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4,414 Total Apps Published
Jun 13, 2013 most recent publication

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6,839 Issued Patents
1,028 Issued in last 3 years
1,139 Published in last 3 years

72,795 Total Citation Count
May 04, 1977 Earliest Filing
2,738 Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents

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G03B APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 1490 2

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G02B OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS 877 2

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H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 471 21

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G01B MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS 175 4

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H01L SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 161 122

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G06K RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 142 49

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G01N INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 112 47

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G03F PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR 95 26

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H01J ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 70 51

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G01J MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY 65 6

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Top Patents (by citation)

5,528,118 Guideless stage with isolated reaction stage Apr 01, 94 Jun 18, 96 [G03B] 251

5,579,147 Scanning light exposure apparatus Dec 06, 94 Nov 26, 96 [G02B] 227

6,600,547 Sliding seal Sep 24, 01 Jul 29, 03 [G03B] 223

6,811,953 Exposure apparatus, method for manufacturing therof, method for exposing and method for manufacturing microdevice May 22, 01 Nov 02, 04 [G01B] 216

5,500,736 Method of detecting positions Nov 07, 94 Mar 19, 96 [G01B] 216

6,795,169 Exposure apparatus, optical projection apparatus and a method for adjusting the optical projection apparatus Mar 07, 03 Sep 21, 04 [G03B] 214

5,874,820 Window frame-guided stage mechanism Apr 04, 95 Feb 23, 99 [H01L] 206

6,341,007 Exposure apparatus and method Nov 20, 00 Jan 22, 02 [G03B] 201

5,194,893 Exposure method and projection exposure apparatus Mar 03, 92 Mar 16, 93 [G03B] 199

5,559,584 Exposure apparatus Jan 30, 95 Sep 24, 96 [G03B] 172

Recent Publications

2013/0148,090 EXPOSURE APPARATUS Feb 04, 13 Jun 13, 13 [G03F]

2013/0148,094 STAGE UNIT, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD Feb 05, 13 Jun 13, 13 [G03F]

2013/0148,202 MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS Feb 06, 13 Jun 13, 13 [G02B]

2013/0148,359 Illumination Device for optimizing polarization in an illumination pupil Oct 26, 12 Jun 13, 13 [F21V]

2013/0148,859 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Feb 08, 13 Jun 13, 13 [G02B, G06K]

2013/0148,953 INTERCHANGEABLE LENS Feb 01, 13 Jun 13, 13 [G03B]

2013/0151,597 Image Display Device and Computer-Readable Medium Feb 01, 13 Jun 13, 13 [H04L]

2013/0140,372 TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF A MOVER WITH ACTIVE BYPASS, PREDICTIVE FEEDFORWARD CONTROL, AND PHASE CHANGE HOUSING Jan 31, 13 Jun 06, 13 [F27D]

2013/0141,602 IMAGING DEVICE Nov 26, 12 Jun 06, 13 [H04N]

2013/0141,610 RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DATA FILE MANAGEMENT, APPARATUS FOR DATA FILE MANAGEMENT, HANDLING APPARATUS FOR IMAGE DATA, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM Feb 06, 13 Jun 06, 13 [H04N]

2013/0141,701 EXPOSURE METHOD, SUBSTRATE STAGE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Jan 30, 13 Jun 06, 13 [G03F]

2013/0141,702 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR KEEPING IMMERSION FLUID ADJACENT TO AN OPTICAL ASSEMBLY DURING WAFER EXCHANGE IN AN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY MACHINE Jan 30, 13 Jun 06, 13 [G03F]

2013/0141,703 EXPOSURE METHOD, SUBSTRATE STAGE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Jan 30, 13 Jun 06, 13 [G03F]

2013/0141,734 PROFILE MEASURING APPARATUS, STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MEASURING PROFILE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Oct 10, 12 Jun 06, 13 [G01B]

2013/0141,735 TARGET FOR LARGE SCALE METROLOGY SYSTEM Jun 04, 12 Jun 06, 13 [G01B]

2013/0142,501 CAMERA Jun 06, 12 Jun 06, 13 [G03B]

2013/0144,553 ENCODER, DRIVING DEVICE, AND ROBOT APPARATUS Oct 11, 12 Jun 06, 13 [G01C, G06F]

2013/0133,168 PROFILE MEASURING APPARATUS, STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MEASURING PROFILE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Nov 29, 12 May 30, 13 [H04N, B23Q, G01B]

2013/0135,594 LIQUID IMMERSION MEMBER, IMMERSION EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Nov 20, 12 May 30, 13 [G03F]

2013/0135,596 LIQUID RECOVERY APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Jan 28, 13 May 30, 13 [G03F]

2013/0135,597 EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXPOSURE APPARATUS Jan 28, 13 May 30, 13 [G03F]

2013/0135,603 C-CORE ACTUATOR FOR MOVING A STAGE Nov 29, 12 May 30, 13 [G03B, B65G, H02K]

2013/0135,716 OPTICAL MEMBER AND MICROSCOPE Dec 27, 12 May 30, 13 [G02B]

2013/0135,739 MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS Dec 10, 12 May 30, 13 [G02B]

2013/0138,451 INFECTION SPREAD PREVENTION SUPPORT SYSTEM, INFECTION SPREAD PREVENTION SUPPORT SERVER, EXAMINATION TERMINAL, MOBILE TERMINAL AND PROGRAM Dec 21, 12 May 30, 13 [G06Q, G06F]

2013/0128,086 IMAGING DEVICE Aug 12, 11 May 23, 13 [H04N]

2013/0128,244 Exposure Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method Having Lower Scanning Speed to Expose Peripheral Shot Area Dec 13, 12 May 23, 13 [G03F]

2013/0128,245 Exposure Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method Jan 16, 13 May 23, 13 [G03F]

2013/0128,248 LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, ILLUMINATING METHOD, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL APPARATUS Mar 31, 11 May 23, 13 [G02B, G03F]

2013/0128,255 ENCODER DEVICE, METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVING AMOUNT, OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE Nov 16, 12 May 23, 13 [G03B, G01D]

2013/0128,344 MICROSCOPE APPARATUS Oct 04, 12 May 23, 13 [G02B]

2013/0129,226 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Jul 27, 11 May 23, 13 [G06K]

2013/0129,339 INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Jan 18, 13 May 23, 13 [G03B]

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Recent Patents

8,459,798 Illumination apparatus and projector Dec 19, 08 Jun 11, 13 [G03B]

8,459,884 Interchangeable lens Feb 17, 11 Jun 11, 13 [G03B]

8,462,317 Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Oct 15, 08 Jun 11, 13 [G03B, G02B]

D684203 Digital camera Mar 09, 12 Jun 11, 13 [1601]

D684204 Digital camera Mar 09, 12 Jun 11, 13 [1601]

8,454,172 Projector device Nov 25, 05 Jun 04, 13 [G03B]

8,454,771 Substrate bonding apparatus and substrate bonding method Feb 10, 10 Jun 04, 13 [B32B]

8,456,608 Maintenance method, maintenance device, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Aug 16, 10 Jun 04, 13 [G03B]

8,456,609 Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method Oct 24, 08 Jun 04, 13 [G03B]

8,456,610 Environmental system including vacuum scavenge for an immersion lithography apparatus Mar 20, 09 Jun 04, 13 [G03B]

8,456,617 Exposure method, exposure device, and micro device manufacturing method Jul 22, 09 Jun 04, 13 [G03B]

8,456,624 Inspection device and inspecting method for spatial light modulator, illumination optical system, method for adjusting the illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Nov 22, 10 Jun 04, 13 [G01N]

8,456,750 Zoom lens, optical apparatus and zoom lens manufacturing method Aug 23, 11 Jun 04, 13 [G02B]

8,456,772 Piezoelectric actuator, lens barrel, and camera Jun 04, 10 Jun 04, 13 [G02B, H02N]

D683779 Digital camera Mar 09, 12 Jun 04, 13 [1601]

8,451,229 Monocular video display device Jul 20, 07 May 28, 13 [H04R, G06F]

8,451,349 Electronic camera video signal correcting device Jun 06, 11 May 28, 13 [H04N]

8,451,424 Exposure apparatus, method for producing device, and method for controlling exposure apparatus Jan 25, 06 May 28, 13 [G03B]

8,451,425 Exposure apparatus, exposure method, cleaning apparatus, and device manufacturing method Dec 24, 08 May 28, 13 [G03B]

8,451,427 Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, optical element and manufacturing method thereof, and device manufacturing method Aug 14, 08 May 28, 13 [G03B, G02B]

8,451,430 Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Jun 22, 11 May 28, 13 [G03B]

8,451,431 Control systems and methods applying iterative feedback tuning for feed-forward and synchronization control of microlithography stages and the like Jan 27, 10 May 28, 13 [G03B]

8,451,533 Fluorescence microscope May 27, 10 May 28, 13 [G02B]

D683379 Camera lens Mar 08, 12 May 28, 13 [1605]

D683380 Camera lens Mar 08, 12 May 28, 13 [1605]

D683381 Camera lens Mar 08, 12 May 28, 13 [1605]

8,445,266 Apparatus for judging cell detachment, method of judging cell detachment, and cell culture apparatus Oct 30, 08 May 21, 13 [C12M, C12C, C12Q]

8,445,837 Vibration actuator for rotating a rotating axle and image capturing apparatus Jun 07, 10 May 21, 13 [H01J, H02N]

8,446,350 Liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal panel device, display device, and projector Mar 19, 09 May 21, 13 [G09G]

8,446,493 Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, computer readable storage medium storing image processing program, and image processing method for performing color processing on a raw image Feb 03, 12 May 21, 13 [H04N]

8,446,569 Exposure apparatus, exposure method and device manufacturing method Jun 18, 10 May 21, 13 [G03B]

8,446,578 Defect inspection apparatus, defect inspection method and method of inspecting hole pattern Nov 16, 09 May 21, 13 [G01N]

8,446,579 Inspection device and inspecting method for spatial light modulator, illumination optical system, method for adjusting the illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Mar 12, 12 May 21, 13 [G01N]

8,446,668 Microscope apparatus Oct 09, 08 May 21, 13 [G02B]

8,446,672 Vibration reduction apparatus with a center of gravity adjusting member to reduce detection errors and optical apparatus Mar 28, 08 May 21, 13 [G02B]

8,447,092 Observation device for observing cells or the like Nov 21, 08 May 21, 13 [G06K]

D682906 Digital camera Mar 09, 12 May 21, 13 [1601]

D682908 Filter attachment for a camera Jan 25, 12 May 21, 13 [1605]

D682910 Digital camera Mar 09, 12 May 21, 13 [1605]

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