Patent ID: 6900881

Claim:
A system for forming a pattern on a substrate comprising: a body; a patterned template, wherein the patterned template is substantially transparent to an activating light; a motion stage coupled to the body, wherein the motion stage is configured to support a substrate, and wherein the motion stage is configured to move the substrate along a plane substantially parallel to the patterned template; an imprint head coupled to the body, wherein the imprint head is configured to selectively hold the patterned template proximate to the substrate, wherein the imprint head comprises a fine orientation system, wherein the fine orientation system is configured to allow motion of the patterned template with respect to the substrate to achieve a substantially parallel orientation of the patterned template with respect to the substrate; a force detector coupled to the imprint head, wherein the force detector is configured to determine a resistive force applied to the template; a liquid dispenser coupled to the body, wherein the liquid dispenser is configured to dispense an activating light curable liquid onto at least a portion of the substrate, with said resistive force resulting from contact of the template with the liquid; and an activating light source optically coupled to the patterned template, wherein the activating light source is configured to direct the activating light through the patterned template.