Patent ID: 7427115

Claim:
A fluid ejector ( 100 . 3 ) arranged to eject a fluid drop ( 2 ), the fluid drop ( 2 ) comprising a drop size (2′), the fluid ejector ( 100 . 3 ) comprising a housing ( 7 ), the housing ( 7 ) having a housing exterior ( 8 ), the housing exterior ( 8 ) having a drop size symbol disposed ( 509 ) thereon by any suitable symbol disposing method, the disposing ( 509 ) of the drop size symbol on the housing exterior ( 8 ) thus forming a disposed drop size symbol ( 3 ), the disposed drop size symbol ( 3 ) having a value that is based on comparing ( 505 ) the drop size (2′) to n fixed drop sizes, where n is a positive integer whose value is equal to or greater than 1.