Fluid delivery system and method

US11460021B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Matthews International Corporation · US

Inventors

• William A. Buskirk · Albany, US
• Thomas E. Kimerling · Corvallis, US
• Charles W. Gilson · Philomath, US
• Phillip Young · Monterey Park, US
• Kirk HALL · Corvallis, US
• Detlef Mueller · Glinde, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2018
• Grant date: Oct 4, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 21, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F04B49/08
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a fluid supply system that can provide fluid to a jetting assembly at a constant pressure or at pressures within a desired range of pressures. In an example, the fluid can be ink, and the jetting assembly can be a print head configured for dispensing the ink.