US Patent 7754291 Miniature emblems and method of making same

A method for making miniature emblems. The method includes providing an array of shaped miniature substrates, each shaped miniature substrate having an upper surface and a bottom surface; holding the array of shaped miniature substrates flat and horizontal; providing a plurality of orifices, the plurality of orifices and the array of shaped miniature substrates being capable of moving relative to each another in an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction; positioning the plurality of orifices over the array of shaped miniature substrates; positioning the plurality of orifices in close proximity with the array of shaped miniature substrates; depositing a volume of viscous fluent plastic of less than about 0.04 ml from the plurality of orifices onto the upper surface of each of the shaped miniature substrates, the viscous fluent plastic forming a positive meniscus on the upper surface; and curing the plastic while maintaining the array of shaped miniature substrates flat and horizontal, whereby the cured plastic forms a dome over each shaped miniature substrate.