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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nicole Kathleen Virdone, Pasadena, CA (US);
Sabrina Sandoval, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Riccardo DeSalvo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed fluidic devices may include a valve chamber in a valve body, a fluid inlet into the valve chamber, a piston positioned within the valve chamber, a first fluid outlet for passing fluid out of the valve chamber when the piston is in a first position, a second fluid outlet for passing fluid out of the valve chamber when the piston is in a second position, a first piezoelectric actuator positioned and configured for moving the piston from the first position to the second position, and a second piezoelectric actuator positioned and configured for moving the piston from the second position to the first position. Various other methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.