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Title: Magnetically controlled valve and pump devices and methods of using the same

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1576394

Disclosed herein are embodiments of magnetically controlled valve and pump systems that can be used to control and facilitate fluid flow in fluidic devices. Various types of magnetically controlled valves and pumps are described as well as methods of magnetically-controlling such valves and pumps.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396; CMBXCEL-XLI-2-0001
Assignee:
Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Number(s):
10,400,915
Application Number:
15/488,119
OSTI ID:
1576394
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2017 Apr 14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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