Patent ID: 11937556
Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A drip irrigation emitter, comprising:
an inlet;
a body;
a membrane cavity formed in the body, the membrane cavity having an opening formed therein;
an outlet in fluid communication with the membrane cavity;
a membrane disposed above a bottom surface of the membrane cavity, the bottom surface of the membrane cavity having each of the opening and the outlet associated therewith, the opening and the outlet being disposed on opposed sides of the bottom surface of the membrane cavity; and
a flow path formed in the body, the flow path having an entry point that is in fluid communication with the inlet and an exit point that is in fluid communication with the opening formed in the membrane cavity, the flow path being configured to decrease a pressure of fluid flowing therethrough as it passes from the entry point to the exit point,
wherein the membrane cavity is devoid of a channel through which fluid passes as it moves from the membrane cavity, to the outlet, and to an outside environment.