US 12,303,929 B1
Material dispense tips
Jeffrey P. Fugere, Hampton Falls, NH (US)
Assigned to DL Technology, LLC., Haverhill, MA (US)
Filed by DL Technology, LLC, Haverhill, MA (US)
Filed on May 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/669,823.
Application 18/669,823 is a continuation of application No. 18/143,190, filed on May 4, 2023, granted, now 12,017,247.
Application 18/143,190 is a continuation of application No. 17/689,050, filed on Mar. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,648,581, issued on May 16, 2023.
Application 17/689,050 is a continuation of application No. 16/775,666, filed on Jan. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,292,025, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 16/775,666 is a continuation of application No. 15/292,427, filed on Oct. 13, 2016, granted, now 10,583,454, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 15/292,427 is a continuation of application No. 14/217,809, filed on Mar. 18, 2014, granted, now 9,486,830, issued on Nov. 8, 2016.
Application 14/217,809 is a continuation of application No. 12/034,313, filed on Feb. 20, 2008, granted, now 8,707,559, issued on Apr. 29, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/890,744, filed on Feb. 20, 2007.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B05B 1/06 (2006.01); B05B 1/02 (2006.01); B05C 17/005 (2006.01); B21D 26/033 (2011.01); B21G 1/08 (2006.01); B21K 21/08 (2006.01); B21K 21/12 (2006.01); B21K 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC B05C 17/00503 (2013.01) [B05B 1/02 (2013.01); B05B 1/06 (2013.01); B05C 17/00506 (2013.01); B05C 17/00516 (2013.01); B21D 26/033 (2013.01); B21G 1/08 (2013.01); B21K 21/08 (2013.01); B21K 21/12 (2013.01); B21K 21/16 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49432 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49433 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49805 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4998 (2015.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispense tip for low-volume dispensing formed according to a process, comprising:
forming a hole through a length of a neck formed of a body of material;
forming an inlet hole at a distal end of the hole, the inlet hole having a first inner diameter;
forming an outlet hole at a distal end of the inlet hole, the outlet hole having a second inner diameter less than the first inner diameter, a first inner taper transitioning the inlet hole from the first inner diameter to the second inner diameter;
forming an outer taper having a width that decreases along a longitudinal axis of the length of the hole in a direction of a distalmost end of the outlet hole to a distalmost end of the neck; and
reducing a width of an opening at the distalmost end of the outlet hole to a third inner diameter that is less than the second inner diameter, wherein the distalmost end of the neck and the distalmost end of the outlet hole are positioned along a common horizontal plane.