公开(公告)号：US20100123758A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-20

申请号：US12270959

申请日：2008-11-14

申请人： Steven Wayne Bergstedt ,  John Glenn Edelen ,  George Keith Parish ,  Kristi Maggard Rowe

发明人： Steven Wayne Bergstedt ,  John Glenn Edelen ,  George Keith Parish ,  Kristi Maggard Rowe

IPC分类号： B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04563

摘要： A micro-fluid ejection device, such as an inkjet printhead, includes a substrate, a heater chip on the substrate, a structure on the substrate for supplying ink to the heater chip and a nozzle plate on the heater chip. The heater chip has a plurality of electrically-activatable spaced apart heater elements that can be repetitively subjected to momentary electrical activation and deactivation so as to cause cyclical heating and cooling of ink in the heater chip resulting in repetitive ejection of drops of ink by the nozzle plate on the heater chip. The device also includes a thermal control system in the heater chip being self-managed by operation of a control loop defined by the thermal control system internally of the heater chip and substrate for sensing and limiting the variation of the temperature of the substrate during cyclical operation of the heater elements of the heater chip.

摘要翻译： 诸如喷墨打印头的微流体喷射装置包括基板，基板上的加热器芯片，用于向加热器芯片供应墨水的基板上的结构和加热器芯片上的喷嘴板。 加热器芯片具有多个可电激活的间隔开的加热器元件，其可以重复地经受瞬时电激活和失活，从而引起加热器芯片中的墨水的循环加热和冷却，导致喷嘴的墨滴重复喷射 板上加热片。 该装置还包括加热器芯片中的热控制系统，其通过由加热器芯片和基板内部的热控制系统限定的控制回路进行自我管理，用于在循环操作期间感测和限制基板的温度变化 的加热器芯片的加热器元件。

公开(公告)号：US20080303849A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-11

申请号：US11760961

申请日：2007-06-11

申请人： John Glenn Edelen ,  Carson A. Fischer

发明人： John Glenn Edelen ,  Carson A. Fischer

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  G11C7/10

CPC分类号： G06K15/102

摘要： Methods and apparatus for improving modularity in a micro-fluid ejection device and for providing instruction data to a plurality of data handling devices within a micro-fluid ejection device. The method includes generating device data and appending an address to the device data to generate instruction data. The address typically indicates at least one data handling device within the micro-fluid ejection device for which the device data is intended. The instruction data is provided to a plurality of data handling devices including at least one data controller. The data controller is operated to decode the address from the instruction data and select at least one data handling device to receive the device data based upon the decoded address. The device data is thereby input into each selected data handling device and subsequently used to operate the micro-fluid ejection device.

摘要翻译： 用于改进微流体喷射装置中的模块化并用于向微流体喷射装置内的多个数据处理装置提供指令数据的方法和装置。 该方法包括产生设备数据并将地址附加到设备数据以产生指令数据。 该地址通常表示微流体喷射装置内的至少一个数据处理装置，用于该装置数据的数据处理装置。 指令数据被提供给包括至少一个数据控制器的多个数据处理装置。 数据控制器被操作以从指令数据解码地址，并且选择至少一个数据处理设备以基于解码的地址接收设备数据。 因此，装置数据被输入到每个所选择的数据处理装置中，随后用于操作微流体喷射装置。

公开(公告)号：US06568785B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US10100350

申请日：2002-03-18

申请人： John Glenn Edelen ,  George Keith Parish ,  Kristi Maggard Rowe

发明人： John Glenn Edelen ,  George Keith Parish ,  Kristi Maggard Rowe

IPC分类号： B41J29393

CPC分类号： B41J2/04586 ,  B41J2/17503 ,  B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2202/17

摘要： An apparatus provides identification information related to at least one ink jet print head in an ink jet printer. The apparatus includes a printer controller for providing a first identification data string comprising n number of bits, at least one of which has a first state, and no more than n−1 number of which have a second state different from the first state. Coupled to the printer controller is a first ink jet print head having a first serial input shift register. The first serial input shift register has at least n number of bit positions for receiving the n number of bits of the first identification data string. The first ink jet print head also includes at least n number of first latches, each of which is coupled to a corresponding one of the n number of bit positions of the first shift register. The n number of first latches are for latching the n number of bits of the first identification data string from the n number of bit positions of the first shift register. A first identification line, which is coupled to a predetermined one of the first latches, provides to the printer controller one of the n number of bits from the first identification data string that is latched into the predetermined one of the first latches. Based upon whether the bit provided on the first identification line has a first or second state, the printer controller determines whether the first print head is of a first type.

摘要翻译： 一种装置提供与喷墨打印机中的至少一个喷墨打印头有关的识别信息。 该装置包括打印机控制器，用于提供包括n个比特的第一识别数据串，其中至少一个具有第一状态，并且不多于n-1个具有与第一状态不同的第二状态。 与打印机控制器耦合的是具有第一串行输入移位寄存器的第一喷墨打印头。 第一串行输入移位寄存器具有用于接收第一标识数据串的n个比特数的至少n个比特位置。 第一喷墨打印头还包括至少n个第一锁存器，每个第一锁存器耦合到第一移位寄存器的n个位位置中对应的一个。 n个第一锁存器用于从第一移位寄存器的n个位位置锁存第一标识数据串的n个位数。 耦合到第一锁存器中的预定一个的第一识别线向打印机控制器提供从锁存到第一锁存器中的预定一个中的第一标识数据串的n个位中的一个。 基于第一识别线上提供的位是否具有第一或第二状态，打印机控制器确定第一打印头是否是第一类型。

公开(公告)号：US20130236374A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-12

申请号：US13416485

申请日：2012-03-09

申请人： JOHN GLENN EDELEN ,  James Daniel Anderson, JR. ,  Steven W. Bergstedt ,  Yimin Guan

发明人： JOHN GLENN EDELEN ,  James Daniel Anderson, JR. ,  Steven W. Bergstedt ,  Yimin Guan

IPC分类号： B01L3/00

CPC分类号： B01L3/0293 ,  B01L3/0268 ,  B01L2200/028 ,  B01L2200/061 ,  B01L2200/0642 ,  B01L2200/143 ,  B01L2200/147 ,  B01L2400/02 ,  B01L2400/0439 ,  B01L2400/0442 ,  C12M41/48

摘要： A fluid cartridge has a bottle to retain a volume of fluid. An ejector chip resides in fluid communication with the bottle and causes ejection of fluid upon activation of fluid ejectors. Control logic coordinates ejector activation with dose control logic and temperature control circuitry. The dose control logic pre-specifies an amount of fluid to be ejected and prevents further ejection upon reaching the amount. Meanwhile, the temperature control circuit inhibits any ejection until a temperature of the fluid is within a predefined acceptable range. Bottle modularity, fluid dispense-areas and group-control of the ejectors facilitate certain designs.

摘要翻译： 流体盒具有保持一定体积的流体的瓶子。 喷射器芯片与瓶子流体连通，并且在激活流体喷射器时导致流体喷出。 控制逻辑用剂量控制逻辑和温度控制电路协调喷射器激活。 剂量控制逻辑预先规定要喷射的流体的量，并防止在达到该量时进一步喷射。 同时，温度控制电路阻止任何喷射，直到流体的温度在预定的可接受范围内。 瓶模块性，流体分配区域和喷射器的组控制有助于某些设计。

公开(公告)号：US08042897B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-25

申请号：US12166396

申请日：2008-07-02

申请人： John Glenn Edelen ,  Prabuddha Jyotindra Mehta

发明人： John Glenn Edelen ,  Prabuddha Jyotindra Mehta

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/0455

摘要： Disclosed is a method for compensating a shift in an ON resistance of a transistor in a chip of a printhead of an inkjet printer. The method includes determining a value of a life indication parameter of the printhead and comparing the determined value of the life indication parameter of the printhead with at least one predetermined value of the life indication parameter. The at least one predetermined value of the life indication parameter of the printhead is stored in at least one of a memory of the inkjet printer and a memory of the chip of the printhead. Thereafter, a gate voltage input to the transistor is modified based on a difference between the determined value of the life indication parameter and the at least one predetermined value of the life indication parameter of the printhead for compensating the shift in the ON resistance of the transistor.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于补偿喷墨打印机的打印头的芯片中的晶体管的导通电阻的偏移的方法。 该方法包括确定打印头的寿命指示参数的值，并将确定的打印头的寿命指示参数的值与寿命指示参数的至少一个预定值进行比较。 打印头的寿命指示参数的至少一个预定值被存储在喷墨打印机的存储器和打印头芯片的存储器中的至少一个中。 此后，基于寿命指示参数的确定值和用于补偿晶体管的导通电阻的偏移的打印头的寿命指示参数的至少一个预定值之间的差异来修改输入到晶体管的栅极电压 。

公开(公告)号：US20100002033A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12166396

申请日：2008-07-02

申请人： John Glenn Edelen ,  Prabuddha Jyotindra Mehta

发明人： John Glenn Edelen ,  Prabuddha Jyotindra Mehta

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/0455

摘要： Disclosed is a method for compensating a shift in an ON resistance of a transistor in a chip of a printhead of an inkjet printer. The method includes determining a value of a life indication parameter of the printhead and comparing the determined value of the life indication parameter of the printhead with at least one predetermined value of the life indication parameter. The at least one predetermined value of the life indication parameter of the printhead is stored in at least one of a memory of the inkjet printer and a memory of the chip of the printhead. Thereafter, a gate voltage input to the transistor is modified based on a difference between the determined value of the life indication parameter and the at least one predetermined value of the life indication parameter of the printhead for compensating the shift in the ON resistance of the transistor.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于补偿喷墨打印机的打印头的芯片中的晶体管的导通电阻的偏移的方法。 该方法包括确定打印头的寿命指示参数的值，并将确定的打印头的寿命指示参数的值与寿命指示参数的至少一个预定值进行比较。 打印头的寿命指示参数的至少一个预定值被存储在喷墨打印机的存储器和打印头芯片的存储器中的至少一个中。 此后，基于寿命指示参数的确定值和用于补偿晶体管的导通电阻的偏移的打印头的寿命指示参数的至少一个预定值之间的差异来修改输入到晶体管的栅极电压 。

公开(公告)号：US07631953B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-15

申请号：US11278261

申请日：2006-03-31

申请人： Steven Wayne Bergstedt ,  John Glenn Edelen

发明人： Steven Wayne Bergstedt ,  John Glenn Edelen

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/04521 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/0458

摘要： Micro-fluid ejection apparatuses and devices, and methods related to communication in and with the same. One such micro-fluid ejection apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a data signal, and a transmitter configured to convert the data signal to a current signal. The apparatus further includes a conductor capable of carrying the current signal, and a receiver configured to receive the current signal from the conductor and to convert the current signal to a second data signal. The micro-fluid ejection apparatus is configured to operate on the second data signal. In one embodiment, the micro-fluid ejection apparatus may be a printing apparatus, such as an inkjet printing apparatus. In some embodiments, the current signal comprises a pair of corresponding differential current signals and/or current transfer logic signals offset from a base amperage level. In some embodiments, the transmitter and controller are provided within a main printing control board, while the receiver is provided within a printhead cartridge or a printhead carrier, and the operation comprises a printing function.

摘要翻译： 微流体喷射装置和装置以及与其通信有关的方法。 一种这样的微流体喷射装置包括被配置为产生数据信号的控制器和被配置为将数据信号转换为电流信号的发射器。 该装置还包括能够承载当前信号的导体和被配置为从导体接收电流信号并将该电流信号转换为第二数据信号的接收器。 微流体喷射装置配置成对第二数据信号进行操作。 在一个实施例中，微流体喷射装置可以是诸如喷墨打印装置的打印装置。 在一些实施例中，电流信号包括一对对应的差分电流信号和/或从基极电流电平偏移的电流传输逻辑信号。 在一些实施例中，发送器和控制器设置在主打印控制板内，而接收器设置在打印头墨盒或打印头托架内，并且操作包括打印功能。

公开(公告)号：US20090097084A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-16

申请号：US12336642

申请日：2008-12-17

申请人： Steven Wayne Bergstedt ,  John Glenn Edelen

发明人： Steven Wayne Bergstedt ,  John Glenn Edelen

IPC分类号： H04N1/46

CPC分类号： B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/04521 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/0458

摘要： Micro-fluid ejection apparatuses and devices, and methods related to communication in and with the same. One such micro-fluid ejection apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a data signal, and a transmitter configured to convert the data signal to a current signal. The apparatus further includes a conductor capable of carrying the current signal, and a receiver configured to receive the current signal from the conductor and to convert the current signal to a second data signal. The micro-fluid ejection apparatus is configured to operate on the second data signal. In one embodiment, the micro-fluid ejection apparatus may be a printing apparatus, such as an inkjet printing apparatus. In some embodiments, the current signal comprises a pair of corresponding differential current signals and/or current transfer logic signals offset from a base amperage level. In some embodiments, the transmitter and controller are provided within a main printing control board, while the receiver is provided within a printhead cartridge or a printhead carrier, and the operation comprises a printing function.

摘要翻译： 微流体喷射装置和装置以及与其通信有关的方法。 一种这样的微流体喷射装置包括被配置为产生数据信号的控制器和被配置为将数据信号转换为电流信号的发射器。 该装置还包括能够承载当前信号的导体和被配置为从导体接收电流信号并将该电流信号转换为第二数据信号的接收器。 微流体喷射装置被配置为对第二数据信号进行操作。 在一个实施例中，微流体喷射装置可以是诸如喷墨打印装置的打印装置。 在一些实施例中，电流信号包括一对对应的差分电流信号和/或从基极电流电平偏移的电流传输逻辑信号。 在一些实施例中，发送器和控制器设置在主打印控制板内，而接收器设置在打印头墨盒或打印头托架内，并且操作包括打印功能。

公开(公告)号：US20080259105A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：US11737261

申请日：2007-04-19

申请人： Steven Wayne Bergstedt ,  John Glenn Edelen ,  Carson A. Fischer

发明人： Steven Wayne Bergstedt ,  John Glenn Edelen ,  Carson A. Fischer

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04508 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04555

摘要： Current control circuit for micro-fluid ejection heaters. In one embodiment, the current through a heater in a micro-fluid ejection device may be monitored and regulated to maintain a particular value or range of values. In such an embodiment, the heater current may be monitored and compared to a reference value. A signal may be induced based upon the divergence of the beater current from the value and the signal may be applied to the logic switch for the monitored heater. The logic switch may regulate the current through the heater based upon the induced signal. As a result of the regulation of the current, the induced signal may dynamically change thereby allowing fast regulation of the heater current.

摘要翻译： 微流体喷射加热器的电流控制电路。 在一个实施例中，可以监视和调节通过微流体喷射装置中的加热器的电流以维持特定值或值范围。 在这样的实施例中，可以监视加热器电流并将其与参考值进行比较。 可以基于打浆器电流从该值的发散度引起信号，并且该信号可以被施加到用于被监视的加热器的逻辑开关。 逻辑开关可以基于感应信号来调节通过加热器的电流。 作为电流调节的结果，感应信号可以动态地改变，从而允许加热器电流的快速调节。

公开(公告)号：US06616256B1

公开(公告)日：2003-09-09

申请号：US10106746

申请日：2002-03-26

申请人： William Paul Cook ,  John Glenn Edelen ,  George Keith Parish ,  Kristi Maggard Rowe ,  Susan Marie Zearfoss

发明人： William Paul Cook ,  John Glenn Edelen ,  George Keith Parish ,  Kristi Maggard Rowe ,  Susan Marie Zearfoss

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  G01R31/318536

摘要： An n-bit serial shift register in an ink jet print head operates in a print mode or a test mode. When the shift register is operating in the print mode, n bits of print data are serially scanned into n number of bit registers and are then latched out to heater addressing logic circuitry in the print head to control a print operation. When the circuit is operating in the test mode, x bits of test point data from x number of test nodes in the print head are loaded in parallel into x number of the n number of bit registers, and are then serially scanned out to a test data output. In this manner, a single shift register may be used to scan in print data and scan out test data, thereby providing observability and controllability of the internal logic nodes of the print head while minimizing logic size and the number of input/output connections on the print head.

摘要翻译： 喷墨打印头中的n位串行移位寄存器在打印模式或测试模式下操作。 当移位寄存器工作在打印模式时，打印数据的n位被顺序地扫描到n个位寄存器中，然后被锁存到打印头中的加热器寻址逻辑电路以控制打印操作。 当电路在测试模式下工作时，打印头中x个测试节点的x位测试点数据并行加载到x个n个位寄存器中，然后连续扫描出一个测试 数据输出。 以这种方式，可以使用单个移位寄存器来扫描打印数据并扫描测试数据，从而提供打印头的内部逻辑节点的可观察性和可控性，同时使逻辑大小和输入/输出连接数量最小化 打印头。