Apparatus and method for improved electrostatic drop merging and mixing
    1.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for improved electrostatic drop merging and mixing 有权
    改进静电滴合并和混合的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08685216B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-01

    申请号:US11018757

    申请日:2004-12-21

    IPC分类号: B03C5/02

    摘要: An apparatus for merging and mixing two droplets using electrostatic forces includes a substrate on which are disposed a first originating electrode, a center electrode, and a second originating electrode. The electrodes are disposed such that a first gap is formed between the first originating electrode and the center electrode and a second gap is formed between the second originating electrode and the center electrode. A dielectric material surrounds the electrodes on the substrate. A first droplet is deposited asymmetrically across the first gap, and a second droplet is deposited asymmetrically across the second gap. Voltage potentials are placed across the first gap and second gap, respectively, whereby each droplet is moved toward the other such that they collide together, causing the droplets to merge and mix, and causing oscillations within the collided droplet.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于使用静电力并入和混合两个液滴的装置包括其上布置有第一起始电极,中心电极和第二起始电极的基板。 电极被布置成使得在第一起始电极和中心电极之间形成第一间隙,并且在第二起始电极和中心电极之间形成第二间隙。 电介质材料围绕衬底上的电极。 第一液滴不对称地沉积在第一间隙上,并且第二液滴不对称地沉积穿过第二间隙。 电压电位分别放置在第一间隙和第二间隙之间,由此每个液滴向另一个间隙移动,使得它们碰撞在一起,导致液滴合并和混合,并引起碰撞液滴内的振荡。

    Enhanced drop mixing using magnetic actuation
    2.
    发明授权
    Enhanced drop mixing using magnetic actuation 有权
    使用磁力驱动增强液滴混合

    公开(公告)号:US08617899B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-31

    申请号:US12031519

    申请日:2008-02-14

    摘要: A method and device for merging and mixing at least two separate and distinct fluid drops on a substrate, includes a drop merging area on the surface, where a first magnetic material is placed at a first location. A first drop of fluid is then placed at the first location on the surface, resulting in the first magnetic material being at least partially positioned within the first drop of fluid. A second drop of fluid is then placed at a second location on the surface of the drop merging area. A magnetic field is applied by a varying magnetic field generator to at least a portion of the drop merge area of the substrate, which includes at least the first location on the substrate. The varying magnetic field will act on the first magnetic material to move the first magnetic material within the first drop of fluid, causing a stirring of the fluid. A drop merging force from a drop merging mechanism is applied to at least one of the first drop of fluid and the second drop of fluid within the drop merge area. This causes at least one of the first drop of fluid and the second drop of fluid to move toward the other and make contact. The internal stirring of the fluid in the first drop of fluid by the movement of the magnetic material enhances the mixing of the constituents of the first drop of fluid and the constituents of the second drop of fluid.

    摘要翻译: 用于在衬底上合并和混合至少两个独立且不同的液滴的方法和装置包括在表面上的液滴合并区域,其中第一磁性材料放置在第一位置。 然后将第一滴流体放置在表面上的第一位置处,导致第一磁性材料至少部分地定位在第一液滴内。 然后将第二滴流体放置在滴液合并区域的表面上的第二位置。 通过变化的磁场发生器将磁场施加到衬底的下落合并区域的至少一部分,其至少包括衬底上的第一位置。 变化的磁场将作用在第一磁性材料上以使第一磁性材料在第一液滴内移动,引起流体的搅拌。 来自液滴合并机构的液滴合并力被施加到液滴合并区域中的第一液体流体和第二液体流中的至少一个。 这使得第一液体流体和第二液体液滴中的至少一个朝向另一个流体移动并进行接触。 通过磁性材料的运动在第一滴流体中内部流体的内部搅拌增强了第一滴流体的组分与第二滴流体的组分的混合。

    ENHANCED DROP MIXING USING MAGNETIC ACTUATION
    3.
    发明申请
    ENHANCED DROP MIXING USING MAGNETIC ACTUATION 有权
    使用磁力驱动的增强液压混合

    公开(公告)号:US20110263464A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-27

    申请号:US12031519

    申请日:2008-02-14

    IPC分类号: C40B60/14 F15D1/00

    摘要: A method and device for merging and mixing at least two separate and distinct fluid drops on a substrate, includes a drop merging area on the surface, where a first magnetic material is placed at a first location. A first drop of fluid is then placed at the first location on the surface, resulting in the first magnetic material being at least partially positioned within the first drop of fluid. A second drop of fluid is then placed at a second location on the surface of the drop merging area. A magnetic field is applied by a varying magnetic field generator to at least a portion of the drop merge area of the substrate, which includes at least the first location on the substrate. The varying magnetic field will act on the first magnetic material to move the first magnetic material within the first drop of fluid, causing a stirring of the fluid. A drop merging force from a drop merging mechanism is applied to at least one of the first drop of fluid and the second drop of fluid within the drop merge area. This causes at least one of the first drop of fluid and the second drop of fluid to move toward the other and make contact. The internal stirring of the fluid in the first drop of fluid by the movement of the magnetic material enhances the mixing of the constituents of the first drop of fluid and the constituents of the second drop of fluid.

    摘要翻译: 用于在衬底上合并和混合至少两个独立且不同的液滴的方法和装置包括在表面上的液滴合并区域,其中第一磁性材料放置在第一位置。 然后将第一滴流体放置在表面上的第一位置处,导致第一磁性材料至少部分地定位在第一液滴内。 然后将第二滴流体放置在滴液合并区域的表面上的第二位置。 通过变化的磁场发生器将磁场施加到衬底的下落合并区域的至少一部分,其至少包括衬底上的第一位置。 变化的磁场将作用在第一磁性材料上,以使第一磁性材料在第一液滴内移动,引起流体的搅拌。 来自液滴合并机构的液滴合并力被施加到液滴合并区域中的第一液体流体和第二液体流中的至少一个。 这使得第一液体流体和第二液体液滴中的至少一个朝向另一个流体移动并进行接触。 通过磁性材料的运动在第一滴流体中内部流体的内部搅拌增强了第一滴流体的组分与第二滴流体的组分的混合。

    DIGITAL PRINTING PLATE AND SYSTEM WITH ELECTROSTATICALLY LATCHED DEFORMABLE MEMBRANES
    4.
    发明申请
    DIGITAL PRINTING PLATE AND SYSTEM WITH ELECTROSTATICALLY LATCHED DEFORMABLE MEMBRANES 有权
    数字打印板和系统与静电拼接可变形膜

    公开(公告)号:US20110107928A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-12

    申请号:US12957113

    申请日:2010-11-30

    IPC分类号: B41M1/10

    摘要: A printing surface includes a substrate having latching electrodes on a first surface, a spacer layer on the first surface of the substrate, the spacer layer patterned to form wells such that the latching electrodes reside in the wells, a deformable membrane, the membrane having conductive regions, on the spacer layer to enclose the wells, each enclosed well and its associated region of the membrane forming a pixel membrane, and actuation circuitry to actuate the electrodes to cause selected ones of the pixel membranes to remain in a deflected state when the pixel membranes receive an impulse to return to an undeflected state.

    摘要翻译: 打印表面包括在第一表面上具有锁定电极的基板,在基板的第一表面上的间隔层,图案化的间隔层以形成孔,使得锁定电极驻留在孔中,可变形的膜,该膜具有导电 区域,在间隔层上包围孔,每个封闭的井及其膜的相关区域形成像素膜,以及致动电路,用于致动电极,以使像素膜中选定的像素膜保持在偏转状态,当像素 膜受到冲击以返回到未偏转的状态。

    PRINTING PLATE AND SYSTEM USING HEAT-DECOMPOSABLE POLYMERS
    5.
    发明申请
    PRINTING PLATE AND SYSTEM USING HEAT-DECOMPOSABLE POLYMERS 有权
    印刷板和使用热分解聚合物的系统

    公开(公告)号:US20080141880A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-19

    申请号:US11613152

    申请日:2006-12-19

    IPC分类号: B41K1/38 B41N1/00 B41N3/00

    摘要: A printing plate has a substrate and a heat decomposable polymer layer arranged adjacent to the substrate, the decomposable polymer having defined regions within the polymer layer to form a printing pattern. The printing plate may be used in a printing system. The printing plate is formed in a process by providing a substrate, coating the substrate with a heat decomposable polymer to form a plate, and forming a printing pattern in the heat decomposable polymer by selectively decomposing regions of the heat decomposable polymer.

    摘要翻译: 印版具有与基底相邻布置的基底和可热分解的聚合物层,所述可分解聚合物在所述聚合物层内具有限定的区域以形成印刷图案。 印刷版可以用在印刷系统中。 通过提供基板,通过可热分解聚合物涂覆基板以形成板,并且通过选择性分解可热分解聚合物的区域,在可热分解聚合物中形成印刷图案,从而形成印刷版。

    PRINTING SYSTEM EMPLOYING DEFORMABLE POLYMER PRINTING PLATES
    6.
    发明申请
    PRINTING SYSTEM EMPLOYING DEFORMABLE POLYMER PRINTING PLATES 有权
    打印系统采用可变聚合物印刷板

    公开(公告)号:US20110271857A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-10

    申请号:US13185188

    申请日:2011-07-18

    IPC分类号: B41C3/00

    摘要: A printing plate has a substrate, an array of cells on the substrate, wherein each cell corresponds to an element of a print image, a deformable polymer material localized into the cells such that each cell is at least partially formed from the deformable polymer material, a reservoir corresponding to each cell to collect the deformable polymer material as needed when the deformable polymer material is one of either melted or softened, and a heater to cause the deformable polymer material to either melt or soften. A method of forming a printing plate provides an array of cells, first heats the array of cells such that the deformable polymer material does one of either melts or softens, actuates the cells in the array to assume a deformed state, cools the array of cells to solidify the cells in the deformed state, second heats the cells such that the deformable polymer material in selected ones of the cells does one of either soften or melt and return to a less deformed state to form a printing pattern, and cools the surface to solidify the deformable polymer material in the printing pattern. A method of forming a printing plate provides an array of cells, heats the array of cells such that the deformable polymer material softens, actuates selected ones of the cells to deform surfaces of the selected ones to form a printing pattern, and cools the array of cells to solidify the printing pattern into a printing plate.

    摘要翻译: 印版具有衬底,衬底上的单元阵列,其中每个单元对应于印刷图像的元素,位于单元中的可变形聚合物材料,使得每个单元至少部分地由可变形聚合物材料形成, 当可变形聚合物材料是熔化或软化之一时,根据需要收集可变形聚合物材料的储存器,以及使可变形聚合物材料熔融或软化的加热器。 形成印版的方法提供了一个单元阵列,首先加热单元阵列,使得可变形的聚合物材料进行融化或软化之一,致动阵列中的单元以呈现变形状态,冷却单元阵列 使细胞在变形状态下固化,第二加热细胞,使得选定细胞中的可变形聚合物材料进行软化或熔化,并恢复到较小的变形状态以形成印刷图案,并将表面冷却至 使印刷图案中的可变形聚合物材料固化。 形成印版的方法提供了一个单元阵列,加热单元阵列使得可变形的聚合物材料软化,致动所选择的单元格以使选定的单元的表面变形以形成印刷图案,并且冷却 细胞将印刷图案固化成印版。

    Steered-electron electric-field (SEEF) sensor program
    8.
    发明授权
    Steered-electron electric-field (SEEF) sensor program 有权
    转向电子电场(SEEF)传感器程序

    公开(公告)号:US09182454B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-10

    申请号:US13468801

    申请日:2012-05-10

    IPC分类号: G01R33/02 G01R1/04 G01R15/26

    CPC分类号: H01J23/09 G01R33/0213

    摘要: Improved electric field (steered-electron electric-field, or SEEF) sensors and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The SEEF sensors described herein may have increased sensitivity to low-frequency electric fields while being smaller than previously known sensors, and may allow for low-power electric field detection. The invention described herein allows for sensitive, long-term electric field monitoring for applications ranging from personnel detection to underground facility monitoring, as well as extraordinarily small vector sensing (full Poynting vector) for compact direction-finding of emitters of interest. Exemplary electric field sensors may accurately sense, measure, characterize and/or transmit electric field data over a wide frequency range. Importantly, such sensing, measuring, and/or characterizing do not require any physical or resistive contact between the sensor and a source of an electric field.

    摘要翻译: 提供改进的电场(转向电子电场或SEEF)传感器及其制造方法。 本文所述的SEEF传感器可能具有对低频电场的增加的灵敏度,同时小于先前已知的传感器,并且可以允许低功率电场检测。 本文所述的发明允许对从人员检测到地下设备监测的应用的敏感的长期电场监测以及用于紧凑的感兴趣的发射器的方向寻找的非常小的矢量感测(全坡普廷矢量)。 示例性电场传感器可以在宽的频率范围内精确地感测,测量,表征和/或传输电场数据。 重要的是,这种感测,测量和/或表征不需要传感器和电场源之间的任何物理或电阻接触。