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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2019
Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Casey Glick, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew Arthur Stanley, Seattle, WA (US);
Erik Samuel Roby, Redmond, WA (US);
Jack Lindsay, Seattle, WA (US);
Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus may include a fluidic channel connecting an inlet port and an outlet port. The apparatus may further include a gate transmission element configured to limit fluid flow between the inlet port and the outlet port. Still further, the apparatus may include a primary gate terminal connected to a second fluidic inlet port, where pressure or force at the primary gate may at least partially control movement of the gate transmission element. The apparatus may also include a secondary gate terminal connected to the second fluidic inlet port. Pressure or force at the secondary gate may at least partially control movement of the gate transmission element. Various other associated methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.