Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Hewlett-packard Company

Gerald G Trunk

Angela White Bakkom

Niranjan Thirukkovalur

Rio Rivas

Garrard Hume

A plate has a rectangular plate body with a plurality of nozzle arrays. The plate also has first and second end zones in between the plurality of nozzle arrays and opposing ends of the plate body, respectively. There is a break tab in at least one of the first and second end zones. In between the first and second end zones is a middle zone. A plating material encapsulates the plate body in the middle zone.

Orifice plate with break tabs and method of manufacturing

An orifice plate of a fluid ejection device comprises a rectangular plate body having an edge and a plurality of nozzle arrays, wherein the edge has a pair of recesses therealong, and a break tab in between the pair of recesses along the edge.

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Monmouth, OR, United States of America

Gerald G Trunk