Blade with tapered surfaces to transport print substance

US11054763B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Kenneth K. Smith · Boise, US
• Jeff Luke · Boise, US
• Mathew Lavigne · Boise, US
• Dean Richtsmeier · Boise, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 18, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 6, 2021
• Expiry date: May 18, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03G2215/085
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Example implementations relate to shafts with blades with tapered surfaces consistent with the disclosure. For example, a device including a shaft, a blade with a plurality of tapered surfaces, the surfaces tapered from a center of the shaft to an outer edge of the shaft, and a membrane attached to the plurality of tapered surfaces to facilitate print substance transport from the center of a print substance container towards the edges of the print substance container.