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).
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Publication number: 20250186999Abstract: The invention relates to a fluidic system with a fluidic element and a transport device. The fluidic element comprises a basic body and a deformable membrane, the basic body comprising at least one first channel and at least one second channel for guiding a fluid, with at least one outlet being formed at one end of the first channel and at least one inlet being formed at one end of the second channel, and the membrane being connected to the basic body and covering at least the outlet of the first channel and the inlet of the second channel. The transport device comprises an actuator, the actuator being designed to deform the membrane such that a cavity is formed between the basic body and the membrane. The actuator comprises a magnetic shape memory alloy or consists thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: HNP MIKROSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Tim POLLEY, André HARMEL, Gerald VOEGELE, Thomas WEISENER
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Patent number: 12228121Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: HNP MIKROSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
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Patent number: 12180949Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbHInventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
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Patent number: 12116987Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbHInventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
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Publication number: 20220282722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbHInventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
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Publication number: 20220275799Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbHInventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann
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Publication number: 20220090586Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: HNP Mikrosysteme GmbHInventors: Tim Polley, Thomas Weisener, Gerald Voegele, Sven Reimann