Patent ID: 11914406
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 14:
15. A valve comprising:
a flow compartment attached between a first inline compartment and a second inline compartment and through which a coolant is to return to a coolant source, wherein the flow compartment comprises:
a first inlet orifice and a second inlet orifice shared with the first inline compartment; and
an outlet orifice shared with the second inline compartment;

a plunger having a tip to variably open and close the second inlet orifice; and
a shape memory alloy (SMA) spring positioned on the plunger and attached to the tip, the SMA spring to variably increase or decrease a flow rate of the coolant through the second inlet orifice according to a temperature of the coolant.