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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2008
Eric A. Eckberg, Rochester, MN (US);
James D. Gerken, Zumbro Falls, MN (US);
Maurice F. Holahan, Lake City, MN (US);
Gerard F. Muenkel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joseph D. Rico, Rochester, MN (US);
H. Burt Stone, Prospect Hill, MN (US);
Eric A. Eckberg, Rochester, MN (US);
James D. Gerken, Zumbro Falls, MN (US);
Maurice F. Holahan, Lake City, MN (US);
Gerard F. Muenkel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joseph D. Rico, Rochester, MN (US);
H. Burt Stone, Prospect Hill, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described herein are various embodiments of a modified hexagonal perforated pattern and objects within which the pattern is formed. For example, according to one representative embodiment, an apparatus includes an object and a perforated pattern formed in the object. The perforated pattern includes a plurality of perforations through which matter is flowable. Each of the perforations includes a modified hexagonal shape including a hexagon having six rounded corners.