Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Controller
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-24
2005-05-24
Brooke, Michael S. (Department: 2853)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Controller
C347S056000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06896346
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method of operating a liquid drop emitter, such as an ink jet device, for emitting liquid drops of different volumes. The liquid drop emitter comprises a chamber, filled with a liquid, having a nozzle for emitting drops of the liquid, a thermo-mechanical actuator having a moveable portion within the chamber for applying pressure to the liquid at the nozzle, and apparatus adapted to apply heat pulses to the thermo-mechanical actuator. The method for operating comprises applying a first heat pulse having a first power P1, first pulse duration τp1, and first energy E1=P1×τp1, displacing the movable portion of the actuator so that a drop is emitted having a first drop volume Vd1, and traveling substantially at the target velocity v0; and applying a second heat pulse having a second power P2, second pulse duration τp2, and second energy E2=P2×τp2, displacing the movable portion of the actuator so that a drop is emitted having a second drop volume Vd2and traveling substantially at the target velocity v0, wherein Vd2>Vd1, E2>E1, τp2>τp1, and P2<P1. An alternate method for operating causes the emission of drops having different volumes traveling at different velocities wherein all velocities are within a pre-determined drop velocity range, vd minto vd max. Further methods for operating an ink jet printhead cause the emission of drops having different volumes and velocities wherein the triggering of the drop emission is delayed so as to result in synchronized arrival times at a print plane.
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Lebens John A.
Pond Stephen F.
Trauernicht David P.
Brooke Michael S.
Eastman Kodak Company
Zimmerli William R.
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