Patents by Inventor Harold W. Lorber

Harold W. Lorber has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4489863
    Abstract: A micro dispense valve arrangement for accurately dispensing minute quantities of a fluid. The valve arrangement interfaces an enclosed interior region under pressure with an exterior region of less pressure through an orifice opening. The orifice wall is tapered from interior to exterior to bound a frustoconical region constricting toward the exterior to accommodate a magnetizable pellet or ball. The ball is held in its seated position against the orifice wall by permanent magnets imbedded in the wall. An AC coil surrounding the orifice opening acts when energized to cause the ball to move between its seated or closed position and a non-magnetizable screen in its open position. The frequency and duration of applied positive and negative pulses driving the coil act to control the on/off fluid flow duty cycle of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard A. Horchos, Harold W. Lorber