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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7128845 | Protection of nozzle structures in an ink jet printhead A printhead for an ink jet printer with an array 14 of ink ejection nozzles 22 formed from MEMS techniques. To protect the delicate nozzle structures, a nozzle guard 80 covers the exterior surface of the array 14. A corresponding array of... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128404 | Droplet discharge head and inkjet recording apparatus The droplet discharge head comprises: a nozzle which discharges droplets of a liquid; a pressure chamber which is in communication with the nozzle and is filled with the liquid to be discharged from the nozzle; and a pressure generation device which generates pressu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125105 | Semiconductor device for liquid ejection head, liquid ejection head, and liquid ejection apparatus A semiconductor device constituting a liquid ejection head for ejecting a liquid such as an ink, comprising a segment having a plurality of pairs of recording element and driving element, wherein a first wiring for mutually connecting a first terminal of each drivin... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125106 | Method of assembling a printhead support assembly A method of assembling an inkjet printhead assembly includes the step of mounting printhead segments on each of a number of printhead segment carriers. The printhead segment carriers are secured within slots defined by a hollow elongate member. The step of mounting ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125102 | Micro-electromechanical fluid ejection device with guided actuator movement A micro-electromechanical fluid ejection device includes a substrate that defines a fluid inlet channel and incorporates a wafer and drive circuitry positioned on the wafer. Nozzle chamber walls extend from the substrate and bound the fluid inlet channel to define a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125103 | Fluid ejection device with a through-chip micro-electromechanical actuator A fluid ejection device includes a substrate that defines a plurality of nozzle chambers. A drive circuitry layer is positioned on one side of the substrate and contains drive circuitry. A structural layer is positioned on an opposite side of the substrate and defin... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121649 | Ink-jet head and reservoir unit included in ink-jet head An ink-jet head comprises a passage unit and a reservoir unit. The passage unit includes a common ink chamber that extends in one direction. The reservoir unit is fixed to the passage unit, and includes an ink reservoir that stores ink and that extends in the one di... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121647 | Method of applying an encapsulant material to an ink jet printhead A stencil printed encapsulant material is provided for use in protecting electrical components in thermal ink jet printhead cartridges. A method of applying an encapsulant material to an ink jet print cartridge by stencil printing is also provided. The method includ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118201 | Thermal ink jet printhead with non-buckling heater element There is disclosed an ink jet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles 3 and a bubble forming chamber 7 corresponding to each nozzle respectively. At least one heater element 10 suspended in each bubble forming chamber 7 to heat a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118202 | Thermal ink jet printhead with drive circuitry offset from heater elements There is disclosed an ink jet printhead having a plurality of nozzles 3 and at least one heater element 10 corresponding to each nozzle respectively. Each heater element 10 is operatively controlled by associated drive circuitry 22 and is... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118195 | Inkjet printhead having thermally durable MEM inkjet array An inkjet printhead is provided comprising an array of microelectromechanical ink ejection devices formed on a wafer substrate. Each ink ejection device comprises an ink chamber defined by walls projecting from the wafer substrate to support a roof having an ink eje... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118198 | Thermal ink jet printhead with unintentional boiling prevention There is disclosed an ink jet printhead which has a plurality of nozzles 3 and one or more heater elements 10 corresponding to each nozzle 3. Each heater element 10. is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid 11 in the printhead... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117597 | Method of manufacturing liquid discharge head A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head provided with a liquid flow path communicating with a liquid discharge port on a substrate has a step of forming a first electrically conductive layer on the substrate, a step of forming a molding member into the pat... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118189 | Autopurge printing system A system, including an ink supply system configured to supply ink to a printhead; and an autopurge unit configured to automatically clean the printhead. The autopurge unit includes a solvent supply in fluid communication with a solvent line, a solenoid housing, and ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115423 | Fluidic structures within an array package A package for an addressable array of multiple features carried on a first side of a substrate, and a method of using such package. The package includes a housing which receives the substrate such that the housing and received substrate define a chamber into which t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111926 | Thermal ink jet printhead with rotatable heater element There is disclosed an ink jet printhead that has a plurality of nozzles 3 and a bubble forming chamber 7 corresponding to each nozzle respectively. At least one heater element 10 suspended in each bubble forming chamber 7 to heat a bubble... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111920 | Fluid jet head with driving circuit of a heater set A fluid jet head with driving circuit of a heater set. A first and a second primary transistor are coupled to a first and a second heater. When the first primary transistor is turned on under control of a first control voltage and a first current is generated flowin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111925 | Inkjet printhead integrated circuit An inkjet printhead integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit comprises a plurality of nozzle arrangements, each nozzle arrangement comprising a nozzle chamber and an ink ejection member positioned in the nozzle chamber. The ink ejection member is displ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108354 | Electrostatic actuator with segmented electrode An electrostatic actuator includes a segmented flexible membrane associated with individually addressable electrodes, one for each membrane segment. The electrodes are provided beneath a corresponding one of the membrane segments to define a plurality of actuator ch... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108356 | Thermal ink jet printhead with suspended heater element spaced from chamber walls There is disclosed an ink jet printhead that has a plurality of nozzles 3 and a bubble forming chamber 7 corresponding to each nozzle 3. The bubble forming chamber of each nozzle having at least one side wall 6 and at least one heater ele... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104633 | Monolithic ink-jet printhead and method of manufacturing the same An ink-jet printhead includes a substrate, a doughnut-shaped heater formed on the top surface of the substrate, an ink chamber barrier disposed on the substrate to enclose the heater, an ink chamber defined by the substrate and the ink chamber barrier, and an ink pa... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105456 | Methods for controlling feature dimensions in crystalline substrates A method of forming a slot in a substrate comprises growing an oxide layer on a first side of a substrate, patterning and etching the oxide layer to form an opening, forming a material overlying the opening and the oxide layer, removing substrate material through a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103972 | Method of fabricating a fluid ejection device A fluid ejection device comprising a composite substrate, wherein the composite substrate has two substrates with a patterned etch mask therebetween, and a fluid channel. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104631 | Printhead integrated circuit comprising inkjet nozzles having moveable roof actuators A printhead integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes a substrate, a plurality of inkjet nozzles formed on the substrate and drive circuitry connected to the inkjet nozzles. Each inkjet nozzle includes a nozzle chamber for storing ink to be eje... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104632 | Monolithic ink-jet printhead and method for manufacturing the same A monolithic ink-jet printhead includes a substrate which has an ink chamber to be supplied with ink, a manifold for supplying ink to the ink chamber, and an ink channel for providing communication between the ink chamber and the manifold, a nozzle plate including a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101030 | Formation of novel ink jet filter printhead using transferable photopatterned filter layer Disclosed is a process for forming a channel wafer for a novel ink jet printhead, having an ink particle-filter layer over the ink-inlet surface thereof. The process comprises the steps of applying a thin coating of a heat-curable, photopatternable polymer compositi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101023 | Inkjet printhead having multiple-sectioned nozzle actuators An inkjet printhead having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles arranged on a substrate is provided. Each ink ejection nozzle comprises an ink chamber, an ink ejection port arranged on the ink chamber and a multiple-sectioned actuator arranged to be displaced relativ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101024 | Ink-jet printhead An ink-jet printhead includes an ink chamber to be filled with ink to be ejected, a manifold, which supplies ink to the ink chamber, an ink channel, which provides communication between the ink chamber and the manifold, a nozzle through which ink is ejected from the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101025 | Printhead integrated circuit having heater elements with high surface area There is disclosed an inkjet printhead integrated which comprises drive circuitry, a plurality of nozzles and one or more heater elements corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid in the printhead to a temperatur... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097282 | Printhead assembly incorporating one or more printhead modules A printhead assembly includes an elongate support structure and printhead modules positioned in the support structure, along a length of the support structure. Each printhead module includes an ink feed member that defines a number of ink channels in fluid communica... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097267 | Ink-jet printing method, printing system, ink-jet printing apparatus, print data generating method, program and printer driver Print data is generated for being printed by an ink-jet printing apparatus, which has a first mode for high-speed printing and a second mode for high-quality printing, for performing multiple-pass printing by an ink-jet printhead provided with orifices for dischargi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097283 | Inkjet printhead having non-planar ink ejector An inkjet printhead is provided comprising ink ejection arrangements of an ink chamber, a nozzle and an ink ejector. The ink chamber is arranged in fluid communication with an ink supply channel via an aperture so as to supply ink to the nozzle, with the ink ejector... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093921 | Micro-electromechanical actuating mechanism with built-in test circuit A micro-electromechanical actuating mechanism includes a substrate. Integrated circuitry is positioned on the substrate and includes drive circuitry. An actuator is arranged on the substrate to be electrically connected to the drive circuitry and is reciprocally dis... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093929 | Modular printhead assembly with respective flexible printed circuit boards A printhead assembly for an ink jet printer includes an elongate carrier. An elongate ink supply structure defines at least one longitudinally extending ink passage and at least one set of holes in fluid communication with the at least one ink passage. The ink suppl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093930 | Managing bubbles in a fluid-delivery device Methods and systems for managing bubbles in a micro electro mechanical systems device are described. One exemplary system includes a fluid-feed channel configured to supply fluid to a plurality of ejection chambers, individual ejection chambers comprising a resistor... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093928 | Printer with printhead having moveable ejection port A printer has an inkjet printhead formed on a wafer substrate. Formed in the wafer are a plurality of nozzle chambers for storing ink to be ejected. Each of the nozzle chambers has an outer wall defining an ink ejection port. In use, actuators cause the ink ejection... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090334 | Ink jet record head An ink jet recording head having a nozzle shape capable of promptly curbing meniscus vibrations occurring on refilling and stably performing discharge is provided. In the ink jet recording head, a second discharge port portion has a form in which, with a lower side ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090339 | Liquid discharge head and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head, comprising the steps of forming a film of an inorganic material in the form of a liquid flow path pattern on a substrate having liquid discharge elements formed thereon, forming a liquid flow path member on the film... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090340 | Inkjet recording head and inkjet recording apparatus using the same An inkjet recording head includes: a nozzle plate having nozzles arranged in a row; a plurality of pressure generating chambers communicating to the nozzles, the plurality of pressure generating chambers including a first pressure generating chamber and a second pre... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090337 | Inkjet printhead comprising contractible nozzle chambers An inkjet printhead having a plurality of nozzle assemblies is provided. Each nozzle assembly comprises a nozzle chamber for ink to be ejected. The chamber includes an ink inlet for fluid communication with an ink reservoir and a nozzle through which ink from the ch... | 08/15/2006 |
