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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2008
Wayne K. Swier, Eugene, OR (US);
Jay Holavarri, Corvallis, OR (US);
John L. Taylor, Corvallis, OR (US);
Wayne K. Swier, Eugene, OR (US);
Jay Holavarri, Corvallis, OR (US);
John L. Taylor, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fluid-jet precision-dispensing device cartridge assembly includes a housing, a fluid-jet precision-dispensing device die, and a flexible circuit. The housing has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is non-parallel to the first surface. The housing is insertable in a fluid-jet precision-dispensing device. The die is disposed at the first surface of the housing. The circuit is attached to the housing and wraps around the housing from the first surface to the second surface. The circuit includes electrically conductive traces and contacts that are electrically coupled to the die to transmit power and communicate signals between the device and the die. The circuit includes one or more regions having no functionality in usage of the assembly to precisely dispense fluid. The regions are rigid and/or thermally conductive to improve attachment of the circuit to the housing.