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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Yuehan Yao, Evanston, IL (US);
Kyoo-Chul Park, Wilmette, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/16 (2006.01); B29C 43/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/32 (2006.01); B29C 43/36 (2006.01); B29C 43/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/16 (2013.01); B29C 43/021 (2013.01); B29C 43/32 (2013.01); B29C 43/36 (2013.01); B29C 43/58 (2013.01); B29C 2043/023 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45137 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming an ice resistant surface includes determining, based at least in part on a desired pattern of frost formation, a vertex angle for a ridge that is to be formed on a substrate. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on the desired pattern of frost formation, a vertex height for the ridge that is to be formed on the substrate. The method further includes forming a plurality of ridges on the substrate, where each ridge in the plurality of ridges has the vertex angle and the vertex height.