Removable maintenance fluid holder
US11860180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C64/35
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A removable maintenance fluid holder for a digital dispense system, a digital dispense system containing the removable maintenance fluid holder, and a method of maintaining a fluid droplet dispense cartridge. The removable maintenance fluid holder includes a housing having a handle end and a fluid receptacle end distal from the handle end. The fluid receptable end includes a fluid receptacle for holding fluid dispensed from a fluid droplet ejection head of a fluid droplet cartridge in the digital dispense system. The removable maintenance fluid holder is configured to be inserted and removed from the digital dispense system on a periodic basis.
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