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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Ahmed Alfadhel, Rochester, NY (US);
Meng-chun Hsu, Scottsville, NY (US);
David A. Borkholder, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Ahmed Alfadhel, Rochester, NY (US);
Meng-Chun Hsu, Scottsville, NY (US);
David A. Borkholder, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A capsule is disclosed which includes a flexible outer shell capable of transforming into an asymmetric shape; an internal medium encapsulated by the outer shell, the medium including a plurality of magnetic particles, wherein the magnetic particles can move in response to an applied magnetic field. A valve system includes an in-line valve sized to fit within a flow channel including a capsule having a flexible outer shell containing an internal medium encapsulated by the outer shell, the medium including a plurality of magnetic particles; and a magnetic field source disposed about the exterior wall of the channel.