Hydroimpedance pump
US7163385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B43/08
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hydro-elastic pumping system formed from an elastic tube element having attached end members with different hydroimpedance properties, wherein the elastic element is pinched with certain frequency and duty cycle to form asymmetric forces that pump fluid.
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