Patent ID: 7645411
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: B29C,B82Y,G03F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An imprinting method that transfers a micro structure of a mold onto a forming material, comprising: a pressing step including, a mold-releasing step including, wherein a plurality of driving devices are configured to move the mold and the forming material relative to each other along an axis of a pressing direction, said plurality of driving devices including a driving device for pressing and a driving device for mold-releasing; wherein the pressing process is executed by the driving device for pressing and the mold-releasing process is executed by the driving device for mold-releasing, such that said second relative moving speed is lower than said first relative moving speed; and wherein the second relative moving speed is controlled in response to a signal from a force detection sensor in communication with said driving device for mold-releasing, said signal corresponding to a force applied to the forming material during the mold releasing step and detected by the force detecting sensor.