Stacked large-format imprinted structure
View Patent ↗A filled large-format imprinted structure includes a substrate, a first cured layer located over the substrate, a first micro-cavity imprinted in the first cured layer, and a first cured material of a first color located in the first micro-cavities. A second cured layer is located over the first cured layer and a second micro-cavity is imprinted in the second cured layer. A second cured material of a second color is located in the second micro-cavities. A third cured layer is located over the second cured layer and a third micro-cavity is imprinted in the third cured layer. A third cured material of a third color is located in the third micro-cavities, thereby defining a large-format imprinted structure.
1. A filled large-format imprinted structure, comprising:
a substrate;
a first cured layer located over the substrate;
a first micro-cavity imprinted in the first cured layer;
a first cured material of a first color located in the first micro-cavities;
a second cured layer located over the first cured layer;
a second micro-cavity imprinted in the second cured layer;
a second cured material of a second color located in the second micro-cavities;
a third cured layer located over the second cured layer;
a third micro-cavity imprinted in the third cured layer;
a third cured material of a third color located in the third micro-cavities, thereby defining a large-format imprinted structure; and
a display having at least first, second, and third pixels located beneath the first cured layer, the first pixel located at least partially beneath the first micro-cavity, the second pixel located at least partially beneath the second micro-cavity, and the third pixel located at least partially beneath the third micro-cavity.
2. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 1 , wherein the first micro-cavity has a depth that is less than the first cured layer thickness, the second micro-cavity has a depth that is less than the second cured layer thickness, or the third micro-cavity has a depth that is less than the third cured layer thickness.
3. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 1 , wherein the first cured layer is cross-linked to the first cured material, the second cured layer is cross-linked to the second cured material, the third cured layer is cross-linked to the third cured material, the first cured layer is cross-linked to the second cured layer, or the second cured layer is cross-linked to the third cured layer.
4. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 1 , wherein the first cured material has a thickness that is different from the thickness of the second cured material, the first cured material has a thickness that is different from the thickness of the third cured material, or the second cured material has a thickness that is different from the thickness of the third cured material.
5. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 1 , wherein the first micro-cavity has a spatial area that is different from the spatial area of the second micro-cavity, the first micro-cavity has a spatial area that is different from the spatial area of the third micro-cavity, or the second micro-cavity has a spatial area that is different from the spatial area of the third micro-cavity.
6. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 1 , wherein the first micro-cavities are spaced apart by first gaps, the second micro-cavities are spaced apart by second gaps, and the third micro-cavities are spaced apart by third gaps in a direction parallel to a surface of the substrate.
7. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 6 , wherein the first micro-cavities are located beneath the second gaps or the third gaps.
8. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 6 , wherein the second micro-cavities are located above the first gaps or beneath the third gaps.
9. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 6 , wherein the third micro-cavities are located above the first gaps or above the second gaps.
10. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 6 , wherein the first micro-cavities are located at least partially beneath the second micro-cavities and at least partially beneath the second gaps or are located at least partially beneath the third micro-cavities and at least partially beneath the third gaps.
11. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 6 , wherein the second micro-cavities are located at least partially beneath the third micro-cavities and at least partially beneath the third gaps.
12. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 6 , further including a first micro-cavity adjacent to a second micro-cavity adjacent to a third micro-cavity forming a first group, a different first micro-cavity adjacent to a different second micro-cavity adjacent to a different third micro-cavity forming a second group, the first micro-cavity separated from the second micro-cavity by a first gap and the first group separated from the second group by a second gap larger than the first gap.
13. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 1 , further including:
a fourth cured layer located on the third cured layer and the third cured materials;
a fourth micro-cavity imprinted in the fourth cured layer; and
a fourth cured material of a fourth color located in the fourth micro-cavity.
14. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 13 , wherein the fourth color is black.
15. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 13 , wherein the first micro-cavities are spaced apart by first gaps, the second micro-cavities are spaced apart by second gaps, and the third micro-cavities are spaced apart by third gaps in a direction parallel to a surface of the substrate, and the fourth micro-cavities are located at least partly above the first gaps, the second gaps, the third gaps, between the first and second micro-cavities, between the second and third micro-cavities, or between the first and third micro-cavities.
16. The filled large-format imprinted structure of claim 1 , wherein the first micro-cavity is less than or equal to 20 microns wide, the second micro-cavity is less than or equal to 20 microns wide, or the third micro-cavity is less than or equal to 20 microns wide.
17. A filled large-format imprinted structure, comprising:
a substrate;
a first cured layer located over the substrate;
a first micro-cavity imprinted in the first cured layer;
a first cured material of a first color located in the first micro-cavities;
a second cured layer located over the first cured layer;
a second micro-cavity imprinted in the second cured layer;
a second cured material of a second color located in the second micro-cavities;
a third cured layer located over the second cured layer;
a third micro-cavity imprinted in the third cured layer; and
a third cured material of a third color located in the third micro-cavities, thereby defining a large-format imprinted structure;
a fourth cured layer located on the third cured layer and the third cured materials;
a fourth micro-cavity imprinted in the fourth cured layer; and
a fourth cured material of a fourth color located in the fourth micro-cavity; and
display having a plurality of pixels separated by pixel gaps in a direction parallel to a surface of the substrate located beneath the first cured layer, the fourth micro-cavity located at least partly above the pixel gaps.