Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acoustical fluid control mechanism
- Patent Title (中): 声流控制机构
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Application No.: US13129276Application Date: 2009-11-13
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Publication No.: US08636032B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Mark A. Burns , Sean M. Langelier , Dustin S. Chang
- Applicant: Mark A. Burns , Sean M. Langelier , Dustin S. Chang
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington US DC Washington US DC Washington
- Assignee: National Institute of Health (NIH),U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS),U.S. Government of the United States as Represented by the NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)
- Current Assignee: National Institute of Health (NIH),U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS),U.S. Government of the United States as Represented by the NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington US DC Washington US DC Washington
- Agency: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
- International Application: PCT/US2009/064374 WO 20091113
- International Announcement: WO2010/056984 WO 20100520
- Main IPC: F15C1/04
- IPC: F15C1/04

Abstract:
An acoustical fluid control mechanism and a method of controlling fluid flow of a working fluid with the acoustical fluid control mechanism are provided. The mechanism comprises a resonance chamber that defines a cavity. The resonance chamber has a port. The cavity is sealed from the ambient but for the port for enabling oscillatory flow of a working fluid into and out of the cavity upon exposure of the resonance chamber to an acoustic signal containing a tone at a frequency that is substantially similar to a particular resonance frequency of the resonance chamber. The mechanism further includes a rectifier for introducing directional bias to the oscillatory flow of the working fluid through the port. The rectifier has an inlet connected to the port and an outlet for transmitting the directional flow of the working fluid away from the cavity. The outlet is in fluid communication with the port of the resonance chamber at least during transmission of the directional flow of the working fluid therethrough.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110277848A1 Acoustical Fluid Control Mechanism Public/Granted day:2011-11-17
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