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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2004
John a Myers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Sherman S. Wong, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph R Elliot, Corvallis, OR (US);
John A Myers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Sherman S. Wong, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph R Elliot, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fluid container, including a body having a base surface, a capillary fluid volume disposed over the base surface, and an outlet compartment having at least one outlet wall disposed within the body and extending from the base surface into the capillary fluid volume. The body also includes at least two fluidically segregated free fluid compartments, where each compartment includes at least one sidewall disposed within the body. The at least one sidewall includes a compression edge wherein at least a portion of the compression edge is flush with the at least one outlet wall edge.