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Electrokinetic pump having capacitive electrodes

US8715480B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Eksigent Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Deon S. Anex · Livermore, US
Phillip H. Paul · Livermore, US
David W. Neyer · Castro Valley, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 2, 2012
Grant date	May 6, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 2, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04B43/043
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electrokinetic pump achieves high and low flow rates without producing significant gaseous byproducts and without significant evolution of the pump fluid. A first feature of the pump is that the electrodes in the pump are capacitive with a capacitance of at least 10−4 Farads/cm2. A second feature of the pump is that it is configured to maximize the potential across the porous dielectric material. The pump can have either or both features.

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