Patent ID: 6463656
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a fluid, gas and/or vacuum flow system, said system having a laminate gasket manifold containing a plurality of bi-directional fluid-flow channels therein, the method comprising the steps of:applying a photoimagable polyimide dry film resist to one or more stiffening elements in order to form laminate sub-layers; patterning said resist to form a plurality of openings therein; selectively etching said laminate sub-layers to form alignment apertures therein; stacking the resist-coated sub-layers such that the alignment apertures therein are aligned to each other, respectively, to form bi-directional fluid-flow channels; and applying heat and pressure to the stack, whereby the laminate sub-layers are bonded together to form a laminate gasket manifold.