Patent ID: 7363854

Claim:
A method for providing patterns formed on first and second continuous surfaces of respective first and second imprint stamps onto first and second surfaces of a substrate, the method comprising: (a) coupling at least one of the first and the second imprint stamps to a non-planar supporting structure, deforming at least one of the first and second continuous surfaces of the respective first and second imprint stamps to produce a continuous deformed surface; (b) aligning the continuous deformed surface with a corresponding one of the first and second substrate surfaces; (c) applying external pressure to flatten the non-planar supporting structure, conforming the continuous deformed surface into intimate contact with the corresponding one of the first and second substrate surfaces for transferring the pattern from the continuous deformed surface to the corresponding one of the first and second substrate surfaces; and (d) releasing the continuous deformed surface from the corresponding one of the first and second substrate surfaces.