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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2005
Ralph L. Stathem, Lebanon, OR (US);
David N. Olsen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark A. Smith, Corvallis, OR (US);
Marjan S. Amesbury, Albany, OR (US);
Greg K. Justice, Vancouver, WA (US);
Ralph L. Stathem, Lebanon, OR (US);
David N. Olsen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark A. Smith, Corvallis, OR (US);
Marjan S. Amesbury, Albany, OR (US);
Greg K. Justice, Vancouver, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fluid reservoir for use in a printing device includes a housing that, at least partially, forms at least one chamber therein. The chamber is configured to hold a fluid. A bubble port leads through housing into a first region of chamber and fluidically couples chamber to atmospheric gas external to housing. A bubble director arranged within chamber is configured to direct at least one bubble of gas from first region to a second region of chamber. The bubble is formed within fluid within first region upon gas entering chamber through bubble port.