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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Zhejiang Dunan Hetian Metal Co., Ltd., Zhuji, Zhejiang, CN;
Edward Nelson Fuller, Manchester, MI (US);
Parthiban Arunasalam, Austin, TX (US);
Chen Yang, Austin, TX (US);
Mark Luckevich, Austin, TX (US);
Joe Ojeda, Austin, TX (US);
Zhejiang DunAn Hetian Metal Co., LTD., Zhuji, CN;
Abstract
A microvalve includes a base plate having a surface defining an actuator cavity. A venting groove extends from a first cavity portion of the actuator cavity having a dead end region to a second cavity portion of the actuator cavity having a structure that can vent air from the microvalve. A cover plate includes a surface having an actuator cavity provided therein that includes a first cavity portion having a dead end region and a second cavity portion having a structure that can vent air from the microvalve. An intermediate plate includes a displaceable member that is disposed within the actuator cavity for movement between a closed position, wherein the displaceable member prevents fluid communication through the microvalve, and an opened position, wherein the displaceable member does not prevent fluid communication through the microvalve.