Patent ID: 11904585
Assignee: LOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A reusable adhesive system with programmable adhesive properties for directional releasable adhesion to target surfaces comprising:
a. a flexible relatively inelastic strip, with or without a relatively elastic layer on one side, the strip having a length along a longitudinal axis between front and reverse opposite ends, a width along a lateral axis between opposite lateral edges, and a thickness between opposite sides; and
b. alternating patterned cut and unpatterned regions along the length of the strip;
c. each said cut region comprising:
i. at least one sub-region between opposite lateral edges of the strip, the at least one sub-region having a cut through the thickness of the strip which is non-linear relative the lateral axis between opposite lateral edges of the strip;
ii. the non-linear cut having a size, shape, and position dependent on the type of material of the strip, the thickness of the strip, and the adhesive properties of the each of the at least one sub-region relative to one or more peeling directions.