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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Eduard Arzt, Saarbruecken, DE;
Robert Mcmeeking, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eduard Arzt, Saarbruecken, DE;
Robert McMeeking, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Leibniz-Institut fuer Neue Materialien gemeinnuetzige GmbH, Saarbruecken, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/12 (2006.01); C09J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J 7/00 (2013.01); C09J 2201/626 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24479 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24562 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24612 (2015.01);
Abstract
A combination includes a first device and a second device, wherein both devices comprise at least one surface and the surface of the first device comprises at least one recess. At least one contact surface is formed when the surface of the first device attaches to the surface of the second device. By applying external pressure, the adhesion force between the two devices can be switched back and forth between at least two states.