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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2018
Paul D. Yeomans, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Vincent G. Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
John M. Kearney, San Mateo, CA (US);
Paul D. Yeomans, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Vincent G. Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
John M. Kearney, San Mateo, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A deaeration device for a fluid includes a reservoir that contains a portion of the fluid, a fluid flow path that carries a portion of the fluid, a pressure regulating structure that creates a pressure gradient along the fluid flow path, a fluid exit in the fluid flow path, and a fluid entrance in the fluid flow path. The pressure gradient causes some of the fluid to exit the fluid flow path through the fluid exit and join the fluid in the reservoir. The pressure gradient causes some of the fluid from the reservoir to join the fluid flow path through the fluid entrance.