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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Fei Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Inventors:
Aurélien Philippe Jean Maclou Botman, Portland, OR (US);
Steven Randolph, Portland, OR (US);
Mark W. Utlaut, Scappoose, OR (US);
Assignee:
FEI COMPANY, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/26 (2006.01); C25D 5/02 (2006.01); C25F 3/14 (2006.01); G01N 23/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/26 (2013.01); C25D 5/024 (2013.01); C25F 3/14 (2013.01); G01N 23/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of dispensing a small amount of liquid onto a work piece includes in some embodiments known providing a microscopic channel for the liquid to flow from the nanodispenser. In some embodiments, dispensing the liquid includes dispensing the liquid using a nanodispenser have at least one slit extending to the tip. Some methods include controlling the rate of evaporation or the rate of liquid flow to establish an equilibrium producing a bubble of a desired size.