U.S. Philips Corporation

Martinus Verheijen

Jan Haisma

Johannes T Schrama

A description is given of a method and a device (1) for providing (replicating) a patterned resyntetic resin relief (37) on the surface (25) of a glass substrate (27). For this purpose, a UV-curable acrylate lacquer (33) is applied to the surface (25), after which a transparent mould (3) having a relief (13) is rolled-off over the surface (25). By means of a UV light source (17) and an elliptic mirror (21), the lacquer is cured at the location of the focal line (23), thereby forming said relief (37). The relief (13) of the mould (3) is replicated on the glass substrate (27). The method described enables a relief of small dimensions (10.times.10 .mu.m) to be seamlessly provided on a large fiat surface (1.times.1 m), without being hindered by large release forces.

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Martinus Verheijen