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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:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2003
Cary R. Bybee, Lebanon, OR (US);
Anthony D. Studer, Albany, OR (US);
David J. Benson, Albany, OR (US);
Bob Wickwire, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kevin D. Almen, Albany, OR (US);
David M. Hagen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Cary R. Bybee, Lebanon, OR (US);
Anthony D. Studer, Albany, OR (US);
David J. Benson, Albany, OR (US);
Bob Wickwire, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kevin D. Almen, Albany, OR (US);
David M. Hagen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An ink delivery apparatus includes a chamber configured to contain ink, where that chamber includes a proximal end for connection to the ink delivery apparatus, and opposing side portions having at least one tapered section configured to support the chamber and to facilitate at least partial controlled collapse of the chamber in response to a negative pressure.