公开(公告)号：US06508542B2

公开(公告)日：2003-01-21

申请号：US09751483

申请日：2000-12-28

申请人： Ravi Sharma ,  Todd R. Griffin ,  Milton S. Sales ,  Christopher N. Delametter

发明人： Ravi Sharma ,  Todd R. Griffin ,  Milton S. Sales ,  Christopher N. Delametter

IPC分类号： B41J209

CPC分类号： B41J2/03 ,  B41J2/09 ,  B41J2/105 ,  B41J2002/031

摘要： An ink drop deflector mechanism is provided. The ink drop deflector mechanism includes an ink drop source and a path selection device operable in a first state to direct drops from the source along a first path and in a second state to direct drops from the source along a second path. The first and second paths diverge from the source. The mechanism also includes a system which applies force to drops travelling along at least one of the first and second paths with the force being applied in a direction so as to increase the divergence of the paths. The mechanism may include a gas source which generates a gas flow force that is applied in a direction that increases the divergence of the paths. The gas flow may be positioned between the first and second paths. The gas flow may be substantially laminar and interact with at least one of the first and second paths as the gas flow loses its coherence. The mechanism may also include a catcher with at least a portion of the system being positioned adjacent the catcher. Alternatively, at least a portion of the system may be integrally formed in the catcher.

公开(公告)号：US06568799B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US10055295

申请日：2002-01-23

申请人： Zhihao Yang ,  Ravi Sharma ,  Christopher N. Delametter ,  Milton S. Sales

发明人： Zhihao Yang ,  Ravi Sharma ,  Christopher N. Delametter ,  Milton S. Sales

IPC分类号： B41J275

CPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2202/12

摘要： A drop on demand microfluidic ink jet printing system includes an ink flow chamber having a nozzle opening in a wall of the flow chamber through which ink droplets are ejected when ink in the flow chamber is at or above a predetermined positive pressure. An inlet channel opens into the flow chamber to supply thermally-responsive ink to the flow chamber at or above the predetermined pressure. A microfluidic outlet channel communicates the flow chamber with a low pressure ink reservoir such that thermally-responsive ink is normally transported from the flow chamber at a flow velocity sufficient to maintain ink in the flow chamber at a pressure less than the predetermined positive pressure. A valve selectively restricts the flow of the thermally-responsive ink through the microfluidic outlet channel sufficiently to cause an increase in ink pressure in the flow chamber to at least the predetermined positive pressure, the valve including a heater in contact with at least a portion of the associated microfluidic outlet channel, whereby the viscosity of the thermally-responsive ink can selectively be increased by heat from the heater to restrict the flow of the thermally-responsive ink from the flow chamber such that an ink droplet is ejected through the nozzle opening.

摘要翻译： 按需微型喷墨打印系统包括墨水流动室，其具有在流动室的壁中的喷嘴开口，当流动室中的墨水处于或高于预定的正压时，通过该喷嘴开口喷射墨滴。 入口通道通向流动室，以在预定压力或高于预定压力的情况下向流动室供应热响应性油墨。 微流出口通道将流动室与低压储墨器连通，使得热响应性油墨通常以足以将流动室中的墨维持在小于预定正压力的压力的流速从流动室输送。 阀选择性地限制热响应性油墨通过微流体出口通道的流动，足以使流动室中的油墨压力增加到至少预定的正压，该阀包括与至少一部分 相关联的微流体出口通道，由此热响应性油墨的粘度可以通过来自加热器的热量而选择性地增加，以限制来自流动室的热响应性油墨的流动，使得墨滴通过喷嘴开口喷射。

公开(公告)号：US06477029B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-05

申请号：US09671438

申请日：2000-09-27

申请人： Ravi Sharma ,  Edward P. Furlani ,  Milton S. Sales

发明人： Ravi Sharma ,  Edward P. Furlani ,  Milton S. Sales

IPC分类号： H02N200

CPC分类号： H02N1/006

摘要： A micro-actuator has a pair of conductive metallic layers connectable to an electrical potential source so as to induce a force between the metallic layers upon application of an electrical field. A layer of dense elastomer material is sandwiched between the pair of conductive metallic layers such that there will be a change in the volume of the elastomer material in response to relative movement between the conductive metallic layers. The elastomer material has at least one void within the elastomer material, whereby the micro-actuator exhibits void-enhanced growth and reduction in size in response to the effected force induced by the applied electrical field. At least one of the metallic layers is a flexible electrode plate. The other metallic layer may be rigid and essentially non-deformable. The elastomer material has substantial plurality of voids.

摘要翻译： 微致动器具有可连接到电势源的一对导电金属层，以便在施加电场时在金属层之间引起力。 一层致密的弹性体材料夹在该对导电金属层之间，使得响应于导电金属层之间的相对移动，弹性体材料的体积将发生变化。 弹性体材料在弹性体材料内具有至少一个空隙，由此微致动器响应于由施加的电场引起的受影响的力而显示空隙增强的生长和尺寸的减小。 至少一个金属层是柔性电极板。 另一个金属层可以是刚性的并且基本上不可变形。 弹性体材料具有大量多个空隙。

公开(公告)号：US4893153A

公开(公告)日：1990-01-09

申请号：US275850

申请日：1988-11-25

申请人： Milton S. Sales ,  John R. Thompson

发明人： Milton S. Sales ,  John R. Thompson

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/6573 ,  G03G15/50 ,  G03G2215/00421 ,  G03G2215/00447

摘要： Multi-page documents containing at least two types of pages requiring skip frame cycles between types are produced by first producing and storing all the pages of one type and then producing all the pages of the other type. Collation is effected during production of the latter type pages, the stored pages are withdrawn from storage at appropriate times and interleaved between the other pages as they are produced. For example, all multi-color sheets can be produced one after the other in the order in which they occur in the original document and stored. Then all single-color pages can be produced in the order that they occur in the original document and sent directly to an exit tray, the multi-color pages being inserted at proper positions.

摘要翻译： 通过首先产生和存储所有一种类型的页面，然后产生另一种类型的所有页面，来产生包含要在类型之间跳过帧循环的至少两种类型的页面的多页文档。 在后一类型页面的生产期间进行整理，存储的页面在适当的时间从存储器中取出，并且在其生成之间在其他页面之间进行交织。 例如，所有多色片可以按照原始文件中的顺序依次生产并存储。 然后，所有单色页面都可以按照原始文档中的顺序生成，并直接发送到出纸托盘，多色页面插入适当的位置。

公开(公告)号：US5564109A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-08

申请号：US184893

申请日：1994-01-21

申请人： Valerie J. Snyder ,  Milton S. Sales

发明人： Valerie J. Snyder ,  Milton S. Sales

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/32

CPC分类号： H04N1/32529 ,  G03G15/5087 ,  G06F3/1294 ,  H04N1/00915 ,  H04N1/32502 ,  H04N1/00204 ,  H04N2201/0082

摘要： An operator at a remote user interface can receive a directory of available peripheral devices, together with a disclosure of the current configuration of setup parameters of each device so that the operator can select the peripheral device best suited for a particular job. The directory may provide a ranking of the peripheral devices according to fit with the selected setup parameters and a predetermined ordering of the importance of each parameter. The directory may be limited to only those document production apparatus which are capable of being configured in accordance with the operator's selection of setup parameters; or the directory may include all document production apparatus on the network, letting the operator modify the parameter selection to fit the available configurations if necessary.

摘要翻译： 远程用户界面上的操作员可以接收可用的外围设备的目录以及每个设备的设置参数的当前配置的公开，使得操作者可以选择最适合于特定作业的外围设备。 目录可以根据所选择的设置参数和每个参数的重要性的预定排序来提供外围设备的排名。 该目录可以仅限于能够根据操作者对设置参数的选择进行配置的那些文档制作装置; 或者目录可以包括网络上的所有文档制作装置，如果需要，操作者可以修改参数选择以适应可用的配置。