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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172363 | Apparatus and methods for full-width wide format inkjet printing Apparatus and methods are provided for wide format inkjet printing using conventional piezoelectric inkjet print heads that each print at a native resolution. A plurality of inkjet print heads are disposed in a print head array to print an image on the substrate at ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157352 | Fluid ejecting with centrally formed inlets and outlets An apparatus for ejecting droplets of a fluid includes a substrate, a first plurality of nozzles formed in a first region of a nozzle face of the substrate, and a second plurality of nozzles formed in a second region of the nozzle face. The second region is separate... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152274 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus that provides an easy installation and separation of a print head thereto and therefrom. The image forming apparatus can include a body, a print head including a nozzle part having a length at least a width as wide as a printable printing ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132892 | Maintainable coplanar front face for silicon die array printhead A full width array printhead is provided having a continuous maintainable printhead surface and method of forming the same. The printhead includes a substrate and an array of die modules mounted thereon with a front face of each die module exposed. A hardened fill m... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132893 | Printhead assembly with molded ink manifold having polymer coating A printhead assembly includes: a molded ink manifold having a plurality of ink outlets defined in a manifold bonding surface; and printhead integrated circuits bonded to the manifold bonding surface. The manifold bonding surface includes a polymer coating, which plu... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8118400 | Ink ejection printhead incorporating a bridged connector arrangement An ink ejection printhead includes an elongate support frame. The support frame supports ink ejection printhead modules. An end plate is mounted to an end of the support frame and defines two guide recesses. A connector arrangement is received in the guide recesses ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113625 | Flexible printhead assembly with resiliently flexible adhesive The present invention relates to a page-width printhead assembly for an inkjet printer. The printhead assembly includes an ink distribution unit. The ink distribution unit includes an ink distribution manifold which defines a plurality of ink inlet passages, and a p... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8091982 | Modular inkjet printhead assembly Provided is a printhead assembly including a printhead module having a plurality of modular printhead tiles with each tile having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle assemblies for operatively printing on a printing medium. The printhead assembly also incl... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083320 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and image forming method Liquid ejecting apparatuses and image formed methods are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a liquid ejecting apparatus is provided including a head unit, a movement mechanism, and a control section. The head unit has along a first direction a plurality of heads,... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079664 | Printer with printhead chip having ink channels reinforced by transverse walls An inkjet printer has a molded ink manifold bonded to a printhead by an adhesive film. The printhead has: (a) a plurality of nozzles formed on a frontside of a substrate, the nozzles being arranged in rows extending longitudinally along the substrate, each nozzle ha... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075093 | Pagewidth printhead assembly having LCP micromolding A pagewidth inkjet printhead assembly includes a printhead integrated circuit; an LCP ink manifold; and a flex PCB wire-bonded to bond pads on the printhead integrated circuit. The flex PCB wraps around the LCP ink manifold. The ink manifold includes an LCP lower mi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066352 | Printhead assembly having removable printhead module and controller A printhead assembly is provided having at least one printhead module of at least two print nozzle integrated circuits and respective electrical connectors, at least one controller configured to process print data and to communicate the processed print data to micro... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057012 | Pagewidth inkjet printer for printing cartridge-fed sheets A pagewidth inkjet printer includes a chassis. A pagewidth inkjet printhead is mounted on the chassis to carry out a printing operation on sheets of media fed through the printer. A cover assembly is mounted on the chassis to accommodate operative location of a prin... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033642 | Ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording head includes a flow passage for a liquid for cooling a recording element substrate. The flow passage is provided inside a support plate that supports the recording element substrate along a recording element array of the recording element subst... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029095 | Pagewidth printhead with ink supply reservoirs integrated into support member Provided is a pagewidth printhead for an inkjet printer. The printhead has a printhead integrated circuit, a molding for supporting the printhead integrated circuit and distributing ink along the printhead integrated circuit, a core element bonded to the molding, an... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020966 | Ink channel extrusion module for pagewidth printhead An extrusion module for delivering ink to an array of printhead modules defining a pagewidth printhead. The modules are substantially coextensive with the extrusion module. The extrusion module includes a plurality of discrete ink channels each for conveying ink; an... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011754 | Wide format pagewidth inkjet printer A print assembly (14) for a wide format pagewidth inkjet printer (10) includes an elongate carrier (187) that is mountable on a support structure (12) of the printer and is positioned an operative distance from a platen (106) of th... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011755 | Molded ink manifold with polymer coating A printhead assembly includes a molded ink manifold, a plurality of printhead integrated circuits, and an adhesive film sandwiched between the ink manifold and the printhead integrated circuits. A manifold bonding surface of the molded ink manifold includes a polyme... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002384 | Printing cartridge mounted with adhesively sealant film A printing cartridge comprises a body configured to removably engage with an inkjet printer; a printhead assembly mounted to the body, the printhead assembly including at least one printhead integrated circuit and an ink distribution support, the at least one printh... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992963 | Modular printhead incorporating printhead modules on a delivery extrusion A modular printhead includes an elongate extrusion defining internal passages for carrying air, ink and fixative. The extrusion further defines repeated patterns of holes along its length with each pattern having holes in fluid communication with respective passages... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988258 | Line-type liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus including the same A line-type liquid ejecting head includes an ejection unit group constituted by a plurality of ejection units each including a plurality of nozzle openings through which droplets of liquid are ejected, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle openings, and a... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984966 | Inkjet printhead with matched number of color channels and printhead modules An inkjet printhead having a plurality of color channels extending longitudinally along a length of the printhead. Each color channel comprises at least one row of nozzles and each nozzle in a same color channel ejects the same colored ink. The printhead has a plura... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984965 | Print head unit with printhead and transport rollers A print head unit has an elongate print head integrated circuit. An ink supply unit defines an elongate print head slot in which the print head integrated circuit is received. Ink supply vias supply ink to the print head slot. Longitudinally extending channels are i... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980661 | Nozzle device incorporating movement sensor A nozzle device for an inkjet printhead includes a substrate assembly defining an ink supply; a chamber-defining layer defining a nozzle chamber in fluid communication with a nozzle opening and the ink supply; an actuating arm coupled to the substrate assembly and t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967412 | Printer having multiple nozzle ics and cappers A printer is provided having an elongate carrier spaced from a platen, ejection nozzle integrated circuits carried by the carrier to define an elongate printing zone between the carrier and platen, controllers carried by the carrier each configured to control a grou... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7950771 | Printhead nozzle arrangement with dual mode thermal actuator A pagewidth inkjet printhead assembly has a plurality of nozzle arrangements. Each nozzle arrangement comprises walls defining an ink chamber having an ink supply channel and an ink ejection port having an ink spreading prevention rim; a thermal actuator mechanism f... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950772 | Printhead assembly having supporting structure of alternating materials A printhead assembly includes a support beam formed of two types of material having different coefficients of thermal expansion, the two materials being repeatedly alternated in segments over the length of the support beam to form the support beam; and a plurality o... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946679 | Print cradle for retaining pagewidth print cartridge A printer cradle is provided having a recess with an inclined face for receiving and removably locating a print cartridge, a retainer for removably retaining the print cartridge within the recess, and resilient members arranged to act against the print cartridge as ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942497 | Ink jet recording head An ink jet recording head (100) comprising edge shooter type head units (20) each having a head chip provided with a nozzle ejection surface, a positioning plate (41) for arranging the head units (20) in parallel to each other, inclined a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938505 | Printhead assembly with ink supply via extrusion A printhead assembly for an inkjet printer, which has a printhead with a plurality of inlets for receiving ink, an extrusion having a plurality of outlets in fluid communication with the plurality of inlets such that the extrusion supplies ink to the printhead, the ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934796 | Wide format printer having high speed printhead A printer is provided having, supported by a support structure, a print assembly and feed mechanism for feeding print media though a printing zone. The print assembly has an elongate carrier mounted to the support structure which mounts printhead integrated circuits... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918533 | Printhead with printhead module locator A printhead is provided for an inkjet printer. The printhead includes an elongate spine defining a channel and first location formations. An elongate ink distribution extrusion is receivable in the channel and defines spaced apart sets of ink supply holes. A printhe... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909434 | Printhead and method of printing A printhead having a plurality of drop generators formed on a substrate. Each drop generator includes a nozzle, and the nozzles are arranged in a dual inline architecture. In one embodiment, a column of nozzles includes a first group of nozzles located at a first ax... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901038 | Printhead assembly incorporating heat aligning printhead modules A printhead assembly for a printer comprises a support member having a silicon core mounted within a metal channel; a plurality of printhead modules mounted on the support member, each printhead module including an integrated circuit manufactured using micro-electro... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896465 | Inkjet printhead with a printer controller for controlling nozzle firing sequence An inkjet printhead includes a number of printhead modules arranged end-to-end to span a width of a page, the printhead modules defining color channels also to span the width of the page. A plurality of inkjet nozzles is arranged on the modules such that rows of the... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891767 | Modular self-capping wide format print assembly A wide format print assembly is provided. The print assembly includes a plurality of printhead modules each having a printhead integrated circuit (IC). Each module has a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangements on a wafer substrate for operatively ej... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891768 | Printhead assembly with an ink supply arrangement having printhead segment carriers A printhead assembly which includes an ink supply arrangement having a profile member defining a semi-open cross-section with peripheral, structured side walls having free, opposing, lengthwise running edges delineating a gap extending along the entire length of the... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891766 | Printhead having combined printhead module types A printhead is provided which has a plurality of types of printheads modules. Each type of module is determined by its geometric shape in plan so that the combination of the determined module types forms the printhead to extend and print across a pagewidth. At least... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7878627 | Printhead assembly having printhead recessed in channel body The present invention relates to a printhead assembly. The printhead assembly comprises an ink supply module for supplying at least one ink. There is also provided a body defining at least one ink channel. In use, the body interfaces with the ink supply module so th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874638 | Printhead assembly with channelled printhead modules The invention provides for a printhead assembly for a pagewidth printer. The assembly includes a substrate channel, an ink hose, a support plate, an extrusion and a cover plate. The substrate channel operatively positions a plurality of printhead modules to form a p... | 01/25/2011 |
