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US 2022/0011329 A1Published application
Device with Blockable/Un-Blockable Fluid Channels and Built-In Self-Test Equipment
AssigneeTechnische Universität München
InventorsMengchu Li, Tsun-Ming Tseng, Ulf Schlichtmann
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Abstract
A device includes a plurality of first fluid channels connected to one or more first fluid inlets, a plurality of first valves, each of the first valves having a first control port which allows for blocking or un-blocking a flow through one of the first fluid channels based on a pressure applied to the first valve via the first control port, a plurality of first control channels, each of the first control channels being connected to at least one of the first control ports, and self-test equipment.
Claims22
A device, comprising:
- a plurality of first fluid channels connected to one or more first fluid inlets;
- a plurality of first valves, each of said first valves having a first control port which allows for blocking or un-blocking a flow through one of the first fluid channels based on a pressure applied to said first valve via said first control port;
- a plurality of first control channels, each of said first control channels being connected to at least one of said first control ports;
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- self-test equipment, featuring:
- a plurality of second fluid channels;
- a plurality of second valves, each of said second valves having a second control port which allows for blocking or un-blocking a flow through one of the second fluid channels based on a pressure applied to said second valve via said second control port;
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- a plurality of second control channels, each of said second control channels being connected to at least one of said second control ports;
- wherein each of said first control ports is connected to at least one second control port.
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