Patent ID: 11858276
Assignee: ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A printer, comprising:
a block that at least partially defines a reservoir for a print material;
a first electrode positioned within the reservoir;
a second electrode physically spaced from the first electrode by a gap; and
an instrument for measuring an electrical resistance between the first electrode and the second electrode when the print material is positioned within the reservoir, wherein the first electrode defines at least a portion of a hollow center of an electrode subassembly;
a printer component positioned within the reservoir, wherein the printer component comprises an interior sidewall that defines, at least in part, an inner vessel; an exterior sidewall opposite the interior sidewall; a first surface intersecting the interior sidewall and the exterior sidewall; a second surface opposite the first surface and intersecting the interior sidewall and the exterior sidewall; and a flow path configured for a flow of a print fluid from the inner vessel to an exterior of the printer component, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are positioned exterior to the inner vessel defined by the printer component.