Patent ID: 11916306
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 17:
18. A computer system comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to:
receive a model comprising data specifying a plurality of layers, wherein at least one layer of the plurality of layers comprises an arrangement of one or more volume elements comprising a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material, wherein the at least one layer of the plurality of layers has a dielectric profile that is made up of a plurality of different effective dielectric constants of the volume elements in the layer, and wherein one or more lines in a first one of the plurality of layers has a grid pattern; and

generate, by an additive manufacturing process, the GRIN lens based on the model.