Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
The process of exposing a photosensitive target surface to ultraviolet light, that comprises: collecting light emitted from an arc source and bringing it to a focus in the plane of the first lenticule matrix of a double lenticule matrix light integrator, forming by the lenticules of the second matrix multiple, magnified and superimposed images of the illuminated lenticules of the first matrix on said target surface, establishing a secondary light source by forming an aperture for the light going through said integrator at a plane in proximity to the latter, collimating the light from said source and which forms said images by passing said light through a collimating lens, regulating the angle of collimation of said light by selectively adjusting the area of said light source, and positioning a mask with a geometric pattern of diffraction slits immediately in front of said target surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
The process of exposing a photosensitive target surface to ultraviolet light, that comprises: collecting light emitted from an arc source and bringing it to a focus in the plane of the first lenticule matrix of a double lenticule matrix light integrator, forming by the lenticules of the second matrix multiple, magnified and superimposed images of the illuminated lenticules of the first matrix on said target surface, establishing a secondary light source by forming an aperture for the light going through said integrator at a plane in proximity to the latter, collimating the light from said source and which forms said images by passing said light through a collimating lens, regulating the angle of collimation of said light by selectively adjusting the area of said light source, and positioning a mask with a geometric pattern of diffraction slits immediately in front of said target surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, including masking out selected areas of said secondary light source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, including masking out selected portions of the secondary light source immediately around the longitudinal axis thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, including adjusting the area of the secondary source of light by masking out an outer rim portion of the secondary light source area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 1, including adjusting the area of the secondary source of light so as to pass substantial light only in selected regions thereof spaced outside and about the longitudinal optic axis thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process of claim 1, including adjusting the area of said secondary source of light by masking out a selected area thereof spaced outside and about the longitudinal optic axis thereof, and spaced radially from the longitudinal optic axis thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, including aperturing down the secondary source of light to adjust its area and thereby the collimation angle of the beam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1, including variously aperturing said source of light to control the amount of diffraction of the light from said source by said slits.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, including variously aperturing said source of light to control the degree of uniformity of intensity of diffracted light received at said target plane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, including masking said aperture in the center thereof to reduce the proportion of parallel and near parallel light delivered by said collimator lens.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method according to claim 1, and in addition, refracting the rays from the light integrator inwardly toward the optic axis, with the rays from the individual lenticules of the first lenticule matrix refracted progressively through greater angles with increasing distances of the lenticules from the optic axis such as to provide superimposed images of the first matrix lenticules on the target plane.