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CONTROLLING FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS OF RESILIENT MEMBERS USING NEAR-SURFACE MICROSTRUCTURES

  • US 20200130319A1
  • Filed: 08/09/2019
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A resilient member having an anisotropic near-surface architecture, said resilient member comprising:

  • a unitary body constructed of an elastomeric material, said unitary body comprising;

    a backing layer having a lower surface and an upper surface;

    a plurality of ridge members extending from said upper surface of said backing layer, each of said plurality of ridge members being elongated along said upper surface and terminating in a distal end; and

    a contact film layer joined to said distal ends of said plurality of ridge members.

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