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Brent D Castiaux

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Most Active Art Unit
2691
Art Unit(s)
2695, 2618, 2691, 2622
Total Applications
535
Issued Applications
406
Pending Applications
46
Abandoned Applications
83

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/623744
PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY Nov 22, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6560909 [patent_doc_number] => 20100128237 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-27 [patent_title] => 'DRIVING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/623010 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-11-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 7060 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0128/20100128237.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12623010 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/623010
DRIVING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Nov 19, 2009 Abandoned
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12/622665
Linear motor magnetic shield apparatus Nov 19, 2009 Issued
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12/621371
PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CALIBRATING MEASUREMENT CRITERION OF DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT UNIT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE Nov 17, 2009 Abandoned
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12/621143
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method to determine improved absolute position of exposure fields using mark structures Nov 17, 2009 Issued
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12/611999
MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS Nov 3, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6457110 [patent_doc_number] => 20100039633 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-18 [patent_title] => 'SOURCE OPTIMIZATION FOR IMAGE FIDELITY AND THROUGHPUT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/606098 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-10-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 9613 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0039/20100039633.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12606098 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/606098
Source optimization by assigning pixel intensities for diffractive optical element using mathematical relationship Oct 25, 2009 Issued
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12/569262
Support for a component of an optical device including a locking device Sep 28, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6514494 [patent_doc_number] => 20100014061 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-21 [patent_title] => 'LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/567617 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 6190 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0014/20100014061.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12567617 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/567617
Active drying station and method to remove immersion liquid using gas flow supply with gas outlet between two gas inlets Sep 24, 2009 Issued
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12/567383
System for Contactless Cleaning, Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method Sep 24, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6612097 [patent_doc_number] => 20100033696 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-11 [patent_title] => 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN ELEMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE FREEFORM SURFACE HAVING A HIGH ACCURACY OF FORM AND A LOW SURFACE ROUGHNESS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/563766 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5432 [patent_no_of_claims] => 35 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0033/20100033696.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12563766 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/563766
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN ELEMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE FREEFORM SURFACE HAVING A HIGH ACCURACY OF FORM AND A LOW SURFACE ROUGHNESS Sep 20, 2009 Abandoned
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12/560760
Exposure method and device manufacturing method including selective deformation of a mask Sep 15, 2009 Issued
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12/559813
Lithographic apparatus and method of operating the apparatus with a humid gas space between a projection system and a liquid confinement structure Sep 14, 2009 Issued
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12/559664
Immersion lithographic apparatus with a barrier between a projection system and a liquid confinement structure Sep 14, 2009 Issued
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12/560024
Measurement apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method to measure numerical aperture of the optical system using interference fringe Sep 14, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6514557 [patent_doc_number] => 20100014065 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-21 [patent_title] => 'METHOD FOR IMPROVING IMAGING PROPERTIES OF AN OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND SUCH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/552894 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-09-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 12512 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0014/20100014065.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12552894 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/552894
METHOD FOR IMPROVING IMAGING PROPERTIES OF AN OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND SUCH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM Sep 1, 2009 Abandoned
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12/549541
IMAGING DEVICE WITH EXCHANGEABLE DIAPHRAGMS AND METHOD THEREFOR Aug 27, 2009 Abandoned
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12/461852
Beam transforming element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method with two optical elements having different thicknesses Aug 25, 2009 Abandoned
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12/539136
PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS Aug 10, 2009 Abandoned
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13/057583
Optical element comprising oriented carbon nanotube sheet and lithographic apparatus comprising such optical element Jul 21, 2009 Issued
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