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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8439484 | Pneumatic dispenser A pneumatic dispenser (1) according to the present invention includes: a first plate (10) including a liquid supply unit (11), a first chamber (C1) connected to the liquid supply unit (11), and a liquid discharge unit (12) c... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8434855 | Fluid ejector including MEMS composite transducer A fluid ejector includes a substrate, a MEMS transducing member, a compliant membrane, walls, and a nozzle. First portions of the substrate define an outer boundary of a cavity. Second portions of the substrate define a fluidic feed. A first portion of the MEMS tran... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8419168 | Liquid ejection head and manufacturing method therefor Provided is a liquid ejection head including a substrate including a liquid supply port and an energy generating element, in which the liquid supply port has at least one groove shape formed in a wall surface thereof, the at least one groove shape extending from a r... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8398210 | Continuous ejection system including compliant membrane transducer A continuous liquid ejection system includes a substrate defining a liquid chamber. An orifice plate, affixed to the substrate, includes a MEMS transducing member. The MEMS transducing member includes a first portion anchored to the substrate and a second portion ex... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8393714 | Printhead with fluid flow control A printhead is provided having a plurality of ejection nozzles defined on a substrate, each nozzle having a fluid chamber and ejection port, a plurality of supply channels defined through the substrate, a plurality of feed channels connecting the supply channels to ... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393713 | Ink jet printing systems and methods with pre-fill and dimple design Systems and methods of ejecting ink drops from an inkjet printer are disclosed. The systems and methods can include a printhead with one or more actuators with associated nozzles and membranes. A voltage waveform can be applied to the actuators to fill the actuators... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8388109 | Printhead with controller for generating combined print data and clock signal An inkjet printhead that has a support member, and a plurality of printhead IC's mounted adjacent each other on the support member. Each of the printhead IC's has an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto a media substrate, and drive circuitry fo... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8388108 | Liquid droplet spraying apparatus and method The liquid droplet spraying apparatus includes a chamber containing a fluid; a nozzle body having a nozzle for spraying the fluid in the chamber to one side of a material to be printed; an electrostatic spray module which is arranged in the vicinity of the chamber o... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8388110 | Nozzle arrangement including active and static ink ejecting members defining variable-volume chamber A nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead includes an ink inlet; a static ink ejecting member bounding the ink inlet; an active ink ejecting member having a roof defining an ink ejection port and sidewalls depending from the roof, the active ink ejecting member a... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8382251 | Nozzle arrangement for printhead A nozzle arrangement for a printhead is provided which has a chamber defined on a substrate configured to hold fluid, an ejection port defined in the chamber, and an actuator for moving the ejection port relative to the substrate to eject the held fluid therethrough... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8366243 | Printhead integrated circuit with actuators proximate exterior surface An inkjet printhead that has an array of droplet ejectors supported on a printhead integrated circuit (IC). Each of the droplet ejectors has a nozzle aperture and an actuator for ejecting a droplet of ink through the nozzle aperture. The actuator in each of the drop... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8366244 | Printhead cartridge cradle having control circuitry A printhead cartridge cradle is provided having a frame, a printed circuit board pivotally supported by the frame, a cover pivotally supported by the frame to pivot between a closed position at which a printhead cartridge is secured within the frame and the printed ... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8348391 | Valve and actuator employing capillary electrowetting phenomenon A valve 25 includes: a passage 33 having a first passage 31 which communicates an atmosphere-communicating passage 24 and outside of a cartridge body 10, and a second passage 32 which branches from the first passage; an elec... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8348390 | Enhancing superoleophobicity and reducing adhesion through multi-scale roughness by ALD/CVD technique in inkjet application Various embodiments provide a device having a multi-scale superoleophobic surface and methods for forming and using the device, wherein a particulate composite layer including metal-containing particulates is formed on a textured micron-/sub-micron surface of a semi... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8336995 | Dispensing liquid using curved outlet opening dispenser A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel, a liquid dispensing channel, and a liquid return channel. The liquid dispensing channel includes a wall. The wall includes a surface. A portion of the wall defines an outlet opening that includes an upstream edge ... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8328335 | Liquid dispenser including sloped outlet opening wall A liquid dispenser is provided that includes a liquid supply channel, a liquid dispensing channel, and a liquid return channel. The liquid dispensing channel includes a wall. The wall includes a surface. A portion of the wall defines an outlet opening that includes ... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8328334 | Dispensing liquid using dispenser including secondary manifold Each liquid dispensing element of an array includes liquid supply, dispensing, and return channels positioned on a substrate. The liquid dispensing channel, in communication with the supply and return channels, includes an outlet opening and is associated with a div... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8322824 | Method and apparatus for printing fluid on a substrate A method and apparatus for printing fluid on a substrate is provided. The method includes providing drops of the fluid on the substrate and spreading the drops of fluid to increase the surface area covered by those drops. The apparatus includes a printer having a pr... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8322825 | Dispenser including overlapping outlet and return port A liquid dispenser includes liquid supply, dispensing, and return channels. A portion of a first wall of the liquid dispensing channel defines an outlet opening. A second wall of the liquid dispensing channel, opposite the first wall, extends along portions of the l... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8308275 | Dispenser including array of liquid dispensing elements A liquid dispenser includes an array of liquid dispensing elements positioned on a substrate. Each liquid dispensing element includes a liquid dispensing channel positioned on the substrate. The liquid dispensing channel includes an outlet opening positioned on a wa... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8297740 | Head chip usable with inkjet image forming apparatus and manufacturing method of the same A head chip for an inkjet image forming apparatus. The head chip can include a heater formed on a substrate to generate heat, a chamber layer formed on the heater and provided with an ink chamber that receives inks, a nozzle layer formed on the chamber layer and pro... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8287097 | Inkjet printer utilizing low energy titanium nitride heater elements An inkjet printer includes an array of nozzles extending substantially a width of a print media fed through the inkjet printer; and a plurality of heater elements each corresponding to a nozzle, each heater element being formed substantially of titanium nitride and ... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8287096 | Printhead nozzles having low mass heater elements Provided is a printhead having a plurality of nozzles formed on a wafer substrate. Each nozzle has a fluid chamber for holding printing fluid, the fluid chamber having an ejection port, a fluid inlet defined in the wafer substrate for supplying the fluid chamber wit... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8282195 | Liquid ejecting apparatus, recording apparatus, and field generating unit There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid from an aperture of a nozzle plate toward a recording material while reciprocating over the recording material and a platen that supports the recording material from a ... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8240817 | Bonded housing and fluid ejector A method of forming a fluid ejector includes positioning a fluid ejection module such that it is adjacent to a mounting frame, applying heat to a thermohardening glue that is between the fluid ejection module and the mounting frame, and curing the glue to secure the... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8235505 | Flow through drop dispenser including porous member A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel, a liquid dispensing channel that includes an outlet opening, and a liquid return channel that includes a porous member located therein. A liquid supply provides liquid under pressure from the liquid supply channel... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8197031 | Fluid dispensing subassembly with polymer layer A fluid dispensing subassembly has a diaphragm arranged to be operated on by a transducer, a body pressure chamber arranged to be operated on by the diaphragm, and an adhesive attachment layer arranged between the diaphragm and the body pressure chamber. A fluid dis... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8191994 | Liquid ejection head utilizing deflection members Provided is a continuous-type charge deflection liquid ejection head that is suitable for higher-density and multiple nozzles. This liquid ejection head includes: an orifice plate having a plurality of nozzles arranged in a two-dimensional manner; a charging electro... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8172367 | Liquid-ejecting method and liquid-ejecting apparatus In a liquid-ejecting method for ejecting liquid contained in a liquid chamber from a nozzle as a liquid droplet group, the ejection amount of each liquid droplet of the continuously ejected liquid-droplet group can be stabilized corresponding to a wide frequency ban... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8136925 | Electrostatic actuator, liquid droplet discharging head, methods for manufacturing them, and liquid droplet discharging apparatus To allow formation of an insulation film to be applied even to a glass substrate without depending on a substrate material so as to improve pressure generated by an electrostatic actuator, as well as to achieve improvement in driving stability and driving durability... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132894 | Method and inkjet printing apparatus ejecting ink in deflected fashion A method and an inkjet printing apparatus for ejecting ink in a deflected manner are provided. The inkjet printing apparatus includes an inkjet printhead having a passage plate, an electrostatic-force-application unit, and a heating unit. The passage plate includes ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123335 | Liquid droplet ejecting head and liquid droplet ejecting apparatus A liquid droplet ejecting head of an aspect of the invention includes: a nozzle ejecting a liquid-droplet; a liquid flow path member in which a liquid is supplied toward the nozzle; a back-pressure generating unit applying back-pressure to the liquid in a liquid-flo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123336 | Printhead micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangement with motion-transmitting structure A micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangement for a printhead integrated circuit the nozzle arrangement includes a nozzle chamber bounded by a distal sidewall and a proximal sidewall, and capped by a roof defining an ink ejection port; a paddle located in the nozzle ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113627 | Micro-fluidic actuator for inkjet printers An inkjet printing device includes an ink reservoir containing ink and having an outlet through which the ink passes for ejection onto a print medium; a micro-fluidic actuator having at least (i) an inlet channel through which fluid enters; (ii) a chamber through wh... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113629 | Inkjet printhead integrated circuit incorporating fulcrum assisted ink ejection actuator An inkjet printhead integrated circuit includes a substrate; a drive circuitry layer positioned on the substrate, the substrate and the drive circuitry layer defining a plurality of ink inlet channels; nozzle chamber walls positioned on the substrate, the nozzle cha... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113628 | Inkjet printers having micro-fluidic actuators A printer includes (a) an ink reservoir containing ink and having an outlet through which the ink passes for ejection onto a print medium; (b) a micro-fluidic actuator having (i) an inlet channel through which fluid enters; (ii) a chamber through which the fluid is ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109611 | Translation to rotation conversion in an inkjet printhead An inkjet printhead with a plurality of nozzle arrangements that each have a nozzle chamber and an ink ejection port that is in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber. The nozzle arrangements also have an actuator configured for rectilinear movement, and an ink... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096642 | Inkjet nozzle with paddle layer arranged between first and second wafers An inkjet nozzle includes a first wafer having active drive circuitry together with an ink jet print nozzle formed therein; a second wafer having an ink channel formed therein; and a paddle layer sandwiched between the first and second wafers in a chamber complement... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091986 | Nozzle arrangement including active and static ink ejecting members defining variable-volume chamber A nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead includes an ink inlet; a static ink ejecting member bounding the ink inlet; an active ink ejecting member having a roof defining an ink ejection port and sidewalls depending from the roof towards the substrate, the active... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087754 | Electrostatic actuator, droplet discharge head, method for driving droplet discharge head, and method for manufacturing electrostatic actuator To provide an electrostatic actuator capable of attaining a large diaphragm displacement by low voltage drive. Furthermore, a droplet discharge head provided with this electrostatic actuator, a method for driving a droplet discharge head, and a method for manufactur... | 01/03/2012 |
