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20090219500 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method with Radiation Beam Inspection - A lithographic apparatus can include the following devices: a patterning system, a projection system, and a radiation beam inspection device. The patterning system can be configured to provide a patterned radiation beam. The projection system can be configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of a substrate. Further, the radiation beam inspection device can be configured to inspect at least a part of the patterned radiation beam. In a substrate exposure position, the projection system is configured to expose a pattern of radiation on the substrate using the patterned radiation beam and the radiation beam device is configured to move the reflecting device away from a light path of the patterned radiation beam. In a radiation beam inspection position, the radiation beam inspection device is configured to move the reflecting device into the light path of the patterned radiation beam. | 09-03-2009 |
20090268182 | METHOD OF MEASURING A LITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION APPARATUS - A method of measuring a lithographic projection apparatus is described. The method includes imaging a verification mark of a patterning device onto a radiation-sensitive layer held by a substrate table of a lithographic apparatus, wherein the verification mark includes at least a first, a second and a third verification structure that have a mutually different sensitivity profile for a dose setting, a focus setting and a contrast setting. | 10-29-2009 |
20100141918 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes a radiation system having reflective optical elements constructed and arranged to condition a beam of radiation. The reflective optical elements include a first faceted mirror constructed and arranged to generate a plurality of source images on a second mirror. The lithographic apparatus also includes a facet mask constructed and arranged to selectively mask one or more of the facets of the first faceted mirror. The facet mask includes a masking blade selectively interposable into the beam. | 06-10-2010 |
20100321657 | LITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF COMPENSATING PERTURBATION FACTORS - A lithographic projection apparatus including a support structure configured to support a patterning device, the patterning device configured to impart a beam of radiation with a pattern in its cross-section; a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate; a projection system configured to expose the patterned beam of radiation on a target portion of the substrate; and a system configured to compensate one or more perturbation factors by providing an additional beam of radiation to be exposed on the target portion of the substrate, the additional beam of radiation being imparted in its cross-section with an additional pattern which is based on the pattern of the patterning device and on lithographic projection apparatus property data, the lithographic projection apparatus property data characterizing a level and nature of one or more systematic perturbation factors of different lithographic apparatus. | 12-23-2010 |
20110153265 | METHOD OF MEASURING PROPERTIES OF DYNAMIC POSITIONING ERRORS IN A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Movements of a lithographic apparatus include dynamic positioning errors on one or more axes which cause corresponding errors which can be measured in the applied pattern. A test method includes operating the apparatus several times while deliberately imposing a relatively large dynamic positioning error at different specific frequencies and axes. Variations in the error in the applied pattern are measured for different frequencies and amplitudes of the injected error across a frequency band of interest for a given axis or axes. Calculation using said measurements and knowledge of the frequencies injected allows analysis of dynamic positioning error variations in frequency bands correlated with each injected error frequency. | 06-23-2011 |
20110200922 | Lithographic Apparatus and Method - Embodiments of the invention related to lithographic apparatus and methods. A lithographic method comprises calculating a laser metric based on a spectrum of laser radiation emitted from a laser to a lithographic apparatus together with a representation of an aerial image of a pattern to be projected onto the substrate by the lithographic apparatus, and using the laser metric to modify operation of the laser or adjust the lithographic apparatus, and projecting the pattern onto the substrate. | 08-18-2011 |
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20080274886 | TALAROMYCES XYLANASES - Novel polypeptides possessing (endo) xylanase activity are disclosed which can degrade cellulose implant extracts and plant materials. The polypeptides can cleave β-D-xylan polymers at internal (1-4) bonds between adjacent xylopyranosyl units. The amino acid sequence and encoding DNA sequence is given and the polypeptide was used to treat cellulose in the preparation of edible foodstuffs and animal feed. The polypeptides have both arabinoxylanase and xylosidase activity. | 11-06-2008 |
20090053362 | NOVEL UPASES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention to newly identified polynucleotide sequences comprising genes that encode novel lipolytic enzymes LIP01-LIP03. The LIP01 enzyme may be isolated from | 02-26-2009 |
20100009404 | PRODUCTION OF BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS - The present invention describes a process for the production of an N-α-amino-hydroxyphenylacetyl or an N-α-aminophenylacetyl β-lactam antibiotic comprising an IPNS-catalysed conversion of a precursor tripeptide hydroxyphenylglycyl-cysteinyl-valine (HpgCV) or phenylglycyl-cysteinyl-valine (PgCV), respectively, to the N-hydroxyphenylglycyl or the N-phenylglycyl β-lactam antibiotic, respectively. The tripeptide HpgCV or the tripeptide PgCV may further be prepared by contacting the amino acids hydroxyphenylglycine (Hpg) or phenylglycine (Pg), cystein (C) and valine (V) with a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) to effect formation of the tripeptide HpgCV or the tripeptide PgCV, the NRPS comprising a first module M1 specific for Hpg or Pg, a second module M2 specific for C and a third module M3 specific for V An IPNS is further provided having an improved activity in this conversion, as well as an NRPS catalysing the formation of the tripeptides. Also a host cell is provided capable of fermentatively producing β-lactam antibiotics with N-α-amino-hydroxyphenylacetyl or an N-α-aminophenylacetyl side chains. | 01-14-2010 |
20100136169 | NOVEL ASPARAGINASES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to an asparaginase having the width of the pH activity profile which is at least 3.5. Furthermore the invention relates to newly identified asparaginase polypeptide according to any one of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 4 and to variants thereof and to polynucleotide sequences that encode such novel asparaginase variants. Furthermore the invention relates to the use of these novel asparaginase variants in industrial processes. | 06-03-2010 |
20100217032 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING PRAVASTATIN - The present invention provides a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO 3, SEQ ID NO 6 or SEQ ID NO 43-59. The present invention also provides a polynucleotide comprising a DNA sequence encoding these polypeptides and a method for isolating polynucleotides encoding polypeptides capable of improving the compactin into pravastatin conversion. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for producing pravastatin and a pharmaceutical composition comprising pravastatin. | 08-26-2010 |
20110256585 | MUTANT PENICILLIN G ACYLASES - The present invention relates to a mutant prokaryotic penicillin G acylase derived from a wild-type penicillin G acylase characterized in that the mutant is having an amino acid substitution at one or more amino acid positions selected from the group consisting of amino acid positions A3, A77, A90, A144 A192, B24, B109, B148, B313, B460 and B488 according to the amino acid numbering of the | 10-20-2011 |
20110318752 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE YEILD OF A POLYPEPTIDE - The present invention relates to a method for improving protein yield. The method comprises modifying the value of a set of relevant protein features to fall within an optimal range or to become more close to an optimal value for one or more protein features in the eukaryotic host. | 12-29-2011 |
20120034648 | PENTOSE SUGAR FERMENTING CELL - The invention relates to a cell which comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a xylose isomerase, wherein the amino acid sequence of the xylose isomerase has at least about 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 3 and wherein the nucleotide sequence is heterologous to the host. A cell of the invention may be used in a process for producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol. Such a process may comprise fermenting a medium containing a source of xylose with a cell of the invention such that the cell ferments xylose to the fermentation product. | 02-09-2012 |
20120100249 | NOVEL ASPARAGINASE ENZYME - The present invention relates to a protein which exhibits asparaginase activity and which has an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO. 2-SEQ ID NO.10. The advantage of the protein of the present invention is that it exhibits asparaginase activity (EC 3.5.1.1) with a specific activity at acidic, neutral and alkaline pH which is many times higher than the specific activity of wild-type asparaginase. | 04-26-2012 |
20130023029 | NOVEL ASPARAGINASES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to an asparaginase having the width of the pH activity profile which is at least 3.5. Furthermore the invention relates to newly identified asparaginase polypeptide according to any one of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 4 and to variants thereof and to polynucleotide sequences that encode such novel asparaginase variants. Furthermore the invention relates to the use of these novel asparaginase variants in industrial processes. | 01-24-2013 |
20130309729 | MUTANT CELLOBIOHYDROLASE - The invention relates to Mutant cellobiohydrolase, being a mutant of SEQ ID NO:1, having a substitution at position N247(I,F,H,W) of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the mutant cellobiohydrolase has at least 50% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 1, and wherein the mutant cellobiohydrolase has CBHI activity. | 11-21-2013 |
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20140099401 | ASPARAGINASE ENZYME VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to newly identified asparaginase polypeptide variants of SEQ ID NO: 3 and to polynucleotide sequences that encode such novel asparaginase variants. Furthermore the invention relates to the use of these novel asparaginase variants in industrial processes. | 04-10-2014 |
20140113338 | PREPARATION OF 5-FORMYL VALERIC ACID FROM ALPHA-KETOPIMELIC ACID - The invention relates to an alpha-ketopimelic acid decarboxylase enzyme that is a homologue of SEQ ID NO:2, comprising at least one mutation selected from a group of substitutions listed in the specification, to a method for preparing 5-formyl valeric acid (hereinafter also referred to as ‘5-FVA’), to a method for preparing 6-aminocaproic acid (hereinafter also referred to as ‘6-ACA’), to a method for preparing ε-caprolactam (hereinafter referred to as ‘caprolactam’) from 6-ACA, to a method for the preparation of adipic acid, to a method for preparing diaminohexane. The invention further relates to a host cell which may be used in a method according to the invention and to a polynucleotide encoding an alpha-ketopimelic acid decarboxylase enzyme. | 04-24-2014 |
20140147552 | LIPASES WITH HIGH SPECIFICITY TOWARDS SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel polynucleotide sequences comprising genes that encode novel lipolytic enzymes, as well as functional equivalents of the gene of the acid sequences with high homology thereto. The invention also relates to methods of using these lipolytic enzymes in industrial processes, for example in the diary or baking industry. | 05-29-2014 |
20140186494 | Pregastric Esterase and Derivatives Thereof - The present invention relates to novel lipase polynucleotide sequences, their corresponding proteins as well as ways of manufacturing said sequences and said proteins and use of the proteins in the preparation of food compositions. The invention further relates to methods for releasing proteins from the exterior of a host cell as well as to a method for killing micro-organisms. | 07-03-2014 |
20150064765 | POLYPEPTIDE EXPRESSION METHOD - A method for the production of a polypeptide of interest in a host cell, which method comprises: a. providing a host cell which harbours a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide of interest, wherein the polypeptide of interest is modified so that it comprises fewer methionine and/or lysine residues than a reference polypeptide, excluding any initial methionine amino acid located at the N-terminal end of the polypeptide sequence; b. cultivating the host cell under conditions suitable for production of the polypeptide; and, optionally, c. recovering the compound of interest. The invention also relates to a modified polypeptide which comprises fewer methionine and/or lysine residues than a reference polypeptide, excluding any initial methionine amino acid located at the N-terminal end of the polypeptide sequence. | 03-05-2015 |