Fluid-Pressure Regulator and Related Methods and Systems

A fluid-pressure regulator for regulating the pressure of a fluid. The regulator includes a variable-resistance fluid element and a variable-volume fluid element located downstream of the variable-resistance element. Pressure in the fluid at the outlet of the regulator is controlled by substantially simultaneously changing the resistance of the variable-resistance element and the volume of the variable-volume element. In one example, a decrease in pressure is effected at the outlet by simultaneously increasing the resistance of the variable-resistance element and increasing the volume of the variable-volume element. Some embodiments of the regulator are particularly useful to effect long-term and high-speed pressure changes in high-resistance fluidic channel networks.

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Patents:
US 20,110,017,312

Inventor(s): KIM YONG-TAE [US]; KUCZENSKI BRANDON [US]; LEDUC PHILIP [US]; MESSNER WILLIAM [US]

Type of Offer: Licensing



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