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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2002
John Bradford Reitz, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Thomas Bert Gorczyca, Schenectady, NY (US);
James Anthony Cella, Clifton Park, NY (US);
John Bradford Reitz, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Thomas Bert Gorczyca, Schenectady, NY (US);
James Anthony Cella, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an embossed surface including a polymer composition having reactive moieties and a first glass transition temperature of T. The method includes embossing the surface at temperature T; and raising the first glass transition temperature Tof the embossed polymeric surface to a second glass transition temperature Tsuch that T>T. In another embodiment, a method for improving the release of a polymeric surface from an embossing tool includes incorporating of one or more of fluorine atoms, silicon atoms, or siloxane segments into the backbone of the polymer. The methods are particularly suited for direct patterning of photoresists, fabrication of interdigitated electrodes, and fabrication of data storage media.