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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2015
Applicant:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Fairfield, OH (US);

Simon Dodd, West Linn, OR (US);

David S. Hunt, San Diego, CA (US);

Joseph Edward Scheffelin, San Diego, CA (US);

Faiz Feisal Sherman, Mason, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/03 (2006.01); A61L 9/14 (2006.01); B05B 17/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/03 (2013.01); A61L 9/032 (2013.01); A61L 9/14 (2013.01); B05B 17/0638 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/1753 (2013.01); B41J 2/17526 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01); A61L 2209/132 (2013.01); A61L 2209/133 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of connecting a cartridge comprising a fluid composition with a microfluidic delivery system is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a housing comprising electrical contacts, wherein the electrical contacts of the housing are disposed on a first plane; providing a cartridge comprising a reservoir for containing a fluid composition, a die comprising a nozzle, and electrical contacts that are in electrical communication with the die, wherein the electrical contacts of the cartridge are disposed along a second plane that is parallel with the first plane; and connecting the cartridge with the housing by moving the cartridge in a direction parallel with the second plane toward the housing until the electrical contacts of the cartridge are in electrical communication with the electrical contacts of the housing.


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