Diamond Tool With A Multi-Tipped Diamond
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsWilliam Bryan, Nelson Sewall, Jeffrey Clements
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a tool used for creating grooves in a microreplication tool is described. The tool includes a mounting structure and a multi-tipped diamond mounted in the mounting structure. The different tips of the diamond may correspond to different grooves to be created in the microreplication tool. In this manner, the creation of a microreplication tool using a diamond can be simplified and/or improved.
Claims37
A tool used for creating grooves in a work piece comprising:
- a mounting structure;
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- a multi-tipped diamond mounted in the mounting structure, wherein different tips of the diamond are focused ion beam milled to correspond to different grooves to be created in the work piece and define a valley between neighboring tips that corresponds to a protrusion to be created in a work piece.
A multi-tipped diamond having tips that are focused ion beam milled to correspond to grooves to be created in a microreplication tool, wherein a valley is defined between neighboring tips that corresponds to a protrusion to be created in the microreplication tool.
A diamond tooling machine used for creating grooves in a work piece comprising:
- a diamond tool including a mounting structure and a multi-tipped diamond mounted in the mounting structure, wherein tips of the diamond correspond to grooves to be created in the work piece and wherein a valley is defined between neighboring tips that corresponds to a protrusion to be created in the microreplication tool;
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- an apparatus to receive the diamond tool and to control positioning of the diamond tool relative to the work piece.
A tool used for creating grooves in a microreplication tool comprising:
- a mounting structure;
- and
- a multi-tipped diamond mounted in the mounting structure, wherein tips of the diamond are focused ion beam milled to correspond to grooves to be created in the microreplication tool, wherein a valley is defined between neighboring tips that corresponds to a protrusion to be created in the microreplication tool, wherein the multi-tipped diamond defines a thickness, and wherein the valley extends a substantial distance along the thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.