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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuji Marumo, Sagamihara, JP;
Kazunori Iwamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Nobutoshi Mizusawa, Yamato, JP;
Takao Kariya, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Uzawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 53 ; 355 73 ;
Abstract
A device for holding a substrate includes a holding system for holding a substrate by attraction and a guard system for preventing dropping of the substrate held by the holding system, the guard system being out of contact with the substrate as the same is held by the holding system.