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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Nilabh K. Roy, Austin, TX (US);
Mario Johannes Meissl, Austin, TX (US);
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imprint apparatus is provided. The imprint apparatus includes an imprint head, at least one cable assembly configured to supply a signal to the imprint head, and a cable assembly sensor configured to detect a state of the at least one cable assembly. The signal may include one or more of a voltage signal, a current signal, and a pneumatic signal. The cable assembly sensor may include a strain gauge configured to measure a strain of the at least one cable assembly or a load cell configured to measure a force on the at least one cable assembly. For example, the cable assembly may include an electric wire and/or a gas supply tube.