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Drop dispenser device

US7922886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

Yves Fouillet · Saint-Égrève, FR
Dorothee Jary · Saint-Égrève, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2005
Grant date	Apr 12, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01L2400/0427
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A liquid dispensing device includes first and second substrates, with the first substrate including an opening for introduction of a fluid, and the second substrate including a multiplicity of electrodes. The device includes a transfer electrode, located at least partially opposite to the opening, at least two drop-forming electrodes, and a reservoir electrode, located between the transfer electrode and the drop-forming electrodes, and with an area that is at least equal to three times the area of each drop-forming electrode.

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