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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Claudia Leigh Allison, San Jose, CA (US);
Darby Allen Davis, Fremont, CA (US);
Philip John Haseltine, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Claudia Leigh Allison, San Jose, CA (US);
Darby Allen Davis, Fremont, CA (US);
Philip John Haseltine, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Delphon Industries LLC, Hayward, CA (US);
Abstract
A vacuum release device is provided for temporarily immobilizing objects, the device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of vacuum release subunits which can be operated independent of each other, each vacuum release subunit comprising an adhesive layer over a surface of the substrate; and a spacing material positioned between the substrate and the adhesive layer so as to form a chamber within which a vacuum may be formed, application of the vacuum causing the adhesive layer to recess toward the chamber.