Laminate manifolds for mesoscale fluidic systems
US9555631B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1056
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Laminate manifolds, and their manufacture. The laminate manifolds (18) include plates (20) arranged in parallel, forming a laminate plate stack (22), with a securing agent (24) securing the plates in the plate stack. At least some of the plates incorporate apertures (26) that are oriented in their respective plates so that when the plates are arranged in the laminate plate stack (22), the apertures define a fluidic pathway (28) that emerges from the laminate plate stack between parallel plates. The laminate manifolds are particularly useful as ink manifolds (14) for inkjet printers (10).
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