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A gun that fires a missile, powered by gas "discharged by the operator of the toy."

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Inventor: Simon Dodd


Address: Corvallis, OR
No. of patents: 15
Last patent issue date: 08/31/2010

NumberTitleIssue Date
7784914Fluid ejection device
A method of manufacturing a fluid ejection device. A plurality of drive transistors is disposed on a substrate, the drive transistors each comprising contacts. A metal layer is disposed over the contacts. The plurality of drive transistors includes a primitive group...
08/31/2010
7713456Drop generator die processing
Processing a die that has an edge and a substrate upon which a layer of moisture permeable material is disposed. The moisture permeable material extends to the edge of the die. One embodiment comprises interrupting the layer of moisture permeable material to form a ...
05/11/2010
7705477Optical targets
An optical target is provided. In one embodiment, the target is formed on a substrate. The target includes a first layer deposited below a second layer on the substrate. The second layer is deposited below a third layer on the substrate. The first layer has a topogr...
04/27/2010
7521267Thermal inkjet printhead processing with silicon etching
A method of etching the trench portions of a thermal inkjet printhead using a robust mask that precisely defines the area of the substrate surface to be etched and that protects the adjacent drop generator components from damaging exposure to the silicon etchant. Th...
04/21/2009
7278706Fluid ejection device
A fluid ejection device includes a first heater element and a second heater element spaced a first distance from the first heater element. A first drive transistor is associated with the first heater element and a second drive transistor is associated with the secon...
10/09/2007
7247952Optical targets
An optical target is provided. In one embodiment, the target is formed on a substrate. The target includes a first layer deposited below a second layer on the substrate. The second layer is deposited below a third layer on the substrate. The first layer has a topogr...
07/24/2007
7160806Thermal inkjet printhead processing with silicon etching
A method of etching the trench portions of a thermal inkjet printhead using a robust mask that precisely defines the area of the substrate surface to be etched and that protects the adjacent drop generator components from damaging exposure to the silicon etchant. Th...
01/09/2007
7128401Thermal sense resistor for a replaceable printer component
A replaceable printer component (14) includes a thermal sense resistor (14B) having a first resistance. A resistance modifier (510) coupled to the thermal sense resistor modifies the first resistance. ...
10/31/2006
7048355High-performance, high-density ink jet printhead having multiple modes of operation
The present invention includes as one embodiment an inkjet printhead including a plurality of ink drop generators configured to recieve a same color of ink and grouped into four axis groups, each of the four axis groups including a plurality of nozzles arranged alon...
05/23/2006
6974205Printhead employing both slotted and edgefeed fluid delivery to firing resistors
A printhead includes a substrate having a plurality of fluid heating elements and at least one peripheral edge. Fluid channels deliver fluid to the plurality of fluid heating elements. The plurality of fluid channels includes at least one edgefeed fluid channel defi...
12/13/2005
6966622Thermal sense resistor for a replaceable printer component
A replaceable printer component (14) includes a thermal sense resistor (14B) having a first resistance. A resistance modifier (510) coupled to the thermal sense resistor modifies the first resistance. ...
11/22/2005
6885083Drop generator die processing
Processing a die that has an edge and a substrate upon which a layer of moisture permeable material is disposed. The moisture permeable material extends to the edge of the die. One embodiment comprises interrupting the layer of moisture permeable material to form a ...
04/26/2005
6722759Ink jet printhead
An ink jet printhead includes a printhead substrate having a plurality of thin film layers and four side by side columnar arrays of drop generators formed in the printhead substrate and extending along a longitudinal extent. Each columnar array has drop generators t...
04/20/2004
6543883Fluid ejection device with drive circuitry proximate to heating element
A fluid ejection device includes drive circuitry for a heating element, wherein at least part of the drive circuitry is positioned proximate to and within 60 microns of the heating element....
04/08/2003
6422676Compact ink jet printhead
A compact thermal ink jet printhead including a printhead substrate, a plurality of side by side columnar arrays of drop generators formed in the printhead substrate, and drive circuits formed in the printhead substrate for energizing each ink drop genera...
07/23/2002
 
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