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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2015
Sharklet Technologies, Inc., Aurora, CO (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Chelsea Marie Magin, Denver, CO (US);
Shravanthi T. Reddy, Goleta, CA (US);
Anthony B. Brennan, Gainesville, FL (US);
Rhea Marie May, Morrison, OH (US);
Ethan Eugene Mann, Aurora, CO (US);
Michael Ryan Mettetal, Denver, CO (US);
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);
SHARKLET TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Aurora, CO (US);
Abstract
An article includes a path that extends across at least a portion of a surface of the article, the path being defined by at least one channel that traverses at least a portion of the surface or a first plurality of spaced features disposed on or in at least a portion of the surface. The first plurality of spaced features are arranged in a plurality of groupings. The groupings of features comprise repeat units, where the spaced features within a grouping are spaced apart at an average distance of about 1 nanometer to about 500 micrometers to define a path that traverses the plurality of spaced features.