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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:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Naoto A. Kawamura, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark H. Mackenzie, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
Naoto A. Kawamura, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark H. MacKenzie, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for forming slotted substrates are described. In one exemplary embodiment, a substrate has a thickness defined by a first surface and a generally opposing second surface. The substrate has a fluid-feed slot extending between the first surface and the second surface with the fluid-feed slot being defined, at least in part, by a central portion and one or more capillary channels in fluid flowing relation to the central portion.