1. An apparatus comprising:
a fluid ejector unit for ejecting a droplet of fluid;
an integrated circuit; and
a conductive trace electrically coupling the fluid ejector unit and the integrated circuit, a portion of the conductive trace comprising a fuse.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid ejector unit comprises an actuator supported on the substrate, the actuator including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric material between the first electrode and second electrode.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the fuse is formed on the piezoelectric material.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the fluid ejector unit includes a substrate supporting the actuator.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first electrode is nearer to the substrate than the second electrode and the conductive trace is connected to the second electrode.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the fuse is immediately adjacent the second electrode.
7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the fuse is spaced apart from the second electrode and a portion of the conductive trace connects the fuse to the second electrode.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conductive trace, including the fuse, is made of ti-tungsten.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the thickness of the conductive trace, including the fuse, is about 1000 angstroms.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the fuse has a length of about 28 microns and a width of about 5 microns.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fuse comprises a constricted portion of the conductive trace.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a conductive layer laid over the conductive trace, wherein a portion of the conductive layer over the fuse is omitted.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the conductive layer is made of gold or copper.
14. A system comprising:
a printhead, the printhead comprising:
a fluid ejector unit for ejecting a droplet of fluid;
an integrated circuit for driving the droplet ejector; and
an electrode electrically coupling the droplet ejector and the integrated circuit, the electrode comprising a fuse portion; and
a flex circuit for transmitting data to the integrated circuit of the printhead.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A wellbore servicing apparatus, comprising:
an inlet space;
a central space adjacent and in fluid communication with the inlet space along a central axis;
a substantially convex joint connecting the inlet space and the central space;
a dome space adjacent and in fluid communication with the central space along the central axis; and
a plurality of channels adjacent to and in fluid communication with the dome space;
wherein the plurality of channels are radially spaced about the central axis; and
wherein a channel axis of the at least one of the plurality of channels is incident the central axis by less than ninety degrees.
2. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of channels are substantially evenly radially spaced about the central axis.
3. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of channel axes is incident the central axis by substantially the same angle.
4. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of channels are substantially evenly radially spaced about the central axis and wherein each of the plurality of channel axes is incident the central axis by substantially the same angle.
5. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dome space is at least partially defined by a substantially spherical surface.
6. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the central space is at least partially defined by a substantially frusto-conical surface.
7. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the frusto-conical surface has a taper angle of about forty-five degrees.
8. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a substantially concave joint connecting the central space and the dome space.
9. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dome space has a spherical center substantially located on the central axis and between the inlet space and the dome space.
10. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of outlet spaces, each of the plurality of outlet spaces being associated with one of the plurality of channels, and each of the plurality of outlet spaces being adjacent to and in fluid communication with the respective associated channel.
11. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of outlet spaces is at least partially defined by a substantially cylindrical surface.
12. The wellbore servicing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a flow reducer coupled to an outlet space of the plurality of outlet spaces.
13. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
providing a wellbore servicing fluid;
pumping the wellbore servicing fluid to a wellbore services manifold trailer;
transferring at least some of the wellbore servicing fluid from the wellbore services manifold trailer into a central space of a flow connector through an inlet space of the flow connector, wherein a substantially convex joint connects the inlet space and the central space;
transferring at least some of the wellbore servicing fluid from the central space of the flow connector into at least one channel of the flow connector, where the at least one channel has a central axis that is incident a central axis of the inlet space by less than ninety degrees; and
transferring the at least some of the wellbore servicing fluid through a dome space of the flow connector prior to passing the at least some of the wellbore servicing fluid through the at least one channel.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
transferring at least some of the wellbore servicing fluid through a plurality of channels, wherein the central axes of the plurality of channels have substantially the same angle of incidence with the central axis of the inlet space.
15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
transferring at least some of the wellbore servicing fluid from the at least one channel to a wellbore.
16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
transferring at least some of the wellbore servicing fluid from the at least one channel through a reducer; and
transferring at least some of the wellbore servicing fluid from the reducer to a wellbore.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein the wellbore servicing fluid is a particle laden fluid.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the particle laden fluid is configured to erode an object located within a wellbore.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the particle laden fluid is configured to erode a portion of a hydrocarbon formation.
20. The method of claim 13, wherein the dome space is at least partially defined by a substantially spherical surface.