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7625475 Nanotube fluid pump  
A microfluidic pump has an outer housing such as a capillary tube, a nanotube, and an ionic fluid or alcohol. The nanotube is placed inside the capillary tube, and the capillary tube is filled with...
7604394 Self-cleaning and mixing microfluidic elements  
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for mixing and self-cleaning elements in microfluidic systems based on electrothermally induced fluid flow. The apparatus and methods provide for the control of...
7494326 Micro ion pump  
An ion pump having conductive electrodes on both sides of an insulator which may form a number of channels. These electrodes may provide electrical discharges which have a corona or cold cathode...
7413412 Vacuum micropump and gauge  
A vacuum micropump for use in a sealed package includes at least one pumping cell and a magnetic field proximate to the pumping cell. The pumping cell has at least one anode, at least one...
7380490 Housing for rotary hydraulic machines  
A variable capacity hydraulic machine has a rotating group located within a casing and a control housing secured to the casing to extend across and seal an opening in the casing. The control...
7371051 Controlled magnetohydrodynamic fluidic networks and stirrers  
The present invention relates to controlled, magnetohydrodynamically-driven, fluidic networks containing a plurality of individually controlled branches. The branches consist of conduits equipped...
7316543 Electroosmotic micropump with planar features  
An electroosmotic micropump having a plurality of thin, closely-spaced, approximately planar, transversel aligned partitions formed in or on a substrate, among which electroosmotic flow (EOF) is...
7300258 Electromagnetic pump  
An electromagnetic pump has a supply section and a magnetic force pumping section wherein flow of a electrically conductive material through the supply section is opposite to the flow of the...
7279846 Image display apparatus  
Provided is an image display apparatus including: a vacuum container having an electron source enclosed therein for displaying an image; an ion pump communicating with the vacuum container for...
7147441 Microfluidics and small volume mixing based on redox magnetohydrodynamics methods  
Microfluidic channels utilizing magnetohydrodynamics are used to pump very small volumes of solution. The channels have electrodes along the walls of the channel and a current carrying species...
7108056 Slit-type restrictor for controlling flow delivery to electrohydrodynamic thin film evaporator  
Cooling means for a heated surface comprising an enclosure for enclosing the heated surface and two oppositely charged interleaved radial arrays of microelectrodes positioned on the surface within...
7037082 Corbino disc electroosmotic flow pump  
The present invention provides a pump for generating an Electroosmotic Flow (EOF) in a solution in a canal, guide, pipe or equivalent. Electroosmotic flow is generated by application of an electric...
6981849 Electro-osmotic pumps and micro-channels  
The present disclosure relates generally to microelectronic technology, and more specifically, to an apparatus used for the cooling of active electronic devices utilizing electro-osmotic pumps and...
6979954 Inter-stage plasma source  
A high efficiency plasma pump for use in a plasma processing system that includes a plasma processing device having a first plasma density proximate a processing region and a second plasma density...
6888294 Field emission device using a reducing gas and method for making same  
The invention concerns a device comprising at least one field effect electron source within a sealed structure, which encompasses an internal space that contains a reducing gas whose purpose is to...
6873113 Stand alone plasma vacuum pump  
A stand-alone plasma vacuum pump for pumping gas from a low-pressure inlet to a high-pressure outlet, composed of: a housing enclosing one or more pumping regions located between the inlet and the...
6838822 Electron tube with a ring-less getter  
In a method for manufacturing an electron tube including a front substrate and a back substrate, a wiring and an electrode are formed on the front substrate and/or the back substrate. A component...
6824363 Linear inductive plasma pump for process reactors  
A plasma pump, a plasma processing system and method to pump particles from a first region containing a plasma to a second region at a higher pressure is provided. The plasma pump and the plasma...
6790011 Device for forming, transporting and diffusing small calibrated amounts of liquid  
The invention relates to a device for diffusing drops of at least one liquid, the device being of the type comprising at least one liquid displacement path defined by a series of pairs of...
6780320 Magnetohydrodynamic fluidic system  
A magnetohydrodynamic fluidic system includes a reagent source containing a reagent fluid and a sample source containing a sample fluid that includes a constituent. A reactor is operatively...
6774555 Cathode ray tube having a replaceable getter attachment assembly  
A CRT including an evacuated envelope with a color selection electrode assembly disposed within the envelope, and an internal magnetic shield (IMS) secured to the color selection electrode...
6761532 Touch down of blood pump impellers  
A blood pump having rotor and/or stator touch down zones to prevent pump failure or hemolysis which can occur if the rotor comes into contact with the stator due to power failure or mechanical...
6755631 Securing means for a compressor's terminal box  
A cover apparatus has a cover main body held to a compressor by using a clip to cover a terminal and electrical parts connected to the terminal, the clip having an elasticity. The cover main body...
6733172 Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) driven droplet mixer  
A magnetohydrodynamic fluidic system mixes a first substance and a second substance. A first substrate section includes a first flow channel and a first plurality of pairs of spaced electrodes...
6729850 Applied plasma duct system  
A plasma vacuum pump including an array of permanent magnets, one or more plasma conduits or ducts, components for accelerating plasma ions through these conduits, and supporting structures that...
6719535 Variable potential electrokinetic device  
Variable potential electrokinetic devices and electrokinetic multipliers used for pumping and flow control are disclosed that offer improvements in safety and design flexibility. The devices of the...
6641612 Ambulatory blood pump  
A blood pump intended to be carried by a freely moving patient uses perpendicular magnetic and electrical fields to propel blood. A rod mounted coaxially inside a tube has electrodes in blood...
6616417 Spatter ion pump  
The sputter ion pump includes a vacuum chamber that includes an inner wall having a cylindrical section which is rugged in cross section. The rugged cylindrical section has outer recesses each of...
6568910 Micropump  
The present invention generally provides a micropump that utilizes electroosmotic pumping of fluid in one channel or region to generate a pressure based flow of material in a connected channel,...
6559601 Plasma vacuum pump  
A plasma pump and method for pumping ions from a first to second region, the pump including a partition member having a through opening defining a plurality of conduits ( 30 ); a group of magnets (...
6443704 Electrohydrodynamicly enhanced micro cooling system for integrated circuits  
A cooling system employing Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) technology and polarization principles to move a cooling fluid over a surface requiring cooling and further employing...
6422825 Plasma vacuum pumping cell  
A plasma pumping cell and method for pumping ions from a first region containing a plasma to a second region when the plasma pumping cell is interposed between the first and second regions, the...
6318970 Fluidic devices  
A microfluidic device operates as a pump for pumping fluid along a channel in a microchip by moving a drive fluid in the channel under the influence of a force field that is generated externally to...
6318968 Magnetorheological fluid pumping system  
An improved magnetorheological fluid pumping system and method are provided which effectively dispense a predetermined amount of magnetorheological fluid for delivery to a MR device such as a...
6260579 Micropump and method of using a micropump for moving an electro-sensitive fluid  
The present invention provides a use of an electro-sensitive movable fluid, that is, a micromotor, a linear motor, a micropump and a method of using the micropump, a microactuator, and an apparatus...
6200102 Method and apparatus for an electromagnetic propulsion system  
A method and apparatus to amplify the magnetic field in an electromagnetic circuit is provided. Amplification factors of several orders of magnitude may be obtained. The system is applicable to a...
6183206 Magnetohydrodynamically-driven compressor  
A duct is provided having a flattened portion containing a liquid slug of gallium, and a magnetic field is passed through the gallium while an alternating current is also passed through the gallium...
6154226 Parallel print array  
A print array that incorporates reservoir(s), microchannels and electrohydrodynamic (EHD) pumps for selectively dispensing fluid (ink) from the reservoir(s) onto the surface of a receptor.
6146103 Micromachined magnetohydrodynamic actuators and sensors  
A magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) micropump and microsensor which utilizes micromachining to integrate the electrodes with microchannels and includes a magnet for producing magnetic fields perpendicular...
6106236 Fluid conduit  
A fluid conduit for flowing electrically conductive fluids includes an elrically conductive pipe, an electrically conductive rod extending axially through the pipe and centrally thereof, a first...
6068449 Magnetohydrodynamic pump  
The present invention is directed to a magnetohydrodynamic pump adapted for use in a closed propulsion system. In one embodiment, the magnetohydrodynamic pump includes a duct having a plurality of...
5975855 Method and apparatus for increasing channel plasma density in an MHD vacuum pump  
Flat, insulated, metallic strips ("applicators"), are fixed to the wider sides of each permanent magnet assembly in the channel array of a Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Vacuum Pump. Electromagnetic...
5899666 Ion drag vacuum pump  
An ion drag vacuum pump is installed in a body, one side of which is connected to and in communication with a sealed chamber. An ion generating device and a positive ion dragging device for...
5846396 Liquid distribution system  
The present invention provides a liquid distribution system, which is useful in a number of contexts, including in accomplishing various synthetic, diagnostic and drug screening reactions. The...
5788819 Method for driving liquid, and method and apparatus for mixing and agitation employing the method  
A method for driving an ionic conductive liquid comprises placing a pair of electrodes in the ionic conductive liquid, and exerting an electromagnetic force to the liquid by application of a...
5763951 Non-mechanical magnetic pump for liquid cooling  
A liquid cooling system contained completely on a circuit board assembly. The liquid cooling system uses microchannels etched within the circuit board, those microchannels being filled with...
5727929 Exhaust apparatus and vacuum pumping unit including the exhaust apparatus  
An exhaust apparatus and a high vacuum pumping unit including such high vacuum device and an auxiliary vacuum pump are disclosed, wherein a high vacuum is achieved in a vacuum vessel such that the...
5685966 Bubble capture electrode configuration  
A bubble capture electrode configuration for an MHD system includes a body ortion which forms a main channel and holds an electrically conductive fluid adapted to have a first flow direction. The...
5685698 Method and apparatus for a pulsatile blood pump with no hemolysis  
An apparatus and method for pumping blood using an ion propulsion technique without causing hemolysis. A pulsatile blood pump has transducer for housing a "C" shaped magnet providing a constant...
5660703 Apparatus for capillary electrophoresis having an auxiliary electroosmotic pump  
Apparatus for capillary electrophoresis having an auxiliary electroosmotic pump. Following a conventional capillary electrophoresis system having a single power supply, a separation capillary, and...
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