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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2008
Meng H. Lean, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jeonggi Seo, Albany, CA (US);
Ashutosh Kole, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Huangpin B. Hsieh, Mountain View, CA (US);
Meng H. Lean, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jeonggi Seo, Albany, CA (US);
Ashutosh Kole, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Huangpin B. Hsieh, Mountain View, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for splitting fluid flow in an outlet of a particle separation device is provided. The system may include static or passive mechanisms or subsystems. These mechanisms could also be modular and interchangeable to provide for preset fluid split divisions of 20:80, 30:70, 40:60, 50:50, . . . etc. In other forms of the presently described embodiments, the system is adjustable and variable. In still another form of the presently described embodiments, the system allows for differential pressure control at the outlets to facilitate the flow of varying size particles or particle bands in the respective channels or paths.