Method for reproducing holograms, kinoforms, diffractive optical elements, microstructures, and a plastic binary optical element produced by such a method
CA 2177040 A1 · Owner: Kritchevsky, Gina · Inventors: Kritchevsky, Gina; Nisper, Jon
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A method of molding a plastic element having a microstructure embedded therein includes the steps of providing a master having a microstructure therein; casting a liquid surface coating over said master; solidifying the liquid surface coating to form a rigid molding tool containing said microstructure; placing the molding tool into a molding machine; introducing a plastic element into the molding machine; transferring the microstructure from the molding tool to the plastic element; and removing the molded plastic element from the molding machine. The molding tool may also be produced by machining directly into a molding base element a predetermined microstructure without machining through a …
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- Filed November 17, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 17, 2014.
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