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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
Christie Dudenhoefer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kenneth Ward, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kevin F. Peters, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph W. Dody, Corvallis, OR (US);
Alexander Govyadinov, Corvallis, OR (US);
Christie Dudenhoefer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kenneth Ward, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kevin F. Peters, Corvallis, OR (US);
Joseph W. Dody, Corvallis, OR (US);
Alexander Govyadinov, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Various techniques for dispensing liquids are disclosed herein. In one embodiment a dispenser retention apparatus includes a frame. The frame includes a top surface configured to retain a liquid dispensing assembly. The frame also includes a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The bottom surface includes a first channel extending from a first lateral edge of the frame to a droplet passage between the top and bottom surfaces. The first channel is configured to allow a light beam introduced to the frame at the first lateral edge to intersect a droplet in the passage.