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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2020
Applicant:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Karen Lozano, McAllen, TX (US);
Gregory Potter, Edinburg, TX (US);
Javier Alonzo Ortega, Pharr, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D 4/02 (2006.01); D01D 5/18 (2006.01); D01D 1/09 (2006.01); D01H 17/00 (2006.01); B29C 48/02 (2019.01); B29C 48/30 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D 5/18 (2013.01); B29C 48/02 (2019.02); B29C 48/301 (2019.02); D01D 1/09 (2013.01); D01H 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are portable apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Portable apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are described.