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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Applicants:
Exogenesis Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Littleton, MA (US);
Son T. Chau, Lynn, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Littleton, MA (US);
Son T. Chau, Lynn, MA (US);
Assignee:
Exogenesis Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/62 (2012.01); B29C 39/20 (2006.01); B29C 59/00 (2006.01); B29K 25/00 (2006.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B29L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/62 (2013.01); B29C 39/203 (2013.01); B29C 59/00 (2013.01); B29K 2025/00 (2013.01); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29L 2007/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A film and method of forming a film provides an unmodified starting layer of a starting material, the starting layer having opposed first and second surfaces and an initial thickness, T, and a modified surface layer of thickness Twhich is less than T, formed in at least a portion of the second surface, wherein a portion of the modified surface layer is not supported by unmodified starting material removed from the first surface opposite the modified surface layer.