Patents by Inventor Richard E. Groff

Richard E. Groff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Compliant base to increase contact for micro- or nano-fibers
    Patent number: 7709087
    Abstract: A fabricated microstructure includes a substrate, a primary fiber, and a plurality of base fibers. The primary fiber has a width less than about 5 microns. Each base fiber of the plurality of base fibers has a first end attached to the primary fiber and a second end attached to the substrate. Each base fiber has a width less than the width of the primary fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Carmel Majidi, Richard E. Groff, Ronald S. Fearing, Steven D. Jones
  • COMPLIANT BASE TO INCREASE CONTACT FOR MICRO- OR NANO-FIBERS
    Publication number: 20100062208
    Abstract: A fabricated microstructure includes a substrate, a primary fiber, and a plurality of base fibers. The primary fiber has a width less than about 5 microns. Each base fiber of the plurality of base fibers has a first end attached to the primary fiber and a second end attached to the substrate. Each base fiber has a width less than the width of the primary fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Carmel Majidi, Richard E. Groff, Ronald S. Fearing, Steven D. Jones