linear actuators and one more pins, is used to move the closing plate toward or from the liquid confinement structure. In an embodiment, an adjustment plate is used to compensate for closing plates of varying thickness in closing plate receptacles of varying depth on different substrate tables.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus DONDERS, Patrick Johannes Cornelus Hendrik Smulders, Peter Smits
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Patent number: 7583357Abstract: In an immersion lithographic apparatus, a closing plate is used to contain liquid in a liquid confinement structure while, for example, substrates are swapped on a substrate table. A closing plate displacement mechanism using, for example, a combination of one or more leaf springs and one or more electromagnets or a combination of one or more linear actuators and one more pins, is used to moving the closing plate toward or from the liquid confinement structure. In an embodiment, an adjustment plate is used to compensate for closing plates of varying thickness in closing plate receptacles of varying depth on different substrate tables.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Patrick Johannes Cornelus Hendrik Smulders, Peter Smits
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Publication number: 20090035839Abstract: A recombinant micro-organism producing resveratrol by a pathway in which phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) produces trans-cinnamic acid from phenylalanine, cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H) produces 4-coumaric acid from said trans-cinnamic acid, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL) produces 4-coumaroyl CoA from said 4-coumaric acid, and resveratrol synthase (VST) produces said resveratrol from said 4-coumaroyl CoA, or in which L-phenylalanine- or tyrosine-ammonia lyase (PAL/TAL) produces 4-coumaric acid, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL) produces 4-coumaroyl CoA from said 4-coumaric acid, and resveratrol synthase (VST) produces said resveratrol from said 4-coumaroyl CoA. The micro-organism may be a yeast, fungus or bacterium including Saccharomyces cerevisiae, E. coli, Lactococcus lactis, Aspergillus niger, or Aspergillus oryzae.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: Fluxome Sciences A/SInventors: Michael Katz, Hans Peter Smits, Jochen Forster, Jens Bredal Nielsen
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Publication number: 20080286844Abstract: A recombinant micro-organism producing resveratrol by a pathway in which phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) produces trans-cinnamic acid from phenylalanine, cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H) produces 4-coumaric acid from said trans-cinnamic acid, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL) produces 4-coumaroyl CoA from said 4-coumaric acid, and resveratrol synthase (VST) produces said resveratrol from said 4-coumaroyl CoA, or in which L-phenylalanine- or tyrosine-ammonia lyase (PAL/TAL) produces 4-coumaric acid, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL) produces 4-coumaroyl CoA from said 4-coumaric acid, and resveratrol synthase (VST) produces said resveratrol from said 4-coumaroyl CoA. The micro-organism may be a yeast, fungus or bacterium including Saccharomyces cerevisiae, E. coli, Lactococcus lactis, Aspergillus niger, or Aspergillus oryzae.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2006Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: FLUXOME SCIENCES A/SInventors: Michael Katz, Hans Peter Smits, Jochen Forster, Jens Bredal Nielsen
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Publication number: 20080174752Abstract: A lithographic apparatus for immersion lithography is disclosed in which a seal between different parts of the substrate table may be arranged to reduce the transmission of forces between the different parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: PIETER RENAAT MARIA HENNUS, JEROEN JOHANNES SOPHIA MARA MERTENS, PATRICK JOHANNES CORNELUS HENDRIK SMULDERS, PETER SMITS
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Publication number: 20080158526Abstract: A substrate support constructed to support a substrate for immersion lithographic processing is disclosed. The substrate support has a central part and a peripheral part positioned around the central part. The substrate support further includes a thermal decoupler arranged to decrease heat transport between the central part and the peripheral part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Pieter Renaat Maria Hennus, Frits Van Der Meulen, Joost Jeroen Ottens, Peter Paul Steijaert, Hubert Matthieu Richard Steijns, Peter Smits