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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322686 | Thermal ink jet with chemical vapor deposited nozzle plate There is disclosed an ink jet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles and one or more heater elements (10) corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element (10) is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid (11) in the printhead to a t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313945 | Cantilevers for sensing fluid properties A system for sensing a property of a fluid comprises a fluid channel operable to receive the fluid therein, a flexible arm having a free end positioned within at least a portion of the fluid channel, a fluid actuator disposed sufficiently close to the flexible arm s... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311384 | Ink jet head, control method therefor, and ink jet recording apparatus The present invention provides a control method for controlling an ink jet head. The inkjet head includes an ejection port substrate having ejection ports for ejection of the droplets, ejection electrodes respectively being located in a position corresponding to eac... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311374 | Liquid discharge cartridge and liquid discharge apparatus A head cartridge has a print head which discharges ink, and an ink tank which contains ink which is supplied to the print head. A sensor which detects residual ink amount in the ink tank is provided in the ink tank. The print head includes a detection circuit which ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312440 | Integrated micro fuel processor and flow delivery infrastructure Apparatus for transporting a fluid, atomizers, reactors, integrated fuel processing apparatus, combinations thereof, methods of atomizing reactants, methods of moving fluids, methods of reverse-flow in a reactor, and combinations thereof, are provided. One exemplary... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309630 | Method for forming patterned media for a high density data storage device Systems in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media, the media including a substrate and a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, one or more of the cells being electrically isolated from the other of the cells by a m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306326 | Thermal ink jet printhead with low heater mass There is disclosed an ink jet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles and one or more heater elements (10) corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element (10) is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid in the printhead to a temperature a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305764 | Method of manufacturing an ink-jet recording head An ink-jet recording head has a plate-shaped member including a first layer with a partition wall formed by a first etching process and defining a pressure chamber, an ink inlet passage and a common ink storage chamber, a second layer with a land formed by a second ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303262 | Ink jet printhead chip with predetermined micro-electromechanical systems height An inkjet printhead chip includes a wafer substrate (12). A CMOS drive circuitry layer is positioned on the wafer substrate. A plurality of nozzle arrangements is positioned on the wafer substrate and the CMOS drive circuitry layer. Each nozzle arrangement in... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303263 | Thermal ink jet printhead with high nozzle areal density There is disclosed an inkjet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles (3) and one or more heater elements (10) corresponding to each nozzle (3). Each heater element is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid in the printhead to a temp... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299552 | Methods for creating channels Methods of creating an internal channel of a fluid-ejection device are provided. One method includes encapsulating a channel core in an element of the fluid-ejection device that corresponds to the internal channel and dissolving at least a portion of the channel cor... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300139 | Ink jet recording apparatus using charged fine particle-containing ink The ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink jet head that causes an electrostatic force to act on ink containing charged colored particles based on an image signal to eject an ink droplet on a recording medium, an ink supply unit that supplies the ink to the ink... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300596 | Method of manufacturing liquid discharge head The method of manufacturing a recording head has a flow path wall forming step of forming flow path walls on a substrate having energy generating elements formed thereon, an imbedded material depositing step of depositing an imbedded material between the flow path w... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296879 | Liquid ejection head and method of producing the same The liquid ejection head ejects droplets by causing an electrostatic force to act on a solution in which charged particles are dispersed. The head includes a solution guide mounted at a position corresponding to a through-hole on a first surface of an insulating hea... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293856 | Bicuspid valved ink ejection arrangement for inkjet printhead An ink ejection arrangement for an inkjet printhead is provided. The arrangement comprises an ink chamber, a nozzle defined in a first wall of the ink chamber and an ink ejector positioned within an aperture defined in an opposite, second wall of the ink chamber. Th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293855 | Inkjet nozzle with ink supply channel parallel to drop trajectory An inkjet drop ejection apparatus comprising: a chamber with a nozzle; an elongate ink inlet channel for fluid communication with an ink supply; and, an actuator with associated drive circuitry for... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293359 | Method for manufacturing a fluid ejection device A method for manufacturing a fluid ejection device includes providing a sacrificial structure substantially overlying a semiconductor substrate. The structure has a shape configured to define an ink chamber, ink manifold, and a nozzle. The method also includes provi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290863 | Ink jet printhead chip with misdirected drop collection An ink jet printhead chip includes a substrate that defines a plurality of ink inlet channels. Drive circuitry is positioned on the substrate. A plurality of nozzle arrangements is positioned on the substrate. Each nozzle arrangement defines a nozzle chamber in flui... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290868 | Inkjet head with formed external circuit connecting electrodes There are provided driving electrodes (25) on walls (24) separating both sides of individual ink chambers (22) formed in the form of an array of multiple grooves. External circuit connecting electrodes (11) for connecting these driving el... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291214 | Ink, ink set, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge and ink jet recording apparatus An ink to be used in an ink jet recording method of ejecting an ink from a recording head through action of thermal energy can improve the ink ejection stability. An ink to be used in an ink jet recording method of ejecting an ink from a recording head through actio... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290862 | Modular printhead assembly with carrier for maintaining data and power connections A printhead assembly for an inkjet printer includes an elongate carrier. A number of printhead modules are mounted on the carrier. Each printhead module includes an ink delivery assembly and a printhead chip mounted on the ink delivery assembly. Flexible printed cir... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290859 | Micro-electromechanical integrated circuit device and associated register and transistor circuitry A micro-electromechanical integrated circuit includes a substrate. Drive circuitry is positioned on the substrate. A plurality of elongate actuators is fast at one end with the substrate. An opposite end of each elongate actuator is displaceable relative to the subs... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290853 | Inkjet printhead with a two dimensional array of ink ejection nozzle arrangements A printhead is provided for an inkjet printer. The printhead includes a wafer substrate assembly defining a plurality of spaced apart groups of ink inlet channels. Groups of ink ejection nozzle arrangements extend from the wafer substrate assembly and are in fluid c... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287834 | Micro-electromechanical ink ejection device with an elongate actuator A micro-electromechanical ink ejection device for a printer includes a wafer substrate defining an ink inlet channel and incorporating drive circuitry. A nozzle chamber structure is positioned on the wafer substrate and includes a wall that defines a slot extending ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287827 | Printhead incorporating a two dimensional array of ink ejection ports A printhead is provided for an inkjet printer. The printhead includes a wafer substrate assembly defining rows of evenly spaced ink inlet channels. Rows of ink ejection nozzle arrangements extend from the wafer substrate assembly and are in fluid communication with ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287837 | Thermoelastic inkjet actuator with a heat conductive layer A thermoelastic actuator to be arranged in an inkjet printer comprises an active heater layer and at least one passive thermal, conductor layer. A thermal insulator is located between the heater layer and said at least one thermal conductor layer. The at least one t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287839 | Inkjet printhead having bicuspid valved ink ejection arrangement An inkjet printhead is provided comprising ink ejection arrangements of an ink chamber, a nozzle defined in a first wall of the ink chamber and an ink ejector positioned within an aperture defined in an opposite, second wall of the ink chamber. The ink chamber is ar... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287831 | Printhead integrated circuit adapted for adhesive bonding A printhead integrated circuit suitable for bonding to a mounting surface of an ink manifold using an adhesive is provided. The printhead integrated circuit comprises: a plurality of nozzles formed on a front side of the printhead integrated circuit; a plurality of ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284837 | Fluid ejection device with micro-electromechanical fluid ejection actuators A fluid ejection device includes a substrate that defines a plurality of fluid inlets. A drive circuitry layer is positioned on the substrate. Elongate micro-electromechanical actuators are each fast at a first end to the substrate to be connected to the drive circu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284838 | Nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printing device with volumetric ink ejection A nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead, the nozzle arrangement including a substrate that incorporates drive circuitry and defines an ink chamber and an ink supply channel in fluid communication with the ink channel. A cover is fast with the substrate to cover... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284836 | Nozzle arrangement including an actuator A nozzle arrangement 1 for use in an ink jet print head, the nozzle arrangement 1 comprising a substrate, a nozzle chamber 2 positioned at least partially on the substrate, a channel 3, in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber 2 | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284833 | Fluid ejection chip that incorporates wall-mounted actuators A fluid ejection chip includes a substrate. A plurality of nozzle arrangements is positioned on the substrate. Each nozzle arrangement includes a nozzle chamber defining structure which defines a nozzle chamber and which includes a wall in which a fluid ejection por... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284835 | Ink-jet head A flow path unit of an ink-jet head includes a sub-manifold 5a communicating with nozzles and pressure chambers through ink supply ports 13a. The plural ink supply ports 13a are formed in the upper surface of the sub-manifol... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284829 | Inkjet printhead and process for producing the same An inkjet printhead and process for producing the same, having at least an auxiliary actuator being added in the inkjet printhead structure, is able to increase the frequency response thereof and to increase the positioning precision and structure rigidity of the in... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284839 | Inkjet printhead with low power ink vaporizing heaters There is disclosed an ink jet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles and one or more heater elements 10 corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element 10 is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid 11 in the printhead to a tempera... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284834 | Closure member for an ink passage in an ink jet printhead A closure member for each of the plurality of ink passages in an ink jet printhead chip that is the product of an integrated circuit fabrication technique includes a wafer substrate having a front surface and a rear surface. A plurality of ink passages are defined t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283280 | Ink temperature control for multiprinthead printer This invention relates to a printer whereby ink is printed by being discharged as dots from a plurality of nozzles by means of pulses. To ensure high quality printed images it is necessary to ensuring that the size of all dots is consistent. Therefore there is provi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281778 | High frequency droplet ejection device and method In general, in one aspect, the invention features a method for driving a droplet ejection device having an actuator, including applying a multipulse waveform that includes two or more drive pulses to the actuator to cause the droplet ejection device to eject a singl... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281784 | Liquid discharge apparatus and method for discharging liquid The liquid discharge apparatus includes a head having liquid dischargers capable of deflecting the trajectories of discharged droplets in a plurality of directions. At least two of the liquid dischargers neighboring each other are capable of discharging droplets in ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279216 | Identifiable flexible printed circuit board and method of fabricating the same The invention discloses an identifiable flexible printed circuit board (PCB) and a method of fabricating the same. The identifiable flexible PCB includes a flexible substrate, a conductive layer, and a printing ink layer. First, the conductive layer is formed over a... | 10/09/2007 |
