Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spin-mounted fabrication of injection molded micro-optics
- Patent Title (中): 旋转安装的注塑微型光学制造
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Application No.: US13475967Application Date: 2012-05-19
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Publication No.: US08485812B2Publication Date: 2013-07-16
- Inventor: Casimer M. DeCusatis , Lawrence Jacobowitz
- Applicant: Casimer M. DeCusatis , Lawrence Jacobowitz
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Steven Chiu
- Main IPC: B28B1/20
- IPC: B28B1/20

Abstract:
Methods and systems for fabrication of injection molded optical components. In one embodiment, a moldplate with cavities receives injected optical material within walls of the cavities. The cavities are designed with a geometric profile approximately corresponding to a optical profile of an optical element to be formed therein. When molten optical material is injected into the cavities of the moldplate, the injected optical material forms a meniscus due to surface tension between the optical material and the wall of the cavities. The meniscus thus provides a shape corresponding to the predetermined optical profile. The optical material is then rapidly cured with actinic radiation, and a desired optical element with high-precision dimensions is formed within the cavities of the moldplate. In some embodiments, the moldplate is spun such that the meniscus is adjusted to match the predetermined optical profile within a certain tolerance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120276234A1 SPIN-MOUNTED FABRICATION OF INJECTION MOLDED MICRO-OPTICS Public/Granted day:2012-11-01
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