F16K 99/0044
Using thermo-electric means
Official title: {using thermo-electric means}
F16K99/0044 (Using thermo-electric means) appears on 222 US grants and 236 published applications in this corpus.
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- 17 Mar 2026
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Microscale devices and reactions in microscale devices407US 6,057,149 AUniversity of Michigan · 2000
- Valve arrangement of microstructured components360US 5,029,805 ADragerwerk Aktiengesellschaft · 1991
- Method of making an integrated, microminiature electric-to-fluidic valve283US 4,966,646 AThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford University · 1990
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- Thermally-actuated microminiature valve238US 5,058,856 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1991