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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120081472 | PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH END NOZZLES FIRING AT MULTIPLE DOT POSITIONS A printhead integrated circuit includes one or more nozzle rows extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. The printhead IC has first and second ends for butting engagement with other printhead ICs so as to define a pagewidth printhead. Each nozzle has an associated p... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081474 | PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING COMMON CONDUCTIVE TRACK FUSED TO NOZZLE PLATE An inkjet printhead integrated circuit (IC) includes: a substrate having a drive circuitry layer; a plurality of nozzle assemblies disposed on an upper surface of the substrate and arranged in one or more nozzle rows extending longitudinally along the printhead IC; a no... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081473 | PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PRINTABLE ZONE LONGER THAN NOZZLE ROW A printhead integrated circuit (IC) for a stationary pagewidth printhead, includes nozzle rows extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. A length of a printable zone corresponding to the nozzle row is longer than a length of the nozzle row.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110025784 | Flexible Circuit Seal Various embodiments and methods relating to an adhesive paste layer (34, 134) sandwiched between a flexible circuit (30) and a fluid delivery system (26) to form a seal at least partially about a print head (28) are disclosed.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100194823 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, INK CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A liquid ejection head is disclosed that includes piezoelectric elements constituting driving element rows in which plural driving piezoelectric element columns that generate energy for ejecting liquid droplets from nozzles are arranged side by side; a wiring board arra... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100149275 | PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY WITH COMPENSATION CONTROLLER A printhead integrated circuit assembly includes a substrate having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangements formed thereon, each micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangement including a nozzle chamber defined by a crown portion, a skirt portion, and a w... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20090278890 | PRINT ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, PRINTHEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS This invention is directed to allow efficiently transferring data to each print element (heater) and efficiently laying out circuits in an element substrate including plural heater arrays in which different numbers of heaters are arranged. This substrate includes: a fir... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090267995 | Inkjet Printhead Integrated Circuit Comprising A Multilayered Substrate An inkjet printhead integrated circuit comprising a multilayered substrate having drive circuitry and a plurality of nozzle arrangements. Each nozzle arrangement comprises: a floor having an ink inlet defined therein; a roof spaced apart from the floor; sidewalls extend... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090267994 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS The invention provides an ink jet recording head, in which, for improving heat-dissipating property and electrode terminal connectivity and reducing production cost, second electrode terminals provided on a supporting surface of plural laminated sheets for supporting a ... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090262167 | INKJET RECORDING HEAD SUBSTRATE AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD, INKJET RECORDING HEAD, INKJET RECORDING HEAD CARTRIDGE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS An inkjet recording head substrate having an electrothermal transducer for generating thermal energy used to discharge ink and a drive element for driving the electrothermal transducer mounted thereon includes a first circuit portion for outputting selection signals for... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090160908 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT CHIP, INK JET HEAD EMPLOYING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT CHIP, AND METHOD FOR BONDING ELECTRODES OF SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT CHIP A semiconductor element substrate includes an electrode pad; a semiconductor element; and a connection heater for heating the electrode pad, wherein the connection heater is disposed in a range capable of heating the electrode pad up to a level capable of electrical con... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090153622 | INK EJECTION DEVICE INCLUDING A SILICON CHIP HAVING A HEATER STACK POSITIONED OVER A CORRESPONDING POWER TRANSISTOR A silicon chip has a plurality of inkjetting structures. Each ink jetting structure of the plurality of ink jetting structures includes a heater stack having an electrical heater element. A power transistor is electrically connected to the electrical heater element. A p... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090135229 | ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, PRINTHEAD, AND HEAD CARTRIDGE This invention provides an element substrate having a heater selection circuit normally operable even in the use of voltage conversion circuits, which are arranged along the nozzle arrayed direction, each having a small-area in order to reduce the area of the element su... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090124029 | METHOD OF FABRICATING RESISTOR AND PROXIMATE DRIVE TRANSISTOR FOR A PRINTHEAD A method of fabricating a resistor-drive transistor architecture for a printhead of a printer, by depositing printer communication and drive electronics on the printhead. The drive electronics are positioned within a range of one to sixty microns from correlated resisto... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20080303871 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR AN INKJET PRINTER FOR EJECTING A LOW VOLUME DROPLET A nozzle assembly for an inkjet printhead is disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes an inkjet nozzle having an actuator for ejecting an ink droplet from the inkjet nozzle when a resistive element of the actuator is heated by an electrical current. A drive transistor pr... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080192091 | PRINTHEAD WITH EJECTION ORIFICE IN FLEXIBLE ELEMENT An inkjet printhead that has a substrate with a first layer, a second layer; and a flexible element supported by the second layer. The flexible element has an orifice through which ink is ejected. An actuator deflects the flexible element to force the ink through the or... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080111864 | ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, PRINTHEAD, HEAD CARTRIDGE, AND PRINTING APPARATUS An element substrate includes a plurality of printing elements, a plurality of driving circuits which drive the plurality of printing elements, an input unit which inputs an enable signal to define the driving period of each printing element, a shift register which inpu... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080094452 | Inkjet Print Head An inkjet print head comprising an array of print head heater circuits, each associated with a respective print head nozzle. Each heater circuit comprises a heater arrangement (12) and a drive transistor (10) for driving current through the heater arrangem... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080094453 | Inkjet Print Head An inkjet print head comprises an array of print head heater circuits, each associated with a respective print head nozzle. Each heater circuit comprises a heater arrangement (28) and a drive transistor (16) for driving current through the heater arrangeme... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080094451 | Printhead IC compatible with mutally incompatible print engine controllers A printhead IC for an inkjet printer, the inkjet printer having a PEC for sending print data to the printhead IC in accordance with a predetermined data transmission protocol, the printhead IC comprising: an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto a m... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080079780 | Micro-Fluid Ejection Head with Embedded Chip on Non-Conventional Substrate Micro-fluid ejection heads and methods for fabricating the same. One such micro-fluid ejection head includes a substrate having a plurality of fluid ejection actuator devices adjacent to a device surface thereof A valley is adjacent to the device surface of the substrat... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080001999 | FLUID-EJECTING DEVICE WITH SIMPLIFIED CONNECTIVITY A fluid-ejecting device with simplified connectivity is disclosed herein. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a common lead is provided such that a plurality of electrical contacts on a fluid-ejecting chip are connected to the common lead, which is loca... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070247494 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD A liquid discharge head includes a substrate, discharge units each including one liquid discharge port discharging the liquid, an energy generating element on the surface of the substrate and generating energy to discharge the liquid from the liquid discharge port, one ... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070222822 | INK-JET HEAD An ink-jet head includes a passage unit, a piezoelectric actuator, a first wire member, and a second wire member. The first wire member is connected to the piezoelectric actuator and has a driver IC. The second wire member is connected to the first wire member and has w... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070171258 | Drive power control device, liquid ejection apparatus, and drive power control method A drive power control device according to the present invention includes a transistor, which is input with a driving signal before current amplification into a base thereof, and which amplifies a current of the driving signal to drive an actuator; a switching element, w... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070165077 | Head module, liquid jetting head, liquid jetting apparatus, method of manufacturing head module, and method of manufacturing liquid jetting head A head module includes a head chip provided with an array of heat generating elements, a nozzle sheet provided with nozzles, a barrier layer for forming ink liquid chambers, a module frame adhered to the nozzle sheet to thereby support the nozzle sheet and provided with... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070159511 | Method of manufacturing an ink jet head A manufacturing method that includes the steps of forming an actuator unit, disposing a metallic bond and a thermosetting resin; pressing the land and the terminal; and heating the metallic bond and the thermosetting resin so that the land and the terminal are electrica... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070132812 | Circuitry for printer A printing system includes a print head to deliver ink to an image receptor and at least one ink reservoir to deliver ink to the print head. Driving circuitry provides signals to the print head to control delivery of the ink and a flexible circuit interposed between the... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070097179 | Printhead assembly with end-to-end printhead integrated circuit carriers A printhead assembly includes an elongate support structure. A series of side wall sections extend a length of the support structure and define ink supply channels. Edges of the walls delineate a gap. A plurality of carriers is positioned end-to-end in the gap and is su... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070081037 | Ink jet printhead and its manufacturing process Ink jet printhead comprising one or more ejection module, each with a silicon chip, a plurality of ejector nozzles arranged adjacent to a front of the module, ejection cells for the nozzles and delivery channels for the ink of the cells. The module or modules each inclu... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070070126 | Methods and apparatuses for implementing multi-via heater chips A heater chip for use in a printing device that includes a first heater array with a left side and a right side and a first ink via placed on the left side of the first heater array. The chip also includes a second heater array with a left side and a right side, where a... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070064054 | Polyester flex circuit constructions and fabrication methods for ink-resistant flex circuits used in ink jet printing Flex circuits for use in ink jet printers. In particular, flex circuits for use in ink jet printers that include a polyester material layer supporting a plurality of metal conductors, with the polyester material being a material suitable for use in an ink environment wi... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070064057 | Printhead module for an inkjet printhead assembly incorporating a printhead integrated circuit A printhead module is provided for an inkjet printhead assembly. The printhead module includes a support defining a plurality of internal ink chambers. An elongate ink distributor is mounted to the support. A subassembly includes a micro-electromechanical integrated cir... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070064056 | Printhead module with a micro-electromechanical integrated circuit configured to eject ink A printhead module is provided for an inkjet printhead assembly. The printhead module includes a support. An elongate carrier is mounted to the support. The carrier defines a plurality of transverse ribs and an ink channel located between the ribs. A subassembly include... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070064055 | Printhead with multiple printhead integrated circuits having aligned nozzle rows An inkjet printhead that has a support member for mounting it into a printer body adjacent a media feed path. A plurality of printhead IC's are mounted contiguously adjacent each other along the support member. Each of the printhead IC's has an array of nozzles, the arr... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070058000 | Modular printhead with closely spaced rows in media feed direction An ink jet printhead assembly includes a chassis. A number of printhead modules are mounted on the chassis. Each printhead module includes an ink distribution member that is attached to the ink reservoir. An elongate printhead integrated circuit is arranged on the ink d... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070052758 | Inkjet printhead with ink supply through CMOS layers An inkjet printhead fabricated on a wafer substrate. The wafer has a drop ejection side and a liquid supply side with a plurality of nozzles, drop ejection actuators corresponding to each nozzle respectively and drive circuitry deposited in CMOS layers formed on the dro... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070046729 | Inkjet printhead assembly with an ink distribution molding A printhead assembly includes a printhead which, in turn, includes a molding. The molding defines a recess in which an integrated circuit (IC) configured to eject ink can be received. The molding defines a quartet of separate ink passages each in fluid communication wit... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070024679 | Printer, liquid discharging head, and flexible flat cable of liquid discharging head An ink-jet head includes a head main body including a channel unit in which a pressure chamber is formed, and a piezoelectric actuator having a piezoelectric deformation portion facing the pressure chamber, and an FPC which has a substrate and a plurality of wires, and ... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070024674 | Printing apparatus The ink-jet printer head includes a cavity unit which has a plurality of pressure chambers arranged in a plurality of pressure-chamber rows; an actuator unit which has individual surface electrodes corresponding to the pressure chambers respectively, and land portions c... | 02/01/2007 |
