US Patent Application 18030749. REVERSIBLE MICRO-VALVE DEVICES simplified abstract

From WikiPatents
Jump to navigation Jump to search

REVERSIBLE MICRO-VALVE DEVICES

Organization Name

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Inventor(s)

Pavel Kornilovich of Corvallis OR (US)

REVERSIBLE MICRO-VALVE DEVICES - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18030749 titled 'REVERSIBLE MICRO-VALVE DEVICES

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a reversible micro-valve device that controls the flow of fluid in a main channel.

  • The device includes a main channel, a passage with an opening connected to the main channel, and a side chamber that holds trapped gas.
  • The side chamber is connected to the passage and controls the flow in the main channel.
  • The side chamber is larger than the main channel, allowing the trapped gas to expand and block the flow in the main channel.
  • The device has two states: an open state where flow proceeds through the main channel, and a closed state where the trapped gas expands and blocks the flow in the main channel.


Original Abstract Submitted

A reversible micro-valve device includes a main channel, a passage comprising an opening in fluid communication with the main channel, and a side chamber to house a volume of trapped gas. The side chamber is communicably attached to the passage to control flow along the main channel. The side chamber is to be larger in volume than the main channel to which the trapped gas expands and includes one of the following two states at a given time: an open state in which the main channel is open and flow proceeds through the main channel, or a closed state in which the trapped gas within the side chamber is to expand within the passage and block the flow in the main channel.

Retrieved from "http://wikipatents.org/index.php?title=US_Patent_Application_18030749._REVERSIBLE_MICRO-VALVE_DEVICES_simplified_abstract&oldid=11566"