Patent ID: 9528503
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B23P,F04B,G06F,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus to pump a fluid, comprising: a housing defining an elongate interior that extends along a length of the housing; a piston in the housing, conforming to the elongate interior, wherein the piston includes a first plurality of lumens, and wherein each lumen of the first plurality of lumens has a length extending substantially parallel to the elongate interior, and wherein each lumen of the first plurality of lumens has a width in the range of around 1 micrometer to 1 millimeter; and an actuator drive configured to oscillate the piston in the housing along the length of the elongate interior with a rate differential between movement in a first direction versus movement in a second direction opposite the first direction to pump the fluid.