ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,138, issued on March 25, was assigned to BVW Holding AG (Cham, Switzerland).
"Multifunctional textured device" was invented by Lukas Bluecher (Eurasberg, Germany) and Michael Milbocker (Holliston, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device comprising a microstructured surface wherein in one aspect, the microstructured surface is arranged hierarchically with dual-functioning textured features. The surface may achieve adhesive properties by varying the parameters of the microstructure features. Additionally, the surface may achieve cellular and/or tissues in-growth functionality by varying the same parameters. Generally, the dual-f...