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US 2019/0163069 A1Published application
Capillary for use in a droplet generator
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorROBERT ACUNA
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Abstract
A capillary formed from a unitary manufactured glass includes a main portion and an end portion. The main portion is elongated and has a first aperture with a first inner diameter. The end portion, which can have a knob-like shape, has a second aperture that tapers from a second inner diameter to a third inner diameter and the third inner aperture joins to the first aperture. The second inner diameter is larger than the first inner diameter. If desired, the third inner diameter can be smaller than the first inner diameter.
Claims11
A capillary, comprising:
- a main portion having an elongated tube-like shape with a first end and a second end, the main portion having an outer cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall that defines a first aperture with a first inner diameter;
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- an end portion positioned on the second end, the end portion having an outer wall that defines a diameter that is larger than the first outer diameter, the end portion having a second aperture with a second inner diameter that tapers toward a third inner diameter where the second aperture joins the first aperture, where the second inner diameter is greater than both the third inner diameter and the first inner diameter and wherein the capillary is formed in a unitary manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.