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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/508 ;
Abstract
Apparatus include a thermally activatable sealing member. The sealing member can be operatively positioned in or near an opening or passage to control the flow of material therethrough by way of selective thermal activation of the sealing member. Methods include providing a thermally activatable sealing member in or near an opening or passage and selectively thermally activating the sealing member to control the flow of material through the opening or passage.