Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[Gamesc]

Published today by USPTO:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2017/0021132.html

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2017/0021143.html

"Further alternative manifold structures may include a stack of valve unit plates in which each valve unit is formed with a plurality of layers 624, 626, 628. The layers may include axial passages, and these passages may be aligned along the axis of the inserted multi-lumen core shafts to define multi-lumen receptacles, inflation headers, deflation headers, and the like. Discrete microelectromechanical system (MEMS) valves may be electrically coupled to the processor and/or mounted to a plate layer using a flex circuit, which may optionally having O-rings mounted or formed thereon to seal between adjacent valve unit plates. Channels may provide flow between the valve ports, headers, and multi-lumen receptacles, and may be sealingly bonded between plate layers. Suitable MEMS valves may be available from DunAn Microstaq, Inc., of Texas., NanoSpace of Sweeden, Moog of California, or others. The plate layers may comprise polymers (particularly polymers which are suitable for use at low temperatures (such as PTFE, FEP, PCTFE, or the like), metal (such as aluminum, stainless steel, brass, alloys, an amorphous metal alloy such as a Liquidmetal™ alloy, or the like), glass, semiconductor materials, or the like, and may be mechanically machined or laser-micromachined, 3D printed, or patterned using stereolithography, but will preferable be molded. Alternative MEMS valve systems may have the valve structure integrated into the channel plate structure, further reducing size and weight."

Here is the venture behind this:

http://www.projectmoray.com/