System to couple a body and a docking plate

• US 20070074635A1
• Filed: 08/25/2005
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc. (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc. (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Choi, Byung-Jin, Babbs, Daniel, Fancello, Angelo, Kim, Jae, Schumaker, Philip
• Application Number:
  US11/211,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20070074635A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 101/483
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 10/00 Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 40/00 Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures
• CPC Class Codes: G03F 7/0002 Lithographic processes using patterning methods other than those involving the exposure to radiation, e.g. by stamping

Abstract

The present is directed towards a coupling system including, inter alia, a docking plate having a protrusion positioned thereon, the protrusion controlling an orientation of a body in contact therewith to facilitate a coupling of the body to the docking plate.

Claims

1. A coupling system comprising:

a docking plate having a protrusion positioned thereon, said protrusion controlling an orientation of a body in contact therewith to facilitate a coupling of said body to said docking plate.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said protrusion minimizes a pivoting of said body.

3. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said protrusion has a cylindrical shape.

4. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said docking plate comprises a plurality of protrusions.

5. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said coupling system further includes a source of vacuum to couple said body to said docking plate.

6. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said coupling system further includes a pump source to couple said body to said docking plate.

7. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said docking plate and said body are positioned upon a stage support, with said protrusion minimizing a motion of said body in a direction orthogonal to said stage support.

8. A coupling system comprising:

a docking plate having a protrusion positioned on a first surface thereof in contact with a second surface of a body, said protrusion maintaining an orientation of said second surface with respect to said first surface during coupling of said body to said docking plate.

9. The system as recited in claim 8 wherein said protrusion minimizes a pivoting of said body.

10. The system as recited in claim 8 wherein said protrusion has a cylindrical shape.

11. The system as recited in claim 8 wherein said docking plate comprises a plurality of protrusions.

12. The system as recited in claim 8 wherein said coupling system further includes a source of vacuum to couple said body to said docking plate.

13. The system as recited in claim 8 wherein said coupling system further includes a pump source to couple said body to said docking plate.

14. The system as recited in claim 8 wherein said docking plate and said body are positioned upon a stage support, with said protrusion minimizing a motion of said body in a direction orthogonal to said stage support.

15. A coupling system comprising:

a docking plate having a protrusion positioned thereon, said protrusion being in contact with a body to control a point of contact of said body with respect to said docking plate to facilitate a coupling of said body to said docking plate.

16. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said protrusion has a cylindrical shape.

17. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said protrusion minimizes a pivoting of said body.

18. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said docking plate comprises a plurality of protrusions.

19. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said docking plate and said body are positioned upon a stage support, with said protrusion minimizing a motion of said body in a direction orthogonal to said stage support.