Patent ID: 9701549
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: C02F

Claim:
1. A three-dimensional micro-channel structure, comprising: a plurality of layers arranged in a stack, each layer having one or more separate micro-channels, each micro-channel having at least a first port, a second port, and a third port, the first ports spatially aligned in the stack so that the first ports form one or more contiguous first areas that do not include a second or third port, the second ports spatially aligned in the stack so that the second ports form one or more contiguous second areas that do not include a first or third port, and the third ports spatially aligned in the stack so that the third ports form one or more contiguous third areas that do not include a first or second port, each of the contiguous first areas including at least one first port from each of two or more layers in the stack, each of the contiguous second areas including at least one second port from each of two or more layers in the stack, and each of the contiguous third areas including at least one third port from each of two or more layers in the stack; and one or more first pipes, each first pipe having an open side that covers only a contiguous first area, one or more second pipes, each second pipe having an open side that covers only a contiguous second area, and one or more third pipes, each third pipe having an open side that covers only a contiguous third area.