Patent ID: 8166876
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B05D,B41K,B82Y,G03F

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring a pattern from a stamping surface of a stamp to a receiving surface of a substrate, wherein at least one of the stamping surface and the receiving surface is flexible, the method comprising: creating for a period of time and subsequently removing successive transfer areas, in which the stamp locally transfers the pattern to the substrate, by applying at least one actuation unit for moving a portion of a flexible one of the stamping surface and the receiving surface in a direction toward another of the stamping surface and the receiving surface, wherein the at least one actuation unit and a partially actuated surface are moved with respect to each other during the transfer of the pattern from the stamping surface, wherein the mutual movement of the at least one actuation unit and the partially actuated surface is a continuous, uninterrupted movement.