@patent {forster_united_1999-1,
	title = {United {States} {Patent}: 5876187 - {Micropumps} with fixed valves},
	number = {5876187},
	year = {1999},
	month = {mar},
	abstract = {Micropumps fabricated by micromachining techniques and employing fixed or no-moving-parts valves. As one aspect of the invention, a laser-assisted chemical etching technique is employed for providing smooth-walled, curved configuration necessary to obtain the desired flow characteristics of the valves that are used in conjunction with the micropump.},
	url = {http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2\&Sect2=HITOFF\&p=1\&u=\%2Fnetahtml\%2FPTO\%2Fsearch-bool.html\&r=4\&f=G\&l=50\&co1=AND\&d=PTXT\&s1=\%22Sharma\%3B+Nigel\%22.INNM.\&OS=IN/\%22Sharma;+Nigel\%22\&RS=IN/\%22Sharma;+Nigel\%22},
	author = {Forster, Fred K. and Bardell, Ronald L. and Blanchard, Alan P. and Afromowitz, Martin A. and Sharma, Nigel R.}
}
