Adhesive microstructure and method of forming same

US7011723B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The Regents of the University of California · US
• The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

• Robert J. Full · Concord, US
• Ronald S. Fearing · Sacramento, US
• Thomas Kenny · Redwood City, US
• Kellar Autumn · Portland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 6, 2003
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2006
• Expiry date: Jan 30, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/298
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of forming an adhesive force includes removing a seta from a living specimen, attaching the seta to a substrate, and applying the seta to a surface so as to establish an adhesive force between the substrate and the surface. The seta is applied to the surface with a force perpendicular to the surface. The seta is then pulled with a force parallel to the surface so as to preload the adhesive force of the seta.