Patent ID: 7938079
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for depositing a material on a target, said apparatus comprising: a device for aerosolizing the material; a deposition flowhead comprising an input connected to said device and an output, said flowhead forming a combined flow comprising an annular sheath gas surrounding and focusing said aerosolized material and outputting said combined flow through said output; an extended nozzle attached to said output of said deposition flowhead, said extended nozzle comprising an interior passage for transporting said combined flow which is tapered along substantially the entire length of said extended nozzle; and no more than one orifice for narrowing said combined flow sufficiently to form a deposited feature comprising a feature size of less than one millimeter on the target; wherein said extended nozzle is of sufficient length to reduce a diameter of said combined flow to less than a diameter of said orifice beyond said orifice.