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US 11,528,988 B2Granted
Separation systems, devices and methods
AssigneeGeorgia Tech Research Corporation
InventorsAlexis Noel, David Hu
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Abstract
A brush-like device that adapts to tangles in hair and allows for easy removal of hair post-groom using uniquely shaped, anisotropic papillae not unlike those found on a feline tongue.
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A method of separating a target formed of components comprising moving a base substrate with arcuate spines through the target, comprising:
- extension of the base substrate with arcuate spines;
- lateral expansion and stiffness of the base substrate;
- sweep of the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target;
- and
- retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a retraction orientation;
- wherein retraction of the base substrate comprises retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a V-shaped curl.
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A method of separating a target formed of components comprising moving a base substrate with arcuate spines through the target, comprising:
- extension of the base substrate with arcuate spines;
- lateral expansion and stiffness of the base substrate;
- sweep of the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target;
- and
- retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a retraction orientation;
- wherein the relationship between the base substrate and the arcuate spines provides a frictionally anisotropic device.
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A method of separating a target formed of components comprising moving a base substrate with arcuate spines through the target, comprising:
- extension of the base substrate with arcuate spines;
- lateral expansion and stiffness of the base substrate;
- sweep of the base substrate with arcuate spines through the target;
- retraction of the base substrate with arcuate spines in a retraction orientation;
- and
- wetting the base substrate with arcuate spines;
- wherein the wettability of the base substrate is higher than the arcuate spines.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.