Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Handheld/portable apparatus for the production of microfibers, submicron fibers and nanofibers
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Application No.: US16652928Application Date: 2020-02-19
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Publication No.: US11427937B2Publication Date: 2022-08-30
- Inventor: Karen Lozano , Gregory Potter , Javier Alonzo Ortega
- Applicant: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
- Current Assignee: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Gareth M. Sampson
- International Application: PCT/US2020/018725 WO 20200219
- International Announcement: WO2020/172207 WO 20200827
- Main IPC: D01D4/02
- IPC: D01D4/02 ; D01D5/18 ; D01D1/09 ; D01H17/00 ; B29C48/02 ; B29C48/30

Abstract:
Described herein are portable apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Portable apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210198810A1 HANDHELD/PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MICROFIBERS, SUBMICRON FIBERS AND NANOFIBERS Public/Granted day:2021-07-01
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