ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,573, issued on April 29, was assigned to VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. (Chandler, Ariz.).
"Method of replicating a microstructure pattern" was invented by Riberet Almeida (Rochester, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes providing a first multilayer structure including a substrate, a thin film, and a first photoresist layer; providing a second multilayer structure including a mold having a microstructure pattern, and a second photoresist layer; combining the first multilayer structure and the second multilayer structure so that the first photoresist layer is in contact with the second photoresist layer; and applying pressure an...