US Patent:
20100200074, Aug 12, 2010
Inventors:
Jamil J. Weatherbee - Pleasant Hill CA, US
Albin A. Huntley - Martinez CA, US
Blaik A. Musolf - Concord CA, US
Russell M. Ziegler - Pleasant Hill CA, US
Winston K. Wong - Bradford MA, US
International Classification:
F16K 31/02
H05K 13/00
US Classification:
137 13, 13762411, 137 1, 295921
Abstract:
A fluid control platform that may control various fluid control components and is scalable by connecting with additional substantially identical platforms, as well as related systems, methods of manufacturing the same, and methods of fluid control are disclosed. the platform may include a programmable controller, a power supply, a data input, a data output device, and/or a networking connection, among other things. A coordinated fluid control system may include multiple networked platforms, which may be networked to each other in, for example, a ring. The programmable controller may be provided with hardware that permits operation of each of a plurality of fluid control components, some of which may be intelligent fluid control components.