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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Ralph A. Hulseman, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert E. Mammarella, Greer, SC (US);
March Maguire, Clemson, SC (US);
Inventors:
Ralph A. Hulseman, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert E. Mammarella, Greer, SC (US);
March Maguire, Clemson, SC (US);
Assignee:
Hoowaki, LLC, Pendleton, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein are casting and molding methods useful for making microstructured objects. By including a plurality of microfeatures on the surface of an object, other characteristics may be imparted to the object, such as increased hydrophobicity. Some of the casting and molding methods described herein further allow for manufacture of objects having both microfeatures and macro features, for example microfeatures on or within macro features or selected macro feature regions.