Patent ID: 7726239

Claim:
A method for depositing a printing material on a substrate, comprising: depositing the printing material onto a stencil defining a first aperture and a different size second aperture adjacent to the substrate; and spreading the printing material across the stencil with a squeegee blade operably defining a non-constant spatial disposition from a surface of the stencil facing the squeegee blade, the non-constant spatial disposition formed by a linear edge of the squeegee blade at a predetermined spatial disposition that is sized in relation to the size of the first aperture and operably aligned with the first aperture and a profile feature of the squeegee blade contiguous with the linear edge at a different predetermined spatial disposition that is sized in relation to the size of the second aperture and operably aligned with the second aperture, so that the amount of the printing material operably delivered to the surface of the stencil facing the squeegee blade varies in direct relation to the non-constant spatial disposition between the squeegee blade and the surface of the stencil facing the squeegee blade.