Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micropump MEMS device for moving or ejecting a fluid, in particular microblower or flowmeter
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Application No.: US16847521Application Date: 2020-04-13
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Publication No.: US11560886B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Domenico Giusti , Lorenzo Baldo , Enri Duqi
- Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Current Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group LLP
- Priority: IT102019000005808 20190415
- Main IPC: F04B43/04
- IPC: F04B43/04 ; H01L27/20 ; H01L41/047 ; H01L41/09 ; H01L41/31 ; F04B43/02 ; F04B45/047

Abstract:
A micropump device is formed in a monolithic semiconductor body integrating a plurality of actuator elements arranged side-by-side. Each actuator element has a first chamber extending at a distance from a first face of the monolithic body; a membrane arranged between the first face and the first chamber; a piezoelectric element extending on the first face over the membrane; a second chamber, arranged between the first chamber and a second face of the monolithic body; a fluidic inlet path fluidically connecting the second chamber with the outside of the monolithic body; and a fluid outlet opening extending in a transverse direction in the monolithic body from the second face as far as the second chamber, through the first chamber. The monolithic formation of the actuator elements and the possibility of driving the actuator elements at different voltages enable precise adjustment of flows, from very low values to high values.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200325888A1 MICROPUMP MEMS DEVICE FOR MOVING OR EJECTING A FLUID, IN PARTICULAR MICROBLOWER OR FLOWMETER Public/Granted day:2020-10-15
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