Patent ID: 8932677
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B05D,B41J,B41M

Abstract:
1. A method of dispensing liquid comprising: providing a downwardly inclined slide surface; providing a carrier liquid dispensing channel including an outlet opening on the downwardly inclined slide surface; providing a source of carrier liquid in fluid communication with the carrier liquid dispensing channel; pressurizing the source of carrier liquid to cause the carrier liquid to flow continuously through the carrier liquid dispensing channel, through the outlet opening of the carrier liquid dispensing channel and down the downwardly inclined slide surface; providing a liquid dispenser array structure comprising: providing a functional liquid to the plurality of functional liquid dispensers through the functional liquid supply channels using one of more of the corresponding sources of functional liquid; selectively actuating one or more of the drop formation devices to form sequences of one or more discrete drops of the functional liquid in the carrier liquid flowing down the downwardly inclined slide surface, the functional liquid being immiscible in the carrier liquid.