Patent References 3712740 3843916 Alignment device System for detecting a signal for aligning two bodies and signal _processing method Alignment mark detecting apparatus and method Patent #: 4545684 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/672784 filed on 11/19/1984US Classes:356/401, With registration indicia (e.g., scale)348/95Alignment or positioningExaminersPrimary: Evans, F. L.Assistant: Harringa, Joel L. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG03F 9/00 (20060101)G02F 1/13 (20060101) G02F 1/1333 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1983-11-21 JPAbstractA method of aligning a first object and a second object comprises the steps of detecting, in at least two directions of detection in each examination region of which is included the superposed portion of a first area type mark formed on the first object and a second area type mark formed on the second object when the two marks are seen from a predetermined direction, the lengths of the superposed portion and the non-superposed portion of the marks in the first and second objects or the images thereof, and comparing the detected lengths and operating a positional deviation.Other References
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