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Two-stage fluid control valve having a first stage bi-stable two-port valve and a second stage microvalve

US10948102B2 · 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	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16K2099/0096
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A two-stage fluid control valve includes a first stage electronically switchable, bi-stable two-port 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 electronically switchable, bi-stable two-port valve is in the open position. The electronically switchable, bi-stable two-port valve is disposed between the second stage microvalve and a fluid inlet of the two-stage fluid control valve.

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