Global Patent Index - EP 1054607 A1

EP 1054607 A1 20001129 - MICRO-FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

Title (en)

MICRO-FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

Title (de)

MIKROHAFTVERSCHLUSS UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE MICRO-ATTACHE ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION

Publication

EP 1054607 A1 20001129 (EN)

Application

EP 99908118 A 19990211

Priority

  • US 9902897 W 19990211
  • US 7446398 P 19980212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9940812A1] The present invention relates to a micro-fastening system and, more particularly, to a mechanical micro-fastening system employing a plurality of mating nanoscale fastening elements (16, 18) and a method of manufacturing a micro-fastening system in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. The mating nanoscale fastening elements (16, 18) are formed by functionalizing nanotubes having an ordered array of hexagons with pentagons and heptagons at particular heterojunctions.

IPC 1-7

A44B 18/00

IPC 8 full level

A44B 18/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A44B 18/0003 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9940812 A1 19990819; AU 2762699 A 19990830; EP 1054607 A1 20001129; EP 1054607 A4 20040225

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9902897 W 19990211; AU 2762699 A 19990211; EP 99908118 A 19990211