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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2004
William E. Lewey, Albany, OR (US);
Eric L. Ahlvin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph W. Stellbrink, Lebanon, OR (US);
Daniel Fradl, Corvallis, OR (US);
William E. Lewey, Albany, OR (US);
Eric L. Ahlvin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph W. Stellbrink, Lebanon, OR (US);
Daniel Fradl, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a reservoir for holding a fluid includes a housing defining an enclosed chamber, the housing having a first opening therein at one part of the chamber and a second opening therein at a second part of the chamber above the first part of the chamber, a breachable seal sealing the second opening, and a circuitous tunnel exposing the chamber to the atmosphere through the second opening if the seal is breached.