Apparatus for forming a microlens mold

Details Apparatus for forming a microlens mold Apparatus for forming a microlens mold

2005-01-25

2005-01-25

Cadugan, Erica (Department: 3722)

Gear cutting, milling, or planing

Milling

Including means to infeed work to cutter

C409S228000, C407S054000, C407S065000, C407S119000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06846137

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for making microlens molds and microlens array molds is described which utilizes a forming element having a rotating half radius diamond cutting member. A substrate is alignably arranged with the diamond cutting member so that the cutting member can mill a mold cavity in the substrate. The apparatus can be used to make high sag lens molds with high accuracy and a nearly 100% fill factor.

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