Technology Invention
Connecting ideas from different directions to see if they are consistent, to create a logical consistency among the various things that one knows and learns. The more activity trying to put together ideas of different directions the better the innovation process is.
Do you need assistance or a solution in the following areas of technology?
- Next generation production invention
- Inventing laboratory or high volume manufacturing processes
- Inventing measurement concepts or methods
- Locating, evaluating and monitoring emerging break through technologies
- Developing technology strategy
- Improving research methods
Areas of Technology Expertise
- Prime area of emphasis is hands on invention and prototyping through to high volume manufacturing of high quality optical components and micro-structured optical films.
- Numerous patents as a result of my work.
- Materials technology including metals, glass, ceramics, polymer films, polymer resins and adhesives used to master, tool and manufacture precision optical microstructures.
- Mastering technology for precision complex optical microstructure shapes including holographic lithography, laser ablation, diamond fly cutting, diamond ruling, diamond and laser engraving, ion milling, precision grinding, precision polishing and chemical and laser etching.
- Master replication technology including electroforming, molding and polymer casting methods.
- Production tooling including continuous casting, continuous embossing, compression molding, injection molding and injection compression molding variations of tooling.
- Manufacturing process technology including continuous UV and thermal casting, continuous compression molding, embossing, thermoforming, compression molding, injection molding, injection compression molding, micro component assembly methods, vacuum coating, liquid coatings, lamination, bonding, RF sealing, ultrasonic sealing and cutting, heat sealing, laser cutting, die cutting, adhesives and automation.
- Optical measurement methods including interferometry.
- Physical, chemical and environmental testing technologies.
Product Examples
- Surface Relief Diffusers
- Moth eye anti-reflection surfaces
- Imaging screens
- Lenticulars
- Collimating structures
- Brightness enhancing structures
- Contrast enhancing structures
- Antiglare surfaces
- Louver structures
- Apodization structures
- Security structures
- Front projection screens
- Rear projection screens
- Retroreflective films and surfaces
- Mirrors
- Lens systems and assemblies
- Lenses
- Camera
- Printer
- Scanner
- Bar code readers
- Photometer
- Projector
- Fiber optic couplers