Leaf spring, stage system, and lithographic apparatus

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PATENT NO 8773641
APP PUB NO 20120105817A1
SERIAL NO

13281229

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A leaf spring to be mounted between two objects, the leaf spring configured to have a high stiffness in two orthogonal directions, and a relative low stiffness in other degrees of freedom, wherein the leaf spring has a substantially panel-shaped body, the leaf spring including a first mounting location at or near the center of the panel-shaped body to mount the leaf spring to a first of the two objects, wherein the leaf spring includes one or more second mounting locations at or near the circumference of the panel-shaped body to mount the leaf spring to the second of the two objects, and elongate grooves and/or slits in the panel shaped body between the first mounting location and the second mounting location, the grooves and/or slits running in at least two non-orthogonal directions in the plane of the two orthogonal directions.

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ASML NETHERLANDS B VP O BOX 324 VELDHOVEN 5500 AH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bruin, Maikel Cornelis Andreas Enschede, NL 1 1
Cuijpers, Martinus Agnes Willem Veldhoven, NL 17 99
Gijzen, Ronald Cornelis Gerardus Liempde, NL 4 3
Hoogendam, Christiaan Alexander Westerhoven, NL 205 9950
Riedstra, Bart Friso Breda, NL 2 2

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