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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Faiz Feisal Sherman, West Chester, OH (US);
Vladimir Gartstein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Jonathan Quiram, West Chester, OH (US);
Faiz Feisal Sherman, West Chester, OH (US);
Vladimir Gartstein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Jonathan Quiram, West Chester, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A microvalve () for controlling fluid flow, including a body portion () having at least one opening () formed therein, a shutter () located adjacent to and substantially parallel with the body portion, and a drive mechanism () for causing the shutter to pivot with resect to the body portion so that the shutter is brought into and out of alignment with the opening of the body portion, wherein the microvalve is in a closed position and an open position, respectively.