Patent ID: 7762480

Claim:
A method of forming outlet vents at an output end of a dispense tip comprising: forming an outer face at an output end of the dispense tip having a neck extending in a longitudinal direction, the neck having a longitudinal opening extending in the longitudinal direction to an outlet at the end of the opening, the outer face being about the outlet of the dispense tip at the output end of the dispense tip, the outlet having a circular cross-section relative to the longitudinal direction of extension of the dispense tip, the outlet being positioned substantially at a center of the outer face; positioning the outer face of the dispense tip relative to a direction of travel of a grinding surface; applying the outer face to the grinding surface to form a plurality of outlet grooves in the outer face in communication with, and extending radially from, the outlet, the outlet grooves comprising outlet vents of the dispense tip, the outlet grooves having longitudinal axes, wherein the outlet grooves are substantially ground along their longitudinal axes such that any tooling marks resulting therefrom are substantially aligned with the longitudinal axes, wherein the longitudinal axes of the outlet grooves intersect at a center of the outlet, and wherein a material flow path is formed from the longitudinal opening along the longitudinal direction of extension, through the outlet, and through the outlet grooves in a direction along the longitudinal axes of the grooves.