公开(公告)号：US08567911B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-29

申请号：US12763423

申请日：2010-04-20

申请人： Peter J. Nystrom ,  Donald J. Drake

发明人： Peter J. Nystrom ,  Donald J. Drake

IPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16 ,  H01L21/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A print module and a method of forming the same, the print module including a substrate, an ink jet die, and an interposer between the substrate and the ink jet die. The substrate includes an ink channel and an air vent, and the die includes a plurality of ink apertures. The interposer includes etched openings therein of a truncated pyramid shape; the openings of the interposer reconfiguring the ink channel and air vent passages between the substrate and die to allow for greater tolerance in alignment and manufacture of the print head module.

摘要翻译： 打印模块及其形成方法，所述打印模块包括基板，喷墨模头和所述基板与所述喷墨模具之间的插入件。 基板包括油墨通道和通气口，并且模具包括多个油墨孔。 插入器包括其中具有截头棱锥形状的蚀刻开口; 插入器的开口重新配置墨水通道和在基板和模具之间的排气通道，以允许在打印头模块的对准和制造中具有更大的公差。

公开(公告)号：US07980671B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US11447275

申请日：2006-06-06

申请人： Peter J. Nystrom ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Peter M. Gulvin ,  Joseph A. DeGroot ,  Jun Ma ,  Nancy Y. Jia ,  Andrew W. Hays

发明人： Peter J. Nystrom ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Peter M. Gulvin ,  Joseph A. DeGroot ,  Jun Ma ,  Nancy Y. Jia ,  Andrew W. Hays

IPC分类号： B41J2/06

CPC分类号： B41J2/16 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1632 ,  B41J2/1639 ,  B41J2/1642 ,  B41J2002/043 ,  B81B3/001 ,  B81B2201/052 ,  B81B2203/053 ,  H02N1/006

摘要： The present application is directed to electrostatic actuators, and methods of making electrostatic actuators. In one embodiment, an electrostatic actuator of the present application comprises a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is positioned in proximity to the first electrode so as to provide a gap between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode is capable of being deflected toward the second electrode. A dielectric structure comprising a dielectric landing post is positioned in the gap between the first electrode and the second electrode, the dielectric structure extending over a greater surface of the gap than the landing post. The landing post protrudes out into the gap so as to limit the minimum contact spacing between the first electrode and the second electrode.

摘要翻译： 本申请涉及静电致动器以及制造静电致动器的方法。 在一个实施例中，本申请的静电致动器包括第一电极和第二电极。 第二电极位于第一电极附近，以便在第一电极和第二电极之间提供间隙。 第一电极能够朝向第二电极偏转。 包括电介质着陆柱的电介质结构位于第一电极和第二电极之间的间隙中，电介质结构在间隙的更大表面上延伸超过着陆柱。 着陆柱突出到间隙中，以限制第一电极和第二电极之间的最小接触间距。

公开(公告)号：US20070279457A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11447275

申请日：2006-06-06

申请人： Peter J. Nystrom ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Peter M. Gulvin ,  Joseph A. DeGroot ,  Jun Ma ,  Nancy Y. Jia ,  Andrew W. Hays

发明人： Peter J. Nystrom ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Peter M. Gulvin ,  Joseph A. DeGroot ,  Jun Ma ,  Nancy Y. Jia ,  Andrew W. Hays

IPC分类号： B41J2/06

CPC分类号： B41J2/16 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1632 ,  B41J2/1639 ,  B41J2/1642 ,  B41J2002/043 ,  B81B3/001 ,  B81B2201/052 ,  B81B2203/053 ,  H02N1/006

摘要： The present application is directed to electrostatic actuators, and methods of making electrostatic actuators. In one embodiment, an electrostatic actuator of the present application comprises a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is positioned in proximity to the first electrode so as to provide a gap between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode is capable of being deflected toward the second electrode. A dielectric structure comprising a dielectric landing post is positioned in the gap between the first electrode and the second electrode, the dielectric structure extending over a greater surface of the gap than the landing post. The landing post protrudes out into the gap so as to limit the minimum contact spacing between the first electrode and the second electrode.

摘要翻译： 本申请涉及静电致动器以及制造静电致动器的方法。 在一个实施例中，本申请的静电致动器包括第一电极和第二电极。 第二电极位于第一电极附近，以便在第一电极和第二电极之间提供间隙。 第一电极能够朝向第二电极偏转。 包括电介质着陆柱的电介质结构位于第一电极和第二电极之间的间隙中，电介质结构在间隙的更大表面上延伸超过着陆柱。 着陆柱突出到间隙中，以限制第一电极和第二电极之间的最小接触间距。

公开(公告)号：US06698861B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-02

申请号：US10462443

申请日：2003-06-16

申请人： Donald J. Drake

发明人： Donald J. Drake

IPC分类号： B41J2205

CPC分类号： B41J2/2135 ,  B41J2/2128 ,  B41J11/42

摘要： In a technique for obscuring the stitch error perceived the eye of a viewer, a first plurality of drops of fluid are ejected in a first firing sequence at a medium in a first swath from a print head including at least one die having a plurality of nozzles while moving in a first direction relative to the medium. Thereafter, the medium is advanced in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The print head is again moved in the first direction and a second plurality of drops of the fluid are fired at the medium in a second swath adjacent the first swath. A controller randomly modulates the spot size resulting from the drops of the fluid. The stitch error may be a misplacement of the second swath relative to the first swath and the second plurality of drops includes a random variety of drop sizes.

摘要翻译： 在用于遮蔽观察者的眼睛的针迹错误的技术中，第一多个液滴在第一条纹中的介质中以第一条纹的介质从包括至少一个具有多个喷嘴的模具的打印头排出 同时相对于介质沿第一方向移动。 此后，介质沿着基本上垂直于第一方向的第二方向前进。 打印头再次沿第一方向移动，并且第二多个液滴在介质上在与第一条相邻的第二条带中被点燃。 控制器随机调整由流体液滴引起的光斑尺寸。 针迹误差可能是相对于第一条带的第二条带的错位，并且第二多个液滴包括随机的各种液滴尺寸。

公开(公告)号：US06338544B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-15

申请号：US09342535

申请日：1999-06-29

申请人： Donald J. Drake ,  David Mantell ,  Mark Cellura ,  Juan Becerra

发明人： Donald J. Drake ,  David Mantell ,  Mark Cellura ,  Juan Becerra

IPC分类号： B41J2145

CPC分类号： B41J2/04508 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/04586

摘要： An apparatus and method for forming an image with a print head that fires groups of drops of fluid results in a reduction in stitch joint error. The stitch joint error is reduced by changing the firing sequence of the nozzles of adjacent dies of the print head.

摘要翻译： 用打印头形成图像的装置和方法，其引发一组液体流动导致缝合关节错误的减少。 通过改变打印头的相邻模具的喷嘴的喷射顺序来减少缝合接合误差。

公开(公告)号：US6130693A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-10

申请号：US4643

申请日：1998-01-08

申请人： Dale R. Ims ,  Michael P. O'Horo ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Brian S. Hilton

发明人： Dale R. Ims ,  Michael P. O'Horo ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Brian S. Hilton

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16

CPC分类号： B41J2/14145 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2/1604 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1632 ,  B41J2/1635 ,  B41J2/1642 ,  B41J2202/07

摘要： A printhead and method of fabrication thereof provides that the printhead reservoir has substantially the same cross-sectional ink flow area as the total cross-sectional area of the plurality of individual ink channels which interconnect the reservoir with the printhead nozzles. Since the flow area of the reservoir is substantially matched to the total flow area of the channels, the ink capacity of the reservoir is relatively low and the flow rate therethrough during a printing operation is relatively high. The small capacity of reservoir, together with the high ink flow rate therethrough, assures short ink residency time during printing, so that any exsolved air bubbles in the ink are swept away with subsequent ink droplet ejections during a printing operation and thus prevents any air bubbles present from coalescing into larger bubbles which can cause print quality defects.

摘要翻译： 打印头及其制造方法提供了打印头存储器具有与将储存器与打印头喷嘴相互连接的多个单独油墨通道的总横截面积基本上相同的横截面油墨流动面积。 由于储存器的流动面积基本上与通道的总流量面积相匹配，所以储存器的墨水容量相对较低，并且在打印操作期间通过的流量相对较高。 储存器的小容量以及通过其的高油墨流速确保了打印期间的短油墨驻留时间，使得在打印操作期间油墨中随后的墨滴喷射中的任何过量的气泡被扫除，从而防止任何气泡 存在聚结成较大的气泡，这可能导致印刷质量缺陷。

公开(公告)号：US5943076A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-24

申请号：US805098

申请日：1997-02-24

申请人： Cathie J. Burke ,  Michael P. O'Horo ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Alan D. Raisanen

发明人： Cathie J. Burke ,  Michael P. O'Horo ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Alan D. Raisanen

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16

CPC分类号： B41J2/1626 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2/1601 ,  B41J2/1642 ,  B41J2202/03 ,  B41J2202/11

摘要： The nucleation efficiency of a thermal ink jet printhead is improved by forming a heater element with a planar surface. A heater resistor, polysilicon in a preferred embodiment, has an irregular surface which can trap gas or vapors in the cracks or crevices. When the heater resistor is pulsed, the nucleation temperature is reduced by these trapped vapors requiring an increase in electrical input to the resistors, thereby reducing efficiency. The invention recognizes that a heater resistor with a planar surface in contact with an ink layer results in a higher nucleation temperature and increased efficiency. In one embodiment, a phosphosilicate glass (PSG) is flowed directly onto the resistor surface forming a planarization layer. Subsequent deposition of tantalum substantially replicates the underlying topography creating a heater resistor with a smooth surface adjacent the ink.In a second embodiment, a diffusion layer which is conformal is formed on the resistor surface with the PSG layer formed on the oxide layer. The diffusion layer can be a pyrolytic CVD deposited silicon nitride or a thermally grown oxide layer. The PSG layer has a planarized surface to which the tantalum conforms.

摘要翻译： 通过形成具有平坦表面的加热器元件来改善热喷墨打印头的成核效率。 加热电阻器，多晶硅在优选实施例中具有不规则的表面，其可以在裂纹或缝隙中捕获气体或蒸汽。 当加热电阻器被脉冲时，通过这些被捕获的蒸汽减少成核温度，这需要增加对电阻器的电输入，从而降低效率。 本发明认识到，具有与油墨层接触的平坦表面的加热电阻器导致更高的成核温度和更高的效率。 在一个实施例中，磷硅玻璃（PSG）直接流到形成平坦化层的电阻器表面上。 随后的钽的沉积基本上复制了底层的形貌，形成了具有与墨水相邻的光滑表面的加热电阻器。 在第二实施例中，在电阻器表面上形成具有共形的扩散层，其中形成在氧化物层上的PSG层。 扩散层可以是热解CVD沉积的氮化硅或热生长的氧化物层。 PSG层具有钽符合的平坦化表面。

公开(公告)号：US5710582A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-20

申请号：US569034

申请日：1995-12-07

申请人： William G. Hawkins ,  Ivan Rezanka ,  Roger G. Markham ,  Dale R. Ims ,  Donald J. Drake

发明人： William G. Hawkins ,  Ivan Rezanka ,  Roger G. Markham ,  Dale R. Ims ,  Donald J. Drake

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/15 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/525 ,  B41J3/54

CPC分类号： B41J3/543 ,  B41J2/15 ,  B41J2/155

摘要： An ink jet printer is configured in a hybrid architecture wherein a full width printbar is combined with a partial width color scanning assembly to provide the capability of selectively printing in black only or, alternately, of producing color prints by operating the color scan assembly exclusively. The cost of the hybrid system, when compared to a full width color system using four full width printbars, is greatly reduced. Throughput time is reduced by providing the control circuitry for distinguishing between black only and color operation and selectively controlling the printer mode of operation. The hybrid architecture is particularly useful in a LAN system since it provides a mechanism for balancing the relative color versus black page decomposition speed limitations. Also, the hybrid architecture enables a relatively simple implementation of a checkerboarding technique to suppress banding in output prints.

摘要翻译： 喷墨打印机被配置为混合架构，其中全宽度打印条与部分宽度彩色扫描组合组合，以提供选择性地以黑色打印的能力，或者通过专门操作彩色扫描组件来产生彩色打印。 与使用四个全宽度打印棒的全幅彩色系统相比，混合系统的成本大大降低。 通过提供用于区分黑色和彩色操作的控制电路并选择性地控制打印机操作模式来减少吞吐时间。 混合架构在LAN系统中特别有用，因为它提供了用于平衡相对颜色与黑色页面分解速度限制的机制。 此外，混合架构使得能够相对简单地执行棋盘棋技术来抑制输出打印中的条带。

公开(公告)号：US5534901A

公开(公告)日：1996-07-09

申请号：US254793

申请日：1994-06-06

申请人： Donald J. Drake

发明人： Donald J. Drake

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16 ,  B41J2/335

CPC分类号： B41J2/14072 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2202/03 ,  B41J2202/11 ,  B41J2202/13

摘要： An improved ink jet printhead including a channel plate and a heater plate having an improved flatness top bonding surface. The heater plate includes a silicon wafer base, a first insulating layer formed on the wafer base, and at least an intermediate component sublayer formed over the first insulating layer. The heater plate also includes a second insulating layer formed over the at least intermediate component sublayer, and having a top bonding surface for bonding the: heater plate to the channel plate. To substantially improve flatness of the top bonding surface of the second insulating layer, the component sublayer includes active thin film layer patterns in circuit areas of the thin sublayer, and non-active relief compensating patterns in non-circuit areas thereof. The non-active relief-compensating patterns each have a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the active thin film patterns in the circuit areas of the sublayer.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的喷墨打印头，其包括通道板和具有改进的平坦度顶部粘结表面的加热板。 加热板包括硅晶片基底，形成在晶片基底上的第一绝缘层，以及至少形成在第一绝缘层上的中间部件子层。 加热板还包括形成在至少中间部件子层上的第二绝缘层，并且具有用于将加热器板接合到通道板的顶部接合表面。 为了显着提高第二绝缘层的顶部接合表面的平坦度，元件子层包括在薄子层的电路区域中的有源薄膜层图案，以及非电路区域中的非有效的消除补偿图案。 非有效的补偿补偿图案各自具有基本上等于子层的电路区域中的有源薄膜图案的厚度的厚度。

公开(公告)号：US5528272A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-18

申请号：US166855

申请日：1993-12-15

申请人： Kraig A. Quinn ,  Mark A. Cellura ,  Jeffrey D. Barner ,  Donald J. Drake

发明人： Kraig A. Quinn ,  Mark A. Cellura ,  Jeffrey D. Barner ,  Donald J. Drake

IPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155

CPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/14072 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A full width read and/or write assemblies, such as a full width thermal ink jet printbar, is disclosed, having materials with both a high thermal coefficient of expansion and a low thermal coefficient of expansion. A suitable adhesive which provides lateral give while firmly holding the respective components together provides dimensional stability to the printbar element having a low thermal coefficient of expansion when components having high thermal coefficient of expansion are assembled thereto. The flexible or floating mounting enabled by lateral give of the adhesive allows for the application of cost effective materials with a high thermal coefficient of expansion to be used for support functions such as, for example, circuit boards and ink manifolds. The flexible or floating mounting relieves shear stress cased by a differential in the expansion or contraction of materials having a different thermal coefficient of expansion. Since the thermal expansion of the various components expand and contract from a center location thereof, this center location is bonded by an adhesive which does not provide lateral give, so that alignment between parts are maintained while the remainder of the respective components float relative to each other and prevent thermally induced stresses which tend to cause warpage.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种全宽度读/写组件，例如全宽度热喷墨印刷棒，其具有高热膨胀系数和低热膨胀系数的材料。 当将具有高热膨胀系数的部件组装在一起时，提供侧向赋予的合适的粘合剂同时牢固地保持各个部件一起为具有低热膨胀系数的打印头元件提供尺寸稳定性。 通过侧面给予粘合剂的柔性或浮动安装允许将具有高热膨胀系数的成本有效的材料应用于诸如电路板和油墨歧管的支撑功能。 柔性或浮动式安装可减轻由不同热膨胀系数的材料的膨胀或收缩差异引起的剪切应力。 由于各种部件的热膨胀从其中心位置膨胀和收缩，所以该中心位置通过不提供横向给定的粘合剂粘结，从而保持部件之间的对准，同时各部件的其余部分相对于每个部件浮动 另一种并防止易引起翘曲的热致应力。