EP0622198A3 - Method for reducing spray in thermal ink jet pens firing polymer-containing inks. - Google Patents

Method for reducing spray in thermal ink jet pens firing polymer-containing inks. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0622198A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ink jet; thermal ink; containing inks; reducing spray; jet pens
Prior art date: 1993-04-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP94302813A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0622198A2 (en

EP0622198B1 (en

Inventor

Clayton L Holstun

Kenneth J Courian

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

HP Inc

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Hewlett Packard Co

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1993-04-29

Filing date

1994-04-20

Publication date

1995-02-08

1994-04-20 Application filed by Hewlett Packard Co filed Critical Hewlett Packard Co

1994-11-02 Publication of EP0622198A2 publication Critical patent/EP0622198A2/en

1995-02-08 Publication of EP0622198A3 publication Critical patent/EP0622198A3/en

1997-02-19 Application granted granted Critical

1997-02-19 Publication of EP0622198B1 publication Critical patent/EP0622198B1/en

2014-04-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
- B41J2/14032—Structure of the pressure chamber
- B41J2/1404—Geometrical characteristics
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2002/14387—Front shooter

EP19940302813 1993-04-29 1994-04-20 Thermal ink-jet pen Expired - Lifetime EP0622198B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US5546693A	1993-04-29	1993-04-29
US55466		2002-01-22

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0622198A2 EP0622198A2 (en)	1994-11-02
EP0622198A3 true EP0622198A3 (en)	1995-02-08
EP0622198B1 EP0622198B1 (en)	1997-02-19

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19940302813 Expired - Lifetime EP0622198B1 (en)	1993-04-29	1994-04-20	Thermal ink-jet pen

Country Status (4)

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EP (1)	EP0622198B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH071735A (en)
DE (1)	DE69401759T2 (en)
HK (1)	HK92297A (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US6527369B1 (en)	1995-10-25	2003-03-04	Hewlett-Packard Company	Asymmetric printhead orifice
US6145963A (en) *	1997-08-29	2000-11-14	Hewlett-Packard Company	Reduced size printhead for an inkjet printer
IT201600083000A1 (en) *	2016-08-05	2018-02-05	St Microelectronics Srl	MICROFLUID DEVICE FOR THE THERMAL SPRAYING OF A LIQUID CONTAINING PIGMENTS AND / OR AROMAS WITH AN AGGREGATION OR DEPOSIT TREND

Citations (5)

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US4794411A (en) *	1987-10-19	1988-12-27	Hewlett-Packard Company	Thermal ink-jet head structure with orifice offset from resistor
EP0303350A1 (en) *	1987-08-10	1989-02-15	Hewlett-Packard Company	Offset nozzle droplet formation
JPH02276648A (en) *	1989-04-18	1990-11-13	Ricoh Co Ltd	Liquid jet recording head
US4980703A (en) *	1987-04-30	1990-12-25	Nec Corporation	Print head for ink-jet printing apparatus
EP0464733A2 (en) *	1990-07-02	1992-01-08	Xerox Corporation	Thermal ink jet printhead with location control of bubble collapse

1994
- 1994-04-19 JP JP6104787A patent/JPH071735A/en active Pending
- 1994-04-20 EP EP19940302813 patent/EP0622198B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-04-20 DE DE1994601759 patent/DE69401759T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1997
- 1997-06-26 HK HK92297A patent/HK92297A/en not_active IP Right Cessation

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4980703A (en) *	1987-04-30	1990-12-25	Nec Corporation	Print head for ink-jet printing apparatus
EP0303350A1 (en) *	1987-08-10	1989-02-15	Hewlett-Packard Company	Offset nozzle droplet formation
US4794411A (en) *	1987-10-19	1988-12-27	Hewlett-Packard Company	Thermal ink-jet head structure with orifice offset from resistor
JPH02276648A (en) *	1989-04-18	1990-11-13	Ricoh Co Ltd	Liquid jet recording head
EP0464733A2 (en) *	1990-07-02	1992-01-08	Xerox Corporation	Thermal ink jet printhead with location control of bubble collapse

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 15, no. 39 (M - 1075)<4567> 30 January 1991 (1991-01-30) *

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DE69401759D1 (en)	1997-03-27
EP0622198A2 (en)	1994-11-02
JPH071735A (en)	1995-01-06
EP0622198B1 (en)	1997-02-19
DE69401759T2 (en)	1997-10-09
HK92297A (en)	1997-08-01

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