Patent ID: 6789884
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
A fluid flow system comprising:a laminate gasket manifold containing a plurality of bi-directional fluid-flow channels therein, said laminate gasket manifold further including a bonding material which resists dissolution upon contact with said fluid; a plurality of laminate sub-layers etched to form said channels, each laminate sub-layer including a stiffening element and one or two layers of bonding material, said bonding material applied to one or both sides of said stiffening element forming a lamination on the stiffening elements; a silicon aperture structure forming a top layer over said laminate gasket manifold, apertures in the silicon aperture structure being in fluid communication with respective fluid-flow channels in the manifold; and means for receiving and transmitting fluid for flow through said channels of the laminate gasket manifold and for exiting from the apertures of said silicon aperture structure.