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US 2017/0306189 A1Published application
High capacity easy release extended use adhesive devices
AssigneeUniversity of Massachusetts
InventorsAlfred J. Crosby, Michael D. Bartlett, Andrew B. Croll, Daniel King
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Abstract
The invention provides novel devices, systems, designs, materials and fabrication methods that enable high-load capacity, easy release, and suitable for extended/repeated use in a variety of applications.
Claims23
1-130. (canceled)
A releasable surface-adhesive device, comprising:
- an adhesive pad, comprising:
- a planar backing layer;
- a planar layer of an elastic material having an adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein a side of the planar layer of the elastic material opposing the adhesive surface is applied onto the backing layer, and wherein the backing layer has a higher in-plane stiffness than the planar layer of the elastic material.
A method for making a releasable surface-adhesive device, comprising:
- applying an elastic material to a planar backing layer;
- curing the elastic material to form an adhesive pad having a planar layer of the elastic material applied onto the planar backing layer, wherein the backing layer has a higher in-plane stiffness than the elastic planar layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.