Abstract: The disclosed fluidic device may include (1) a channel configured to transport fluid from a source to a drain and (2) a gate configured to modulate fluid flow through the channel. The gate may modulate fluid flow by bending a gate actuation membrane that alternates between an initial configuration that does not interfere with a cross section of the channel and a bent configuration that causes the cross section to reversibly compress. The gate actuation membrane may include an undulation that facilitates the bending of the gate actuation membrane.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
November 3, 2020
Assignee:
Facebook Technoloiges, LLC
Inventors:
Riccardo DeSalvo, Matthew Schwab, Joseph Tien, Alex Guadalupe Zaragoza