Patent ID: 9340001
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B,B82Y,G03F,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a laminate mold comprising: positioning a patterned master comprising a pattern defining structures adjacent to a support layer; positioning the patterned master and adjacent support layer adjacent a nip; positioning a polymer material between the patterned master and the support layer adjacent an input side of the nip; passing the patterned master, polymer material and support layer together through the nip to form a laminate from the patterned master with the support layer, wherein the polymer material is dispersed between the patterned master and the support layer in the laminate; conforming the polymer material in the laminate such that the polymer material conforms to the structures defined in the patterned master to create a mold layer from the polymer material, wherein the mold layer comprises a pattern of structures that substantially mirrors the pattern of the patterned master; and removing the patterned master from the mold layer, wherein the mold layer is coupled with the support layer and the coupled support layer with mold layer has a combined modulus at least 200 times the modulus of the mold layer alone.