Inventors:
Daniel A. Bartholomeusz - Poway CA, US
Ameya Kantak - Encino CA, US
Sung Lee - Salt Lake City UT, US
Srinivas Merugu - Salt Lake City UT, US
Himanshu Sant - Salt Lake City UT, US
Ronald W. Boutte - Clearfield UT, US
Bruce K. Gale - Taylorsville UT, US
Charles Thomas - Salt Lake City UT, US
Brenda Marie Thomas - Salt Lake City UT, US
International Classification:
B32B 38/10, B32B 37/02
Abstract:
A method for making a microstructure includes: providing a film () on a release liner (); feeding the film through a cutting plotter (); cutting the film with a knife blade () of the cutting plotter to form a microstructure pattern; peeling the microstructure pattern from the release liner; and transferring the microstructure pattern to a substrate (). The cutting plotter for making microstructures includes a knife head with a knife blade disposed adjacent a feed mechanism (), a motor () and control system coupled to the knife head for selectively moving the knife head in relation to the film, and the control system and the knife head having an addressable positioning resolution less than approximately 10 μm.