Inventor · Eindhoven, NL

Jan Van Eijk

38Patents
11h-index
93Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 22, 1986 → Sep 20, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4778275A Method of aligning a mask and a substrate relative to each other and arrangement for carrying out the method Physics 96 Expired
US5172160A Optical lithographic device having a machine frame with force compensation Physics 92 Expired
US7948122B2 Displacement device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Active
US5243491A Electromagnetic support with current-independent characteristics Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US5204712A Support device with a tiltable object table, and optical lithographic device provided with such a support device Electricity 34 Expired
US5953105A Positioning device with a reference frame for a measuring system, and a lithographic device provided with such a positioning device Physics 30 Expired
US5844666A Positioning device with a vibration-free object table, and lithographic device provided with such a positioning device Physics 29 Expired
US5767948A Lithographic device with a three-dimensionally positionable mask holder Physics 27 Expired
US5844664A Positioning device with a force actuator system for compensating center-of-gravity displacements, and lithographic device provided with such a positioning device Physics 18 Expired
US6717296B2 Lithographic apparatus and motor for use in the apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5301013A Positioning device having two manipulators operating in parallel, and optical lithographic device provided with such a positioning device Electricity 11 Expired
US5264982A Electromagnetic support with unilateral control currents Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US4746800A Positioning device comprising a z-manipulator and a .theta.-manipulator Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US7375479B2 Apparatus for processing an object with high position accurancy Electricity 7 Expired
US8059261B2 Masking device, lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method Physics 7 Active
US7902494B2 System for detecting motion of a body Physics 7 Active
US8482719B2 Positioning system, lithographic apparatus and method Physics 6 Active
US6943464B2 Lithographic apparatus and motor for use in the apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6251444A Dough product and method for improving bread quality Human Necessities 4 Expired
US7248339B2 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method Physics 4 Expired
US9192271B2 Suction unit and autonomous vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 3 Active
US7423730B2 Lithographic apparatus Physics 3 Expired
US9110387B2 Lithographic apparatus comprising a substrate table and a surface substrate actuator Physics 3 Active
US8896811B2 Positioning system and a method for positioning a substage with respect to a frame Physics 2 Active
US9329501B2 Lithographic apparatus, method of deforming a substrate table and device manufacturing method Physics 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.