Patterned stamp manufacturing method, patterned stamp imprinting method and imprinted article
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsRemco Van Brakel, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Jr.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a patterned stamp (100) for patterning a contoured surface (10) is disclosed. The method comprises providing a pliable stamp layer (120) carrying a pattern of features (122), forcing the pliable stamp layer onto the contoured surface with said pattern of features facing the contoured surface; applying a fluid support layer (130) over the pliable stamp layer on the contoured surface; solidifying the support layer (140) to form the patterned stamp; and removing the patterned stamp from the contoured surface. A corresponding patterned stamp, imprinting method and imprinted article are also disclosed.
Claims9
A method of manufacturing a patterned stamp for patterning a contoured surface, the method comprising:
- providing a pliable stamp layer carrying a pattern of relief features;
- forcing the pliable stamp layer onto the contoured surface with said pattern of relief features facing the contoured surface;
- applying a fluid support layer over the pliable stamp layer on the contoured surface;
- solidifying the support layer to form the patterned stamp;
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- removing the patterned stamp from the contoured surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.