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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018

Filed:

May. 29, 2014
Applicant:

Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;

Inventors:

Jens Kugler, Aalen, DE;

Franz Sorg, Aalen, DE;

Yim-Bun Patrick Kwan, Aalen, DE;

Assignee:

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2006.01); G02B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 19/0023 (2013.01); G02B 7/00 (2013.01); G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G02B 7/023 (2013.01); G02B 7/026 (2013.01); G02B 7/182 (2013.01); G02B 17/0605 (2013.01); G03F 7/70825 (2013.01); G02B 17/0615 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical module is configured to be used in a microlithography objective. The optical module includes a first holding device with a circumference extending in a first circumferential direction and a first supporting device configured to support a first optical element. The first supporting device is fixed at the circumference of the first holding device. The optical module also includes a plurality of second supporting devices configured to support a second optical element, the second supporting devices being fixed at the circumference of the first holding device. The first supporting device does not contact the second supporting devices. The first optical element is separate from the second optical element. Along the first circumferential direction, the first supporting device is located in a non-equidistant manner between two neighboring second supporting devices.


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