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US 6,932,502 B2Granted
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.
Claims14
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.
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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.
3 more elements
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.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.