The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2020
Hoowaki, Llc, Greenville, SC (US);
Ralph A. Hulseman, Greenville, SC (US);
Cameron L. McPherson, Easley, SC (US);
Nakul Ravikumar, Greenville, SC (US);
Hoowaki, LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
A microstructure arrangement having a substrate; a first set of pillars having a cross section area in the range of 10 μmto 400 μmand a pitch in the range of 20 μm to 1000 μm; a second set of pillars disposed on said first set of pillars having a cross section area less than that of the pillars in said first set of pillars; wherein said second set of pillars are defined by pillars each having a cross section width from 0.5 μm to 100 μm and a pitch in the range of 1 μm to 200 μm; and, wherein said first and second set of pillars are configured to cooperate to have a physical property of a grip force in excess of 50.0N with a contact area of 25% or less, as determined by the friction testing method.