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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Charles G. Schmidt, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph R. Elliot, Corvallis, OR (US);
James E. Clark, Albany, OR (US);
Charles G. Schmidt, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph R. Elliot, Corvallis, OR (US);
James E. Clark, Albany, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An adhesive joint with an ink trap is provided. The joint may be employed in a cartridge for an inkjet printer. The cartridge includes a headland region attached to a printhead assembly by an adhesive layer. The adhesive joint between the headland region and the printhead assembly include notches for retaining additional adhesive in order to reduce degradation of adhesive due to ink penetration. A method of assembling the printer cartridge to include an ink trap in the adhesive joint is also provided.