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`Don Featherstone <DONF@sternekessler.com >
`Saturday, December 14, 2024 4:47 PM
`Riddle, Christina A.
`interview re Appl. No. 18/251,261
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`Interview scheduled for Tues., Dec. 17th @ 2pm
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`Participants:
`For PTO: Examiner Christina Riddle
`For Applicant: Don Featherstone (Reg. # 33,876)
`Re:
`Appl. No. 18/251,261
`Atty Ref: 3857.2970001
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`Dear ExaminerRiddle,
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`Thank you for agreeing to an interview.
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`1.
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`In particular, proposed amendments:
`Applicant wishes to discuss the objection and §112 rejections.
`29: “...wherein the first and second conditioning fluid reservoirs are in fluid connection with one another via a
`valve that is operable to control the level of conditioning fluid in the first conditioning fluid reservoir that is in
`fluid communication with the optical element.”
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`32: “The conditioning system of claim 29, wherein the conditioning system is configured to operate at between
`around 0.02 and 0.9 bara or around 0.3 bara.”
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`35: “A [[use of a]] sub-atmospheric pressure conditioning method system in a lithographic apparatus,
`comprising:...”
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`37: “The methodof claim 36, wherein the system or sub-system comprises an optical element, a reflector, or a
`mirror.”
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`Add 39: (New — from 32) The conditioning system of claim 29, wherein the conditioning system is configured to
`operate around 0.3 bara.”
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`2.
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`Applicant wishes to discuss the §103 rejections.
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`Novak is directed to cooling linear motor coils, but does not disclose conditioning optical elements. Mainly
`concerned with leakage of the cooling fluid.
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`Re claim 24, NomotoFIG. 3 has valve 9 and pump 1 after heat exhausting member 11 and flow restrictor (valve 4
`and sensor 5) before heat exhausting member 11.
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