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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:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Carl Lan Wu, Corvallis, OR (US);
Erik D. Torniainen, Albany, OR (US);
Mark Sanders Taylor, Monmouth, OR (US);
Inventors:
Carl Lan Wu, Corvallis, OR (US);
Erik D. Torniainen, Albany, OR (US);
Mark Sanders Taylor, Monmouth, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/135 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluid delivery system includes a plurality of nozzles having an outer surface and a bore. A hydrophobic layer is applied to a portion of the outer surface of the nozzle and extends into the nozzle bore a determined distance.