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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2019
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
Serdar Gorumlu, Lubbock, TX (US);
Burak Aksak, Lubbock, TX (US);
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, Lubbock, TX (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and apparatus for an improved gripping device comprises a substrate and a curved microplate formed on the substrate. In certain embodiments, the system further comprises an array of curved microplates formed on the substrate further comprising a plurality of aligned rows of the curved microplates formed on the substrate and a plurality of aligned columns of the curved microplates formed on the substrate. The curved microplate has a gripping direction, being substantially opposite the direction of the curve in the curved microplate and the curved microplate has a releasing direction, substantially in line with the direction of the curve in the curved microplate.