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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Intellectual Ventures Fund 79 Llc, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
William Neil Robinson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intellectual Ventures Fund 79 LLC, Las vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2013.01); F16K 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a light foil device configured to move based on radiation pressure associated with light received by the light foil device. The apparatus includes a mechanism configured to transition between operational states in response to the movement of the light foil device, or includes a valve configured to control a flow of material through a conduit based, at least in part, on the movement of the light foil device.