The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2002
Peter D. Brewer, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Andrew T. Hunter, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Luisa M. Deckard, College Station, TX (US);
Peter D. Brewer, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Andrew T. Hunter, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Luisa M. Deckard, College Station, TX (US);
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for assembly including the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of microstructure components with each of the components having a bottom with the same three dimensional shape; (b) forming a mold with at least one protuberance from a surface thereof so that the at least one protuberance has the same shape; (c) molding a moldable substrate with the mold to form a molded substrate having a surface with at least one recess having the same shape; and (d) positioning a first of the plurality of microstructure components into said at least one recess. Each of the microstructure components may be formed by a masking and etching process, with the mold being formed by the same masking and etching process. The positioning step may consist of mixing the microstructure components with a fluid to form a slurry; and depositing the slurry on the surface of the molded substrate to cause the first of the plurality of microstructure components to self-align in the recess.