Patent · US Expired

Device for moving a fluid

US6406131B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 27, 2001
Grant dateJun 18, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/005
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for moving a fluid which can be used in the ink jet printing art. The device of the present invention includes a mechanism for moving the fluid by using polymers. The polymers have hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties that can be selected under the action of an external stress.

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