Patent ID: 8851117

Claim:
A micro-electro-mechanical fluid control device, the device comprising: a first, a second, and an intermediate plate, wherein the intermediate plate is disposed between the first and second plates, the first plate includes a pair of electrical contact cavities, the second plate includes a first, a second and a third ports, and the intermediate plate includes a valve, a valve cavity, and an actuator; and wherein the first, second, and third ports are in communication with the valve cavity, the valve is disposed in the cavity, and the valve is connected to the actuator; wherein the valve includes an elongated portion and a blocking portion and the blocking portion includes a first, a second, and a third portions, and wherein the first portion of the blocking portion includes a first and a second convex surface and a first planar surface, the first convex surface is opposite the second convex surface and the first and second convex surfaces are connected by the first planar surface.