Methods for making differentially pattern cured microstructured articles

US9523919B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9523919-B2
Application numberUS-201214117230-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 23, 2012
Priority dateMay 31, 2011
Publication dateDec 20, 2016
Grant dateDec 20, 2016

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Methods for making differentially pattern cured microstructured articles are disclosed, using a molding tool having a microstructured surface, a patterned irradiation to generate irradiate and non-irradiated regions in a radiation curable resin. Different combinations of molding tools and patterned irradiation provide numerous variants of differentially pattern cured microstructured articles without requiring costly modification of the molding tools.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of making a composite, the method comprising: providing a molding tool having a microstructured surface including a plurality of cavities; at least partially filling the plurality of cavities with a first radiation curable resin; exposing the first radiation curable resin to a first, patterned irradiation to provide a correspondingly patterned partially cured resin comprising at least one first region and at least one second region, wherein the…

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What does patent US9523919B2 cover?
Methods for making differentially pattern cured microstructured articles are disclosed, using a molding tool having a microstructured surface, a patterned irradiation to generate irradiate and non-irradiated regions in a radiation curable resin. Different combinations of molding tools and patterned irradiation provide numerous variants of differentially pattern cured microstructured articles wi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Benson Jr Olester, Spurgeon Kathryn M, Vanhoose Steven R, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03F7/2022. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Dec 20 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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