Patent ID: 7964237

Claim:
A method of dispensing a flowable material onto a workpiece comprising: providing a dispensing apparatus comprising an orifice member having first and second surfaces and a bore therethrough between the surfaces, a pressurized chamber adjacent the orifice member first surface for flowable material, and a punch having a face movable through the orifice member bore; providing a flowable material in the chamber; positioning the punch outside the orifice member bore such that the punch face is spaced from the orifice member first surface; flowing a desired amount of flowable material onto the punch face; moving the punch and desired amount of flowable material on the punch face through the orifice member bore until the punch face extends beyond the orifice member second surface; contacting the workpiece with the desired amount of flowable material while still on the punch face; depositing the desired amount of flowable material onto the workpiece; and retracting the punch until the punch face is substantially coplanar with the orifice member second surface.