Moulding surfaces provided with means for marking or patterning

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BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B29Plastic substance processing B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS SHAPING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS B29C33/00Moulds or cores Details thereof or accessories therefor

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Methods and systems of forming metal interconnect layers using engi...
- Patent number 12,165,881
- Issue date Dec 10, 2024
- Rashid Mavliev
- C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
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Thermoplastic forming tools, and assemblages thereof
- Patent number 12,122,071
- Issue date Oct 22, 2024
- EDGE EMBOSSING, INC.
- Brian Alexander Smith
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Anti-migration micropatterned stent coating
- Patent number 12,109,135
- Issue date Oct 8, 2024
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- William Bertolino
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Cylindrical base, master and master manufacturing method
- Patent number 12,097,675
- Issue date Sep 24, 2024
- Dexerials Corporation
- Yutaka Muramoto
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Method of forming a composite wall structure
- Patent number 12,098,547
- Issue date Sep 24, 2024
- EnviroCast, LLC
- Jeff VanHoose
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Master, transfer copy, and method for manufacturing master
- Patent number 12,083,713
- Issue date Sep 10, 2024
- Dexerials Corporation
- Yutaka Muramoto
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method for producing flexible mold, flexible mold substrate and met...
- Patent number 12,083,712
- Issue date Sep 10, 2024
- Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
- Koji Kuwahara
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Replica master mold, method of manufacturing replica master mold, a...
- Patent number 12,076,890
- Issue date Sep 3, 2024
- Dexerials Corporation
- Akihiro Shibata
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Structuring of surface-active macromolecules
- Patent number 12,059,826
- Issue date Aug 13, 2024
- SPIBER TECHNOLOGIES AB
- My Hedhammar
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Method and a device for producing a laminated moulded part
- Patent number 12,049,029
- Issue date Jul 30, 2024
- INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP GMBH
- Fritz Schweindl
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Surface feature transfer media and methods of use
- Patent number 12,036,752
- Issue date Jul 16, 2024
- SRAM, LLC
- Patrick Brady
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Method for coding a container and coded container
- Patent number 12,020,599
- Issue date Jun 25, 2024
- PACCOR Packaging GmbH
- Andreas Schütte
- G09 - EDUCATION CRYPTOGRAPHY DISPLAY ADVERTISING SEALS
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Polymeric articles with electronic code formed thereon and process...
- Patent number 12,006,112
- Issue date Jun 11, 2024
- Berry Global, Inc.
- Jared B. Waterman
- G09 - EDUCATION CRYPTOGRAPHY DISPLAY ADVERTISING SEALS
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Pneumatic system, imprint apparatus and use thereof
- Patent number 11,981,052
- Issue date May 14, 2024
- Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Marcus Antonius Verschuuren
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method for producing plastic element provided with fine surface rou...
- Patent number 11,978,642
- Issue date May 7, 2024
- Nalux Co., Ltd.
- Kenji Tanibe
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method for producing flexible mold, flexible mold substrate and met...
- Patent number 11,931,924
- Issue date Mar 19, 2024
- Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
- Koji Kuwahara
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Aerosol production assembly including surface with micro-pattern
- Patent number 11,911,561
- Issue date Feb 27, 2024
- RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
- Andries Don Sebastian
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method and mould for producing an aerodynamic element comprising ri...
- Patent number 11,897,170
- Issue date Feb 13, 2024
- SAFRAN
- Nicolas Pierre Lanfant
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Production method for spectacle lens molding mold and production me...
- Patent number 11,884,032
- Issue date Jan 30, 2024
- HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
- Yoshiaki Toyoshima
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Process for transfer imprinting
- Patent number 11,880,131
- Issue date Jan 23, 2024
- Arkema France
- Christophe Navarro
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Imprint apparatus and method of manufacturing article
- Patent number 11,880,132
- Issue date Jan 23, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tadao Nakamura
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Optical device having fluid-filled partitioned spaces with electric...
- Patent number 11,874,436
- Issue date Jan 16, 2024
- Dexerials Corporation
- Hiroshi Tazawa
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Imprint lithography stamp method of making and using the same
- Patent number 11,860,535
- Issue date Jan 2, 2024
- Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Marcus Antonius Verschuuren
- B81 - MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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Medical implants and methods of preparation thereof
- Patent number 11,857,409
- Issue date Jan 2, 2024
- Establishment Labs Holdings, Inc.
- Juan José Chacón Quirós
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and method of manufacturing article
- Patent number 11,840,011
- Issue date Dec 12, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tadashi Hattori
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method of fabricating molds for forming eyepieces with integrated s...
- Patent number 11,840,034
- Issue date Dec 12, 2023
- Magic Leap, Inc.
- Mauro Melli
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Imprint apparatus and article manufacturing method
- Patent number 11,820,068
- Issue date Nov 21, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hirotoshi Torii
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Transfer apparatus
- Patent number 11,801,629
- Issue date Oct 31, 2023
- SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
- Mitsunori Kokubo
- B08 - CLEANING
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Production method of mold having recessed pattern in recessed step...
- Patent number 11,772,305
- Issue date Oct 3, 2023
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Aya Mochizuki
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and article manufacturing method
- Patent number 11,759,994
- Issue date Sep 19, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yoshihiro Shiode
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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Hydrogel Microstructure Arrays, Methods of Making and Uses Thereof
- Publication number 20240399625
- Publication date Dec 5, 2024
- McMaster University
- Zeinab Hosseinidoust
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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IMPRINTING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20240385513
- Publication date Nov 21, 2024
- Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Didier Mathijs Maria Justina Petit
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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METHOD OF FABRICATING MOLDS FOR FORMING WAVEGUIDES AND RELATED SYST...
- Publication number 20240359372
- Publication date Oct 31, 2024
- Magic Leap, Inc.
- Shuqiang YANG
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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METHODS FOR CREATING LARGE-AREA COMPLEX NANOPATTERNS FOR NANOIMPRIN...
- Publication number 20240344993
- Publication date Oct 17, 2024
- The Trustees of Princeton University
- Stephen Y. Chou
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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IMPRINT DEVICE, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE
- Publication number 20240336003
- Publication date Oct 10, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- NAOKI MURASATO
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FORMING CORRUGATED THERMOPLASTIC SHEETS...
- Publication number 20240316830
- Publication date Sep 26, 2024
- SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC
- Joseph Garber
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
FLOOR WITH SPECIALLY-TREATED EDGE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF
- Publication number 20240308114
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- Huizhou Weikang New Building Materials Co., Ltd
- Ping Hong Leung
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
COMPOSITE MOLD INSERT FOR FABRICATING MICROSTRUCTURED LENSES
- Publication number 20240308161
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- Essilor International
- Burcin IKIZER
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHOD TO MANUFACTURE A MOLD FOR LENSES, AND CORRESPONDING MOLD
- Publication number 20240300198
- Publication date Sep 12, 2024
- LEONARDO VISION S.R.L.
- Leonardo PESI
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
POLYMERIC ARTICLES WITH ELECTRONIC CODE FORMED THEREON AND PROCESS...
- Publication number 20240286808
- Publication date Aug 29, 2024
- Berry Global, Inc.
- Jared B. Waterman
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Application
MOLD FOR GOLF BALLS
- Publication number 20240269901
- Publication date Aug 15, 2024
- Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Takahiro SAJIMA
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
AEROSOL PRODUCTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SURFACE WITH MICRO-PATTERN
- Publication number 20240216625
- Publication date Jul 4, 2024
- RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
- Andries Don Sebastian
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF FABRICATING MOLDS FOR FORMING EYEPIECES WITH INTEGRATED S...
- Publication number 20240173930
- Publication date May 30, 2024
- Magic Leap, Inc.
- Mauro Melli
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD, OPTICAL MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND...
- Publication number 20240160040
- Publication date May 16, 2024
- Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
- Shigeki OOKUBO
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
PROCESS FOR TRANSFER IMPRINTING
- Publication number 20240103361
- Publication date Mar 28, 2024
- Arkema France
- Christophe Navarro
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF
- Publication number 20240090994
- Publication date Mar 21, 2024
- Establishment Labs S.A.
- Juan José Chacón Quirós
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE
- Publication number 20240017476
- Publication date Jan 18, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- SATOSHI IINO
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS FOR FORMING COMPOSITE PARTS, METHODS OF FORMING COMPOSITE P...
- Publication number 20230415433
- Publication date Dec 28, 2023
- The Boeing Company
- Jonathan Young Ahn
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR MOULDS FOR CAST COSMETIC PRODUCTS, METHOD...
- Publication number 20230382017
- Publication date Nov 30, 2023
- Roberto CAMPANINI
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
MOLDS FOR MANUFACTURING TEXTURED ARTICLES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING...
- Publication number 20230382018
- Publication date Nov 30, 2023
- Sharklet Technologies, Inc.
- Eric Van Harvey
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF FORMING METAL INTERCONNECT LAYERS USING ENGI...
- Publication number 20230369065
- Publication date Nov 16, 2023
- Rashid Mavliev
- C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROPATTERNING OBJECTS
- Publication number 20230347571
- Publication date Nov 2, 2023
- Cornell University
- Seyedhamidreza Alaie
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND MOLDS FOR MOLDING GOLF BALLS INCORPORATING A THERMOPLAS...
- Publication number 20230339157
- Publication date Oct 26, 2023
- Acushnet Company
- Ajay Vora
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
INJECTION MOLD
- Publication number 20230339161
- Publication date Oct 26, 2023
- LG CHEM, LTD.
- Dong Chul SHIM
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLES HAVING PRECISE MICRO-SCALE FEATURES AND LONG...
- Publication number 20230330915
- Publication date Oct 19, 2023
- EDGE EMBOSSING, INC.
- Brian Alexander SMITH
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
INJECTION MOLD
- Publication number 20230321879
- Publication date Oct 12, 2023
- LG CHEM, LTD.
- Dong Chul SHIM
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MOLDING TOOL FOR PRODUCING AN EQUIPMENT P...
- Publication number 20230294335
- Publication date Sep 21, 2023
- GRAMMER AG
- Manfred RICHTHAMMER
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
MASTER, TRANSFER COPY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASTER
- Publication number 20230182349
- Publication date Jun 15, 2023
- Dexerials Corporation
- Yutaka MURAMOTO
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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PRESS ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRESS ELEMENTS
- Publication number 20230173715
- Publication date Jun 8, 2023
- FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
- Bruno VERMEULEN
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
CARRIER, USE OF A CARRIER, METHOD OF ACTIVATING A CARRIER AND METHO...
- Publication number 20230139095
- Publication date May 4, 2023
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
- Dirk-Michael Drotlef
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...

Moulding surfaces provided with means for marking or patterning

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Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Methods and systems of forming metal interconnect layers using engi...

Thermoplastic forming tools, and assemblages thereof

Anti-migration micropatterned stent coating

Cylindrical base, master and master manufacturing method

Method of forming a composite wall structure

Master, transfer copy, and method for manufacturing master

Method for producing flexible mold, flexible mold substrate and met...

Replica master mold, method of manufacturing replica master mold, a...

Structuring of surface-active macromolecules

Method and a device for producing a laminated moulded part

Surface feature transfer media and methods of use

Method for coding a container and coded container

Polymeric articles with electronic code formed thereon and process...

Pneumatic system, imprint apparatus and use thereof

Method for producing plastic element provided with fine surface rou...

Method for producing flexible mold, flexible mold substrate and met...

Aerosol production assembly including surface with micro-pattern

Method and mould for producing an aerodynamic element comprising ri...

Production method for spectacle lens molding mold and production me...

Process for transfer imprinting

Imprint apparatus and method of manufacturing article

Optical device having fluid-filled partitioned spaces with electric...

Imprint lithography stamp method of making and using the same

Medical implants and methods of preparation thereof

Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and method of manufacturing article

Method of fabricating molds for forming eyepieces with integrated s...

Imprint apparatus and article manufacturing method

Transfer apparatus

Production method of mold having recessed pattern in recessed step...

Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and article manufacturing method

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Hydrogel Microstructure Arrays, Methods of Making and Uses Thereof

IMPRINTING APPARATUS

METHOD OF FABRICATING MOLDS FOR FORMING WAVEGUIDES AND RELATED SYST...

METHODS FOR CREATING LARGE-AREA COMPLEX NANOPATTERNS FOR NANOIMPRIN...

IMPRINT DEVICE, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FORMING CORRUGATED THERMOPLASTIC SHEETS...

FLOOR WITH SPECIALLY-TREATED EDGE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF

COMPOSITE MOLD INSERT FOR FABRICATING MICROSTRUCTURED LENSES

METHOD TO MANUFACTURE A MOLD FOR LENSES, AND CORRESPONDING MOLD

POLYMERIC ARTICLES WITH ELECTRONIC CODE FORMED THEREON AND PROCESS...

MOLD FOR GOLF BALLS

AEROSOL PRODUCTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SURFACE WITH MICRO-PATTERN

METHOD OF FABRICATING MOLDS FOR FORMING EYEPIECES WITH INTEGRATED S...

MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD, OPTICAL MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND...

PROCESS FOR TRANSFER IMPRINTING

MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF

IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE

SYSTEMS FOR FORMING COMPOSITE PARTS, METHODS OF FORMING COMPOSITE P...

MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR MOULDS FOR CAST COSMETIC PRODUCTS, METHOD...

MOLDS FOR MANUFACTURING TEXTURED ARTICLES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING...

METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF FORMING METAL INTERCONNECT LAYERS USING ENGI...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROPATTERNING OBJECTS

METHODS AND MOLDS FOR MOLDING GOLF BALLS INCORPORATING A THERMOPLAS...

INJECTION MOLD

THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLES HAVING PRECISE MICRO-SCALE FEATURES AND LONG...

INJECTION MOLD

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MOLDING TOOL FOR PRODUCING AN EQUIPMENT P...

MASTER, TRANSFER COPY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASTER

PRESS ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRESS ELEMENTS

CARRIER, USE OF A CARRIER, METHOD OF ACTIVATING A CARRIER AND METHO...