Mixing apparatus
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsWinthrop D. Childers, Mark A. Van Veen, Mohammad M. Samii, Steven W. Steinfield
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Abstract
A mixing apparatus that includes a drop on demand fluid dispenser for adding an additive fluid to a receiver liquid to produce a composite liquid that includes the receiver liquid and the additive fluid.
Claims50
A mixing apparatus for mixing a receiver liquid and an additive fluid, comprising:
- a channel for guiding a stream of the receiver liquid;
- and
- a drop on demand fluid dispenser for adding the additive fluid to the liquid so as to produce a composite liquid that includes the receiver liquid and the additive fluid.
A mixing apparatus for mixing a receiver liquid and an additive fluid, comprising:
- a channel for guiding a stream of the receiver liquid;
- and
- a plurality of drop on demand drop generators that emit drops of the additive fluid into the receiver liquid to produce a composite liquid.
A mixing apparatus for mixing a receiver liquid and an additive fluid, comprising:
- a channel for guiding a stream of the receiver liquid;
- and
- a plurality of drop on demand drop generators for adding the additive fluid to the receiver liquid so as to produce a composite liquid that includes the receiver liquid and the additive fluid,
- an output sensor for sensing a characteristic of the composite liquid;
- and
- a controller responsive to said output sensor for controlling said plurality of drop on demand drop generators.
A mixing apparatus for mixing a receiver liquid and an additive fluid, comprising:
- a channel for guiding a stream of the receiver liquid;
- and
- a plurality of drop on demand drop generators for adding the additive fluid to the receiver liquid so as to produce a composite liquid that includes the receiver liquid and the additive fluid;
- an input sensor for sensing a characteristic of the receiver liquid;
- and
- a controller responsive to said input sensor for controlling said plurality of drop on demand drop generators.
A mixing apparatus for mixing a receiver liquid and an additive fluid, comprising:
- a channel for guiding a stream of the receiver liquid;
- and
- a plurality of drop on demand drop generators for adding the additive fluid to the receiver liquid so as to produce a composite liquid that includes the receiver liquid and the additive fluid;
- a reference sensor for sensing a characteristic of a reference;
- and
- a controller responsive to said reference sensor for controlling said plurality of drop on demand drop generators.
A mixing apparatus for mixing a receiver liquid and an additive fluid, comprising:
- means for guiding a stream of the receiver liquid;
- and
- means for adding drops of the additive fluid to the receiver liquid to produce a composite liquid that includes the receiver liquid and the additive fluid;
- and
- means for controlling said means for adding drops of the additive fluid.
A method of mixing a receiver liquid and an additive fluid, comprising:
- guiding a receiver liquid;
- controlling a plurality of drop on demand fluid drop generators to add an additive fluid to the receiver liquid to form a composite liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.