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US 5,309,943 AGranted
Micro-valve and method of manufacturing
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsPaul E. Stevenson, Charles F. Eagen, Carlton S. Avant
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Abstract
Described is a microvalve comprised of a movable spool and/or seat comprising a silicious spool having three planes, e.g. three planes aligned with all of the spool's planes, and a silicious seat conforming to the spool's planes. The spool and/or the seat may move to open or close the valve.
Claims1
A microvalve comprised of a movable spool and/or seat comprising:
- a silicious spool having three planes, and aligned with all of the spool's planes, a silicious seat conforming to the spool's planes,
- wherein the spool and/or the seat may move to open or close the valve wherein the spool planes are 111 planes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.