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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
Andres M. Cardenas-valencia, Tampa, FL (US);
Jay Dlutowski, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Michelle Cardenas, Tampa, FL (US);
John Bumgarner, Clearwater, FL (US);
Weidong Wang, Oldsmar, FL (US);
Larry Langebrake, Seminole, FL (US);
Andres M. Cardenas-Valencia, Tampa, FL (US);
Jay Dlutowski, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Michelle Cardenas, Tampa, FL (US);
John Bumgarner, Clearwater, FL (US);
Weidong Wang, Oldsmar, FL (US);
Larry Langebrake, Seminole, FL (US);
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a thermally induced single-use valve is provided including a silicon wafer having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one cavity formed in the bottom surface of the wafer, a thermally deformable membrane suspended across the cavity on the top surface of the wafer and at least one resistive element patterned on top of the thermally deformable membrane.