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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shakil Ahmad Shimul, Lubbock, TX (US);
Wei Li, Lubbock, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, Lubbock, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/10 (2006.01); F16K 15/14 (2006.01); F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/105 (2013.01); F16K 15/14 (2013.01); F16K 15/1401 (2021.08); F16K 31/02 (2013.01); F24F 2221/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluidic valve system comprises a housing, a shell mounted to the housing, a vent for allowing fluid to enter the housing in a high pressure zone, at least one Dielectric Elastomer Actuator (DEA) flap forming a seal with the shell, wherein applying a voltage to the DEA flap causes the DEA flap to open the seal with the shell so that fluid can exit through a low pressure zone created between the shell and the DEA flap, and a power supply for supplying the voltage to the DEA flap.