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Fluid containers

US9630420B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Patrick V. Boyd · Albany, US
David Olsen · Corvallis, US
Patricia A. Kellar · Corvallis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D83/771
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An example apparatus includes a housing including a first chamber and a second chamber, the housing defining a first port to fluidly couple the first chamber to a printer, the housing including a second port to fluidly couple the first chamber and the second chamber; a bladder disposed in the first chamber, the bladder being inflatable to increase a pressure within the first chamber; and a regulator to regulate fluid flow from the second chamber to the first chamber and to deter fluid flow from the first chamber to the second chamber.

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