Patent ID: 8945441
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B,B82Y,G03F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a laminate mold comprising: positioning a patterned master comprising a pattern of structures adjacent to a support layer; positioning the patterned master and adjacent support layer adjacent a nip roller; delivering a curable polymer material selected from the group consisting of fluoropolyether, perfluoropolyether, poly(dimethyl siloxane), poly(tetramethyl oxide), poly(ethylene oxide), poly(oxetanes), polyisoprene, polybutadiene, and fluoroolefin-based fluoroelastomers between the patterned master and the support layer adjacent an input side of the nip roller; activating the nip roller to form a laminate from the patterned master with the support layer, wherein the curable polymer material is dispersed between the patterned master and the support layer in the laminate; treating the laminate to activate a curable component of the curable polymer material such that the curable polymer material is solidified to create a mold layer coupled to the support layer; and separating the patterned master from the mold layer, wherein the mold layer coupled to the support layer has a modulus at least 200 times the moldulus of the mold layer alone.