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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Li-Hsin Han, Wynnewood, PA (US);

Mingkun Wang, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Chunxiao Cui, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Alisa Morss Clyne, Ardmore, PA (US);

Momtaz Alhindi, Horsham, PA (US);

Jeffrey Krystek, Newtown, PA (US);

Victor Micucci, Riverside, NJ (US);

Evan Ostrow, Penllyn, PA (US);

Sabah Shafi, Turnersville, NJ (US);

Lin Han, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Lanziye He, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Assignee:

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02J 1/22 (2006.01); D01D 5/12 (2006.01); D01F 11/04 (2006.01); D01F 8/04 (2006.01); D01D 5/00 (2006.01); B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29C 53/08 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); D01F 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D02J 1/228 (2013.01); B29C 53/04 (2013.01); B29C 53/08 (2013.01); D01D 5/00 (2013.01); D01D 5/12 (2013.01); D01F 8/04 (2013.01); D01F 11/04 (2013.01); D02J 1/22 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); D01F 4/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention is a method for producing microfibers comprising the steps of: (a) providing a base material; (b) forming the base material in a ring; (c) gripping opposing ends of the ring; (d) flipping one of the opposing ends relative to the other of the opposing ends, forming an upper portion and a lower portion; (e) folding the upper portion onto the lower portion; (f) stretching the folded upper and lower portions; and (g) repeating steps (d)-(f) as desired.


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