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Two-stage fluid control valve having a first stage mechanical valve and a second stage microvalve

US10125988B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DunAn Microstaq, Inc. · US

Inventors

E. Nelson Fuller · Manchester, US
Parthiban Arunasalam · Austin, US
Joe A. Ojeda · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 19, 2016
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF23N2900/01002
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A two-stage fluid control valve includes a first stage mechanical control valve movable between an open position and a leak-free closed position, and a second stage microvalve configured to control the flow of fluid through a fluid outlet of the two-stage fluid control valve when the first stage mechanical control valve is in the open position.

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