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EP1416328 - Inspection method and device manufacturing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.09.2013
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.09.2013Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 23.10.2013  [2013/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ASML Netherlands B.V.
De Run 6501
5504 DR Veldhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2004/39]For all designated states
ASML Netherlands B.V.
De Run 6501
5504 DR Veldhoven / NL
Former [2004/19]For all designated states
ASML Netherlands B.V.
De Run 1110
5503 LA Veldhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / Den Boef, Arie Jeffrey
Het Fort 35
5581 AB Waalre / NL
02 / Van der Laan, Hans
Olmebeek 6
5501 CL Veldhoven / NL
03 / Van Dijsseldonk, Antonius Johannes Josephus
Venbroek 22
5527 BH Hapert / NL
04 / Dusa, Mircea
1645 Westmont Avenue
Campbell, California 95008-5134 / US
05 / Kiers, Antoine Gaston Marie
Lei 53
5501 DW Veldhoven / NL
 [2004/19]
Representative(s)van den Hooven, Jan, et al
ASML Netherlands B.V.
Corporate Intellectual Property
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2009/09]Van den Hooven, Jan, et al
ASML Netherlands B.V. Corporate Intellectual Property P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
Former [2004/19]Leeming, John Gerard
J.A. Kemp & Co., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date03256892.530.10.2003
[2004/19]
Priority number, dateEP2002025760901.11.2002         Original published format: EP 02257609
[2004/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1416328
Date:06.05.2004
Language:EN
[2004/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1416328
Date:15.11.2006
[2006/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/20, G01M11/02, G01N21/47
[2006/46]
CPC:
G03F7/706 (EP)
Former IPC [2004/19]G03F7/20
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2007/29]
Former [2004/19]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Inspektionsmethode und Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Artikels[2004/19]
English:Inspection method and device manufacturing method[2004/19]
French:Procédé d'inspection et procédé pour la production d'un dispositif[2004/19]
Examination procedure20.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/23]
24.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.05.2013Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2013/43]
10.06.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2013/43]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  24.03.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
13.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
16.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
14.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
20.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
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31.10.201210   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO0221075  (ACCENT OPTICAL TECH INC [US], et al) [X] 1,10 * page 4, line 24 - page 5, line 2 * * page 10, line 25 - page 11, line 25 * * page 18, line 19 - line 25 *;
 [X]WO02070985  (ACCENT OPTICAL TECH INC [US], et al) [X] 1,10 * page 8 - page 10 *;
 [X]US2002135781  (SINGH BHANWAR [US], et al) [X] 1,10 * paragraphs [0013] , [0057] *;
 [PX]WO03001297  (KLA TENCOR CORP [US]) [PX] 1-4,9,10 * page 5, line 21 - line 27 * * page 2, line 3 - line 18 * * page 29, line 16 - line 29 * * page 36, line 29 - page 39, line 10; figure 14 * * page 31, line 5 - line 18 * * page 15, line 1 *;
 [A]  - HICKMAN K C ET AL, "USE OF DIFFRACTED LIGHT FROM LATENT IMAGES TO IMPROVE LITHOGRAPHY CONTROL", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PART B, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, (19920901), vol. 10, no. 5, ISSN 0734-211X, pages 2259 - 2266, XP000322772 [A] 1 * page 2 - page 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.586198
 [A]  - RAAB E. L. ET AL, "ANALYZING DEEP-UV LENS ABERATIONS USING AERIAL IMAGE AND LATENT IMAGE METROLOGIES", OPTICAL/LASER MICROLITHOGRAPHY VII, SAN JOSE, CA, USA; PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE - THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING, (19940302), vol. 2197, pages 550 - 565, XP009007247 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.175450
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