Patents by Inventor Tim Polley

Tim Polley 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: 12228121
    Abstract: A transport device (100) comprises a housing (110), an actuator (130) and a drive (150). The housing has a fluid inlet (111, 113) and a fluid outlet (113, 111). The actuator (130) comprises a magnetic shape-memory alloy, and the actuator (130) is arranged at least in sections in the housing (110). The actuator (130) can be deformed by the drive (150) in such a way that at least one cavity (135, 135?) for the fluid is formed in the actuator (130), which cavity can be moved by the drive (150) in order to transport the fluid in the cavity (135, 135?) from the fluid inlet (111, 113) to the fluid outlet (113, 111). At least one section of the actuator (130) has a separation layer (1380) by which a direct contact between the fluid and the actuator (130) is prevented in said section of the actuator (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: HNP MIKROSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
  • Patent number: 12180949
    Abstract: A transport device (400) comprises a housing (410), an actuator (430), a drive (450) and a sealing element (470). The housing has a fluid inlet (411, 413) and a fluid outlet (413, 411). The actuator (430) comprises a magnetic shape-memory alloy, and the actuator (430) is arranged at least in sections in the housing (410). The actuator (430) can be deformed by the drive (450) in such a way that two cavities (635, 635?) for the fluid are formed in the actuator (430), which cavities can be moved by the drive (450) in order to transport the fluid in the cavities (635, 635?) from the fluid inlet (411, 113) to the fluid outlet (413, 411). The sealing element (470) has at least one recess (471, . . . ), and the sealing element (470) is arranged in the housing (410) in such a way that the cavities (635, 635?) are at least temporally in fluid communication via the recess (471, . . . ) during the transport of the fluid from the fluid inlet (411, 413) to the fluid outlet (413, 411).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
  • Patent number: 12116987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport device (100) comprising a housing (110), an actuator (130), a drive (150) and a sealing element (170). The housing has a fluid inlet (111, 113), a fluid outlet (113, 111), and partially contains the actuator (130), which comprises a magnetic shape-memory alloy. The actuator (130) can be deformed by the drive (150) in such a way to form a cavity (135) for the fluid in order to transport the fluid in the cavity (135) from the fluid inlet (111, 113) to the fluid outlet (113, 111). The sealing element (170) is arranged between the actuator (130) and the housing (110) in such a way that the cavity (135) is edge-sealed or end-sealed during the transport of the fluid from the fluid inlet (111, 113) to the fluid outlet (113, 111).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
  • Publication number: 20220282722
    Abstract: A transport device (100) comprises a housing (110), an actuator (130) and a drive (150). The housing has a fluid inlet (111, 113) and a fluid outlet (113, 111). The actuator (130) comprises a magnetic shape-memory alloy, and the actuator (130) is arranged at least in sections in the housing (110). The actuator (130) can be deformed by the drive (150) in such a way that at least one cavity (135, 135?) for the fluid is formed in the actuator (130), which cavity can be moved by the drive (150 in order to transport the fluid in the cavity (135, 135?) from the fluid inlet (111, 113) to the fluid outlet (113, 111). At least one section of the actuator (130) has a separation layer (1380) by which a direct contact between the fluid and the actuator (130) is prevented in said section of the actuator (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
  • Publication number: 20220275799
    Abstract: A transport device (400) comprises a housing (410), an actuator (430), a drive (450) and a sealing element (470). The housing has a fluid inlet (411, 413) and a fluid outlet (413, 411). The actuator (430) comprises a magnetic shape-memory alloy, and the actuator (430) is arranged at least in sections in the housing (410). The actuator (430) can be deformed by the drive (450) in such a way that two cavities (635, 635?) for the fluid are formed in the actuator (430), which cavities can be moved by the drive (450) in order to transport the fluid in the cavities (635, 635?) from the fluid inlet (411, 113) to the fluid outlet (413, 411). The sealing element (470) has at least one recess (471, . . . ), and the sealing element (470) is arranged in the housing (410) in such a way that the cavities (635, 635?) are at least temporally in fluid communication via the recess (471, . . . ) during the transport of the fluid from the fluid inlet (411, 413) to the fluid outlet (413, 411).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
  • Publication number: 20220090586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport device (100) comprising a housing (110), an actuator (130), a drive (150) and a sealing element (170). The housing has a fluid inlet (111, 113), a fluid outlet (113, 111), and a partially contains the actuator (130), which comprises a magnetic shape-memory alloy. The actuator (130) can be deformed by the drive (150) in such a way to form a cavity (135) for the fluid in order to transport the fluid in the cavity (135) from the fluid inlet (111, 113) to the fluid outlet (113, 111). The sealing element (170) is arranged between the actuator (130) and the housing (110) in such a way that the cavity (135) is edge-sealed or end-sealed during the transport of the fluid from the fluid inlet (111, 113) to the fluid outlet (113, 111).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann