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US 11,859,606 B2Granted
Magnetically driven pressure generator
AssigneeNocira, LLC
InventorsDavid George, Kevin E. Willey, John Claude
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Abstract
A magnetically driven pressure generator including a housing, flexible member, first magnetic force generator, and second magnetic force generator. The magnetically driven pressure generator oscillates the flexible member to increase or decrease the volume of a chamber, inversely increasing or decreasing the pressure of the chamber.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a housing having a depth disposed between an open end and a closed end;
- a flexible member having a peripheral margin sealably engaged to the open end of said housing to define an enclosed space within said housing, said flexible member being configured to flex to increase or decrease a volume of said enclosed space;
- a first magnetic force generator being disposed on said flexible member;
- a second magnetic force generator being disposed proximate said closed end of said housing or proximate said open end of said housing, said first magnetic force generator being responsive to said second magnetic force generator to flex said flexible member, at least one of said first magnetic force generator or said second magnetic force generator comprising an electromagnetic force generator being configured to flex said flexible member to increase or decrease said volume of said enclosed space;
- one or more ports communicating between opposite internal and external surfaces of said housing;
- one or more tubular conduits correspondingly coupled to said one or more ports, said one or more tubular conduits operating to conduct fluid into or out of said enclosed space;
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- an earpiece coupled to said one or more tubular conduits and configured to conduct fluid into or out of an external ear canal of an ear.
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A device comprising:
- a housing having a depth disposed between an open end and a closed end;
- a partition wall being configured to partition an enclosed space of said housing into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber;
- a flexible member configured to flex to increase or decrease a volume of said enclosed space;
- a first magnetic force generator being disposed on said flexible member;
- a second magnetic force generator being disposed proximate said closed end of said housing or proximate said open end of said housing, said first magnetic force generator being responsive to said second magnetic force generator to flex said flexible member, at least one of said first magnetic force generator or said second magnetic force generator comprising an electromagnetic force generator being configured to flex said flexible member to increase or decrease said volume of said enclosed space;
- a fluid outlet port communicating between an external surface and an internal surface of the housing to conduct fluid from said first fluid chamber;
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- a fluid delivery conduit sealably engaged to said fluid outlet port for delivery of fluid toward a distal end of said fluid delivery conduit;
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- an earpiece coupled to said distal end of said fluid delivery conduit being configured to deliver fluid into an external ear canal of an ear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.