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US 2014/0271238 A1Published application
Graphene-trough pump systems
AssigneeClean Energy Labs, LLC
InventorsDavid A. Badger, Joseph F. Pinkerton, William Neil Everett, William Martin Lackowski
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Abstract
The present invention relates to pump systems having graphene or other atomically thin electrically conductive materials supported by trough-shaped cavities.
Claims94
A pump comprising:
- (a) a first cavity having a first inlet and a first outlet;
- (b) a first plurality of electrically conductive traces located within said first cavity;
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- (c) a continuous sheet of electrically conductive material spaced apart from and in close proximity to the first plurality of electrically conductive traces, wherein
- (i) the first plurality of electrically conductive traces are operable for creating a first time-varying deflection in the electrically conductive material, and
- (ii) the first time-varying deflection moves in the first cavity from the first inlet to the first outlet.
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A communications system comprising:
- (a) a substrate;
- and
- (b) an array of pumps mounted on the substrate, wherein
- (i) the array of pumps are operable for operating at a first frequency to produce sound waves at a second frequency, and
- (ii) the first frequency is higher than the second frequency.
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A device comprising:
- (a) a mobile platform;
- and
- (b) an array of electrostatic pumps located within or on the mobile platform, wherein the array of electrostatic pumps are operable for creating a reaction force that is sufficient to allow the mobile platform to fly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.