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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas R. Chase, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Nebiyu Fikru, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alexander M. Hargus, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/007 (2013.01); F16K 47/08 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8242 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86759 (2015.04); Y10T 137/87265 (2015.04);
Abstract
A fluidic control valve includes a piezostack actuator, a seal plate, and an orifice plate including a plurality of orifices. The piezostack actuator is configured to move the seal plate along a longitudinal axis between a closed position, in which the seal plate seals the orifices of the orifice plate and closes the valve, and an open position, in which the seal plate is displaced from the orifice plate to open the valve.