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US 7,119,962 B2Granted
Method of manufacturing a molded lenslet array
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsRoger S. Kerr, Seung-Ho H. Baek
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus (10) to image wise expose desired microcapsules (38) within a photosensitive media (44) with an image exposure device (12) to harden the desired microcapsules applying pressure to the exposed photosensitive media rupturing the unexposed microcapsule (40), releasing the image-forming material (48) encapsulated within to form an image on the photosensitive media, the exposure device having a molded lenslet array (14) with a printed lens mask improving channel cross talk, aberrations, and reducing flair.
Claims8
A method of manufacturing a molded lenslet array comprising the steps of:
- printing a mask on a mold;
- molding said lenslet array with a shape;
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- transferring said mask from said mold to said lenslet array, wherein the mask is applied to accurately align a light source and the lenslet array, and wherein the mask follows the shape of the lenslet array to improve location and edge of definition of exposure of light to a photosensitive media.
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