Patent ID: 6793462
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
A fluidic pump having a fluidic outlet, comprising:an electrolyte cavity for containing an electrolyte, the electrolyte cavity including at least two pump outlets located on separate sides of the said electrolyte cavity; two electrodes extending into the electrolyte cavity for contacting the electrolyte; at least two vapor permeable membranes, one each contiguous to one of the pump outlets, that prevents the electrolyte from passing through the pump outlets while allowing gas, produced by the electrolyte in response to on electrical potential difference applied across the two electrodes, to pass through the pump outlets regardless of the fluidic pump's orientation with respect to gravity; and an object cavity for containing a material and coupling to the fluidic outlet, the gas propelling the material through the fluidic outlet.