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EP4235305 - A METHOD IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A DEVICE, A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND A SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  28.07.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
01.03.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 03.04.2024  [2024/14]
01.03.2024Change - designated statespublished on 03.04.2024  [2024/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ASML Netherlands B.V.
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
[2023/35]
Inventor(s)01 / ANUNCIADO, Roy
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
02 / JOCHEMSEN, Marinus
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
03 / MASLOW, Mark, John
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
04 / SLACHTER, Abraham
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
05 / STAALS, Frank
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
06 / TEL, Wim, Tjibbo
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
07 / VAN GORP, Simon, Hendrik, Celine
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
08 / VAN INGEN SCHENAU, Koenraad
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
09 / WARNAAR, Patrick
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
 [2023/35]
Representative(s)ASML Netherlands B.V.
Corporate Intellectual Property
P.O. Box 324
5500 AH Veldhoven / NL
[2023/35]
Application number, filing date23171216.722.08.2018
[2023/35]
Priority number, dateEP2017019343027.09.2017         Original published format: EP 17193430
EP2017020025507.11.2017         Original published format: EP 17200255
EP2018015507005.02.2018         Original published format: EP 18155070
[2023/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4235305
Date:30.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.07.2023
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/20
[2023/35]
CPC:
G03F7/70525 (EP,CN,KR); G03F7/70625 (EP,CN,KR,US); G03F7/70558 (EP,CN,KR);
G03F7/70633 (EP,CN,KR); G06F30/20 (US); G06T7/0004 (CN,US);
H01L22/20 (CN,US); G03F1/00 (US); G06F2119/18 (US);
G06F30/33 (US); G06F30/398 (US); G21K5/00 (US);
H01L21/00 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/14]
Former [2023/35]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN IN DEM HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN EINER VORRICHTUNG, COMPUTERLESBARES MEDIUM UND ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG DES VERFAHRENS KONFIGURIERTES SYSTEM[2023/35]
English:A METHOD IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A DEVICE, A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND A SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE METHOD[2023/35]
French:PROCÉDÉ DANS LE PROCESSUS DE FABRICATION D'UN DISPOSITIF, SUPPORT LISIBLE PAR ORDINATEUR NON TRANSITOIRE ET SYSTÈME CONFIGURÉ POUR EXÉCUTER LE PROCÉDÉ[2023/35]
Examination procedure23.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.02.2024Examination requested  [2024/14]
23.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18759092.2  / EP3688529
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
03.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
03.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
29.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JMM.14.4.043507
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