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| 8182608 | Deposition system for thin film formation An apparatus for maintaining the alignment or positional relationship between at least two coating modules in an ALD system, the apparatus comprising a plurality of coating modules in a coating section, at least a first bar and a second bar for supporting the coatin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182073 | Flow through dispenser including diverter cooling channel A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel, a liquid dispensing channel including an outlet opening, a liquid return channel, and a liquid cooling channel positioned relative to the liquid dispensing channel. A liquid supply provides liquid under pressure f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182068 | Printhead including dual nozzle structure A printhead includes a first nozzle bore, a liquid chamber, and a second nozzle bore. The liquid chamber is positioned between the first nozzle bore and the second nozzle bore and extends beyond the opening of the first nozzle bore. The first nozzle bore is in liqui... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172364 | Flow through dispenser including improved guide structure A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel, a liquid dispensing channel including an outlet opening, and a liquid return channel. A liquid supply provides liquid under pressure from the liquid supply channel through the liquid dispensing channel to the liqu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167406 | Printhead having reinforced nozzle membrane structure A printhead includes a nozzle membrane, a substrate, and a support structure. The nozzle membrane includes an external surface, a length, and a plurality of nozzles located along the length of the nozzle membrane. The nozzle membrane is affixed to the substrate. The... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164790 | Methods of reducing grain and texture in a printed image Methods of improving image quality by reducing grain and texture in a printed image are provided. According to one embodiment, a method of reducing grain and texture in an image includes the steps of providing a light color toner and a dark color toner, providing an... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8142002 | Rotating coanda catcher A catcher includes a housing and a drop contact structure. The housing defines a liquid removal conduit. The drop contact structure includes a moveable surface that delivers collected liquid drops to the liquid removal conduit of the housing. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137017 | Selectively coupling a device to a carriage A printing apparatus that selectively couples a device to a printer carriage is provided. The printing apparatus includes a printer carriage and an intervening mechanism. The printer carriage is movable back and forth to selectively retrieve the device from and retu... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128196 | Thermal cleaning of individual jetting module nozzles A liquid ejection device includes a jetting module including an array of nozzles; a thermal stimulation device associated with each nozzle of the array of nozzles; and a controller in electrical communication with each thermal stimulation device. The controller is c... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118408 | Flow through dispenser having different cross-sectional areas A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel including an exit having a cross sectional area, a liquid return channel, and a liquid dispensing channel including a cross sectional area and an outlet opening. The outlet opening includes an end that is adjacent ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118405 | Buttable printhead module and pagewide printhead A printhead module includes a substrate, a plurality of drop ejector arrays, and electronic circuitry. The substrate includes a butting edge extending in a first direction along the substrate. The plurality of drop ejector arrays extends substantially parallel to th... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8107125 | Method of generating printing color profiles for color managed reproduction of color prints with transparent layer The invention relates to a method of generating a printing color profile for printing a printing image with a digital color printing machine, in particular a multi-color printing machine, preferably an electrophotographically operating printing machine. A transparen... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104885 | Selector for engagement of printer functions An apparatus and method of driving multiple printer functions using the same motor is provided. The method includes providing a motor; providing a selector pin; providing a cam member assembly including a cam member including a plurality of paths, each path correspo... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104170 | Charge plate fabrication technique A charge plate and a method for fabricating a charge plate for an ink jet printhead includes the steps of removing portions of conductive material from a dimensionally stable substrate with a coating of conductive material to form at least a first and second electro... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8091992 | Deflection device including gas flow restriction device A continuous inkjet printhead includes a jetting module including a nozzle operable to eject a continuous stream of fluid through the nozzle, a stimulation device operable to break the stream of fluid into first and second droplets having first and second volumes, w... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091991 | Continuous printhead gas flow duct including drain In an inkjet printhead using a gas flow, typically air, to deflect select drop into catch, gas flow (air) ducts are employed to direct the air across the drop trajectories. Improved air ducts include liquid flow channels in a wall of the air duct are provided to all... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091990 | Continuous printhead contoured gas flow device A continuous liquid printing system gas flow device includes a gas flow duct structure including a first wall and a second wall. The first wall and the second wall are positioned spaced apart and opposite each other to form an opening. The first wall is contoured su... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091983 | Jet directionality control using printhead nozzle A method of printing and an apparatus for controlling the directionality of liquid emitted from nozzles of a printhead are provided. Example embodiments of the apparatus include directionality control of liquid jets or liquid drops using a liquid jet directionality ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087740 | Continuous ink jet apparatus and method using a plurality of break-off times A method of operating a continuous liquid drop emission apparatus includes providing a liquid drop emitter that emits a plurality of continuous streams of liquid through a plurality of nozzles. A jet stimulation apparatus transfers energy to the liquid sufficient to... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083332 | Dual seating quick connect valve A valve includes a stem, a cap, and a deformable lip. The stem includes a first sealing portion and has a longitudinal axis. The cap is connected to the stem and includes a passageway. The deformable lip extends from a periphery of the cap and includes a second seal... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8035657 | Camera and method for creating annotated images The invention relates to a method of annotation of images captured by a digital camera equipped with a previewing means, comprising: the supply with the camera of an operating mode enabling a user to select one image (12) to... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033647 | Liquid drop dispenser with movable deflector A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel and a liquid ejector channel that includes an outlet opening. A liquid supply provides a flow of a pressurized liquid through the liquid ejector channel from the liquid supply channel. The pressurized liquid has a ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033646 | Liquid drop dispenser with movable deflector A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel and a liquid ejector channel that includes an outlet opening. A liquid supply provides a flow of a pressurized liquid through the liquid ejector channel from the liquid supply channel. The pressurized liquid has a ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033628 | Signal processing of indicia for media identification A method of identifying a type of recording medium includes moving the recording medium relative to a sensor at a substantially uniform speed; processing a signal from the sensor to provide digitized data of the signal; identifying a plurality of peaks in the digiti... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029105 | Ambient plasma treatment of printer components A method of treating a printer component, a printhead, and a printer are provided. The method includes providing an electrode proximate to the printer component to be treated; introducing a plasma treatment gas in an area proximate to the printer component to be tre... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029093 | Overprint trough for an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a reference surface that is partitioned into an array of chambers; an image forming head for forming an image on a media; and a source of negative pressure. The array of chambers is in fluid communication with the source of negati... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8011764 | Device including moveable portion for controlling fluid A device and a method of controlling fluid flow are provided. The method includes providing a moving fluid including a fluid flow characteristic; providing a fluid control device including a fluid control surface, a portion of the fluid control surface being moveabl... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007082 | Device for controlling fluid velocity A device and a method of controlling fluid flow are provided. The method includes providing a moving fluid including a fluid flow velocity characteristic; providing a fluid control device including a fluid control surface, the fluid control surface including a patte... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997709 | Drop on demand print head with fluid stagnation point at nozzle opening A drop on demand ink jet print head has a chamber with a plurality of liquid passages into and out of said chamber, such that liquid is continuously moved into the chamber to a stagnation point adjacent to the nozzle opening, whereat the fluid comes substantially to... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992975 | Non-conductive fluid droplet forming apparatus and method A method and apparatus for forming fluid droplets includes a nozzle channel, a pressurized source of a non-conductive fluid in fluid communication with the nozzle channel, and a stimulation electrode. The pressurized source is operable to form a jet of the non-condu... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988255 | Full function maintenance station An apparatus and method of operating a maintenance station in a printer are provided. The method includes providing a feed roller shaft including an end, the feed roller shaft being connected to a motor; providing a maintenance station disposed near the end of the f... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988250 | Continuous printing using temperature lowering pulses A printer includes a printhead and a source of liquid. The printhead includes a nozzle bore. The liquid is under pressure sufficient to eject a column of the liquid through the nozzle bore. The liquid has a temperature. A thermal modulator is associated with the noz... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985684 | Actuating transistor including reduced channel length A method of actuating a semiconductor device includes providing a transistor. The transistor includes a substrate. A first electrically conductive material layer, having a thickness, is positioned on the substrate. A second electrically conductive material layer is ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7985031 | Guide rail for carriage printer A printer includes a carriage and a channel for guiding the carriage along a path. The carriage includes a protrusion extending from the carriage. The channel includes a first wall and a second wall. The first and second walls are opposed to each other. The protrusi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7967423 | Pressure modulation cleaning of jetting module nozzles A continuous inkjet printhead includes a jetting module, a fluid system, and a controller. The jetting module includes an array of nozzles. The fluid system includes a liquid source and a pressure control device. The liquid source includes a liquid and is connected ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966743 | Micro-structured drying for inkjet printers A dryer operable in close proximity to and in series with an inkjet printhead comprises a heat source and an air bearing structure on one side of the predetermined path and having a pressurized air inlet and an air outlet adjacent to the drying position of the recei... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7959278 | Method and apparatus for ink jet printing on patterned substrate Method and apparatus for printing an image-wise ink pattern on a receiver. A primary imaging member includes a series of substantially equal-sized cells located over the substrate surface thereof. The primary imaging member has an electrically conductive layer. An i... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7946692 | Device for merging fluid drops or jets A device and method of controlling fluid flow are provided. The method includes providing a moving fluid including a fluid flow characteristic; providing a fluid control device including a fluid control surface, the fluid control surface including a pattern; causing... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946691 | Deflection device including expansion and contraction regions A method of printing and a printhead are provided. The printhead includes a nozzle array having a width; a gas flow source; and a gas flow duct in fluid communication with the gas flow source. The gas flow duct includes an expansion region and a compression region. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946683 | Printing system particle removal device and method A printing system includes a liquid source including a liquid with the liquid including particles. An acoustic transducer is associated with the liquid source. A controller is operably associated with the acoustic transducer and is configured to actuate the acoustic... | 05/24/2011 |
