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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2009
Applicants:
James Daniel Tremel, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Matthew Stainer, Goleta, CA (US);
Matthew Dewey Hubert, Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Daniel Tremel, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Matthew Stainer, Goleta, CA (US);
Matthew Dewey Hubert, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/015 (2006.01); B05B 7/00 (2006.01); B05C 5/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/17 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/17 (2013.01); H01L 51/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for liquid-phase dispensing of layers onto a substrate of an electronic device. An absorbent material reduces or eliminates splatter of printing material on the substrate during continuous printing operations. The absorbent material can be regenerated by exposure of new surface area or vacuum drawing of printing material through the absorbent material.