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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2023
Applicant:
University of North Texas, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 17/06 (2006.01); B08B 3/04 (2006.01); C09D 1/00 (2006.01); C09D 5/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 17/065 (2013.01); B08B 3/04 (2013.01); C09D 1/00 (2013.01); C09D 5/032 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-cleaning device and methods relating thereto can include a base, a plurality of channels formed in a first surface of the base, where the plurality of channels divide the first surface of the base into a plurality of sections, a plurality of cavities formed within the base, where each cavity of the plurality of cavities are disposed adjacent a corresponding section of the plurality of sections, and one or more capillary channels formed between the first surface of the base on the corresponding section and the corresponding cavity.