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Sheet, an article, and a method of making a sheet

US8945699B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 3, 2008
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24942
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a sheet that comprises protrusions comprising a first portion extending from a base by a second portion where a second portion diameter is less than a first portion diameter. Also disclosed is a sheet that comprises a first portion and a second portion extending from a symmetry plane, where the protrusions repeat across a length of the sheet along the symmetry plane where the first portion has a first portion diameter and the second portion has a second portion diameter and where the second portion diameter is less than the first portion diameter. A sheet comprising a plurality of cavities across a width of the sheet where each cavity extends the length of the sheet and the cavity has an opening diameter that is smaller than a body diameter is also disclosed.

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