公开(公告)号：US5057854A

公开(公告)日：1991-10-15

申请号：US543550

申请日：1990-06-26

申请人： Stephen F. Pond ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Robert P. Altavela ,  Gary A. Kneezel ,  Ivan Rezanka

发明人： Stephen F. Pond ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Robert P. Altavela ,  Gary A. Kneezel ,  Ivan Rezanka

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/155

CPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： Modular partial bars include a substrate bar having a length and a plurality of printhead subunits attached to only one side of the substrate bar, each printhead subunit being spaced from an adjacent printhead subunit. These modular partial bars are used as building blocks to form full width staggered array printheads. When the printhead subunits are arranged on each substrate bar so that two substrate bars are capable of forming a full width staggered array printhead, each modular partial bar is referred to as a modular half bar. One modular half bar can be stacked on another modular half bar any number of ways. For example, two half bars can be stacked with their printhead subunit containing sides facing the same direction, away from one another or towards one another. When two half bars are stacked with their printhead subunit containing sides facing in the same direction, an ink manifold for supplying ink to the printhead subunits of the lower half bar can be provided in the substrate of the upper half bar. When half bars are arranged with their printhead subunit containing sides facing each other, a common ink supply manifold can be used to supply ink to all of the printhead subunits in the full width staggered array, thus eliminating the need for two separate ink supply manifolds. By modifying the construction of the channel plates typically used to form the printhead subunits, the need for a separate ink supply manifold can be entirely eliminated.

摘要翻译： 模块化部分棒包括具有长度的衬底条和仅附接到衬底条的一侧的多个打印头子单元，每个打印头子单元与相邻的打印头子单元间隔开。 这些模块化部分棒用作构建块以形成全宽度交错阵列打印头。 当打印头子单元布置在每个基板上时，使得两个基板条能够形成全宽度交错阵列打印头，每个模块化部分条被称为模块化半条。 一个模块化的半棒可以堆叠在另一个模块化的半棒上任意数量的方式。 例如，两个半棒可以堆叠，其打印头子单元包含侧面朝向相同的方向，彼此远离或彼此朝向彼此。 当两个半棒堆叠而其打印头子单元包含侧面朝向相同方向时，可以在上半杆的基板中提供用于向下半杆的打印头子单元供墨的墨水歧管。 当半棒布置成其打印头子单元包含侧面彼此相对时，可以使用公共的墨水供应歧管来将墨水供应到全宽度交错阵列中的所有打印头子单元，从而消除了对两个单独的墨水供应歧管的需要。 通过改变通常用于形成打印头子单元的通道板的结构，可以完全消除对单独的供墨歧管的需要。

公开(公告)号：US06315398B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-13

申请号：US07963969

申请日：1992-10-21

申请人： Cathie J. Burke ,  Narayan V. Desphande ,  William G. Hawkins ,  Dale R. Ims ,  Michael P. O'Horo ,  Gary A. Kneezel ,  Thomas A. Tellier ,  Ivan Rezanka

发明人： Cathie J. Burke ,  Narayan V. Desphande ,  William G. Hawkins ,  Dale R. Ims ,  Michael P. O'Horo ,  Gary A. Kneezel ,  Thomas A. Tellier ,  Ivan Rezanka

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/1604 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1642 ,  B41J2/1646

摘要： The new heater element design has a pit layer which protects the overglaze passivation layer, PSG step region, portions of the Ta layer and dielectric isolation layer and junctions or regions susceptible to the cavitational pressures. Further, the inner walls of the pit layer define the effective heater area and the dopant lines define the actual heater area. In alternative embodiments, the dopant lines define the actual and effective heater areas, and an inner wall and a dopant line define the actual and effective heater areas. Further, when the new heater element designs are incorporated into printheads having full pit channel geometry and open pit channel geometry, the operating lifetime of the printhead is extended because the added protection of the pit layer prevents: 1) passivation damage and cavitational damages of the heater elements; and 2) degradation of heater robustness, hot spot formations and heater failures well into the 109 pulse range. The printhead incorporating the new heater element design can be incorporated into drop-on-demand printing systems of a carriage type or a full width type.

摘要翻译： 新的加热器元件设计具有凹坑层，其保护釉面钝化层，PSG阶梯区域，Ta层和电介质隔离层的部分以及对空穴压力敏感的结或区域。 此外，凹坑层的内壁限定有效的加热器面积，并且掺杂剂线限定实际的加热器面积。 在替代实施例中，掺杂剂线限定实际和有效的加热器区域，并且内壁和掺杂剂线限定实际和有效的加热器区域。 此外，当新的加热器元件设计结合到具有全坑通道几何形状和露天通道几何形状的打印头中时，打印头的工作寿命延长，因为凹坑层的附加保护防止：1）钝化损伤和空穴损伤 加热元件; 和2）加热器鲁棒性，热点形成和加热器故障的恶化达到109脉冲范围。 包含新的加热器元件设计的打印头可以结合到托架型或全宽型的按需按需打印系统中。

公开(公告)号：US5483265A

公开(公告)日：1996-01-09

申请号：US176389

申请日：1994-01-03

申请人： Gary A. Kneezel ,  Joseph J. Wysocki ,  Joseph F. Stephany ,  Thomas E. Watrobski ,  Richard V. LaDonna ,  Dale R. Ims ,  Ivan Rezanka ,  W. Conrad Richards

发明人： Gary A. Kneezel ,  Joseph J. Wysocki ,  Joseph F. Stephany ,  Thomas E. Watrobski ,  Richard V. LaDonna ,  Dale R. Ims ,  Ivan Rezanka ,  W. Conrad Richards

IPC分类号： B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/0459 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/04593

摘要： A thermal ink jet printhead is controlled to minimize missing droplets at elevated operating temperatures by varying the voltage and pulse width applied to the heater element that causes droplets to be formed and ejected. Increasing the applied voltage reduces the size of the formed droplets. At increased operating temperatures, smaller droplets minimize the introduction of air into the nozzles of the printhead upon ejection. Minimizing the introduction of air eliminates printhead misfirings and causes more consistent jetting of the ink droplets.

摘要翻译： 控制热喷墨打印头以通过改变施加到加热器元件上的电压和脉冲宽度来在升高的工作温度下使失落的液滴最小化，从而使液滴形成和喷出。 增加施加的电压会降低形成的液滴的尺寸。 在增加的操作温度下，较小的液滴最小化在喷射时将空气引入打印头的喷嘴中。 最大限度地减少空气的引入消除了打印头错误，并导致墨滴的更一致的喷射。

公开(公告)号：US5043740A

公开(公告)日：1991-08-27

申请号：US450421

申请日：1989-12-14

申请人： Gary A. Kneezel ,  Stephen F. Pond

发明人： Gary A. Kneezel ,  Stephen F. Pond

IPC分类号： B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/07 ,  B41J2/13

CPC分类号： B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04505 ,  B41J2/04556 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/07

摘要： A method and apparatus actuates a line of printing elements to form characters on a recording medium contained on a curved surface of a platen. The printing elements are sequentially actuated, starting with nozzles located furthest from the platen and proceeding towards printing elements located closest to the platen until the actuation of all element has been performed. The line of printing elements can form a printhead which includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in at least one line having opposing ends, this line being substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the curved platen. Preferably, the line of nozzles is arranged with its center located closest to the platen and the nozzles are actuated starting at the ends of the line of nozzles.

摘要翻译： 一种方法和装置致动一行印刷元件以在包含在压板的曲面上的记录介质上形成字符。 打印元件被顺序地致动，从位于离稿台最远的喷嘴开始，朝向最靠近压板的打印元件移动，直到已经执行所有元件的致动。 打印元件线可以形成打印头，该打印头包括布置在具有相对端的至少一条线中的多个喷嘴，该线基本上垂直于弯曲压板的纵向轴线。 优选地，喷嘴线布置成其中心最靠近压板，并且喷嘴从喷嘴线的端部开始被致动。

公开(公告)号：US4860030A

公开(公告)日：1989-08-22

申请号：US133590

申请日：1987-12-14

申请人： Stephen F. Pond ,  Gary A. Kneezel ,  Robert V. Lorenze ,  Michael P. O'Horo ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Richard Kellerman

发明人： Stephen F. Pond ,  Gary A. Kneezel ,  Robert V. Lorenze ,  Michael P. O'Horo ,  Martin S. Maltz ,  Richard Kellerman

IPC分类号： B41J2/335 ,  B41J2/325

CPC分类号： B41J2/325

摘要： A thermal transfer printing device, including an ink donor supporting an ink meltable upon the application of a selected temperature, a printing head supporting a resistive heating element for generating the selected temperature at the ink donor, and means for bringing a final image support surface into contacting relationship with the ink donor in timed relationship to the application of the selected temperature to the ink donor including an electrically conductive heat sink layer, a heat resistant organic material having a very low thermal conductivity deposited on the heat sink layer and an array of resistors, supported on the heat resistant organic material, each resistor selectively controllable to apply a melting temperature to the meltable ink. The heat resistant organic material having a very low thermal conductivity is desirably a polyimide.

摘要翻译： 一种热转印打印装置，包括支持在施加选定温度时可熔化的油墨的供墨器，支撑用于在供墨器处产生选定温度的电阻加热元件的打印头，以及用于使最终图像支撑表面进入 与供墨器的接触关系与施加所选择的温度到供墨器的定时关系包括导电散热层，沉积在散热层上的非常低热导率的耐热有机材料和电阻阵列 ，支撑在耐热有机材料上，每个电阻器可选择性地可控制以将熔融温度施加到可熔融的油墨。 具有非常低导热性的耐热有机材料理想地是聚酰亚胺。

公开(公告)号：US4864329A

公开(公告)日：1989-09-05

申请号：US247819

申请日：1988-09-22

申请人： Gary A. Kneezel ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Almon P. Fisher

发明人： Gary A. Kneezel ,  Donald J. Drake ,  Almon P. Fisher

IPC分类号： B01D29/01 ,  B41J2/16 ,  B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1601 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1625 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1637 ,  B41J2/17563 ,  B41J2002/14403

摘要： Relatively small fluid handling devices having a filter bonded on the surface containing the fluid inlets. An example of such a device is a thermal ink jet printhead. A substantially flat filter is placed at the ink inlet to the printhead by a fabrication process which laminates a wafer sized filter to the aligned and bonded wafers containing a plurality of printheads. The individual printheads are obtained by a sectioning operation, which cuts through the two or more bonded wafers and the filter. The filter may be a woven mesh screen or, preferably, an electroformed screen with a predetermined pore size. Since the filter covers one entire side of the printhead, the relatively large contact area prevents delamination and enables convenient leak-free sealing. The filter prevents the entrance of contaminants into the relatively large inlets of the printhead at an early stage of assembly and packaging.

公开(公告)号：US08667846B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-11

申请号：US13089524

申请日：2011-04-19

申请人： James D. Huffman ,  Gary A. Kneezel

发明人： James D. Huffman ,  Gary A. Kneezel

IPC分类号： G01N29/04

CPC分类号： G01N29/2437 ,  B06B1/0622 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G10K9/122 ,  G10K13/00

摘要： Operating an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver includes providing a MEMS composite transducer. The MEMS composite transducer includes a substrate. Portions of the substrate define an outer boundary of a cavity. A first MEMS transducing member includes a first size. A first portion of the first MEMS transducing member is anchored to the substrate. A second portion of the first MEMS transducing member extends over at least a portion of the cavity and is free to move relative to the cavity. A second MEMS transducing member includes a second size smaller than the first size of the first MEMS transducing member. A first portion of the second MEMS transducing member is anchored to the substrate. A second portion of the second MEMS transducing member extends over at least a portion of the cavity and is free to move relative to the cavity. A compliant membrane is positioned in contact with the first and second MEMS transducing members. A first portion of the compliant membrane covers the first and second MEMS transducing members. A second portion of the compliant membrane is anchored to the substrate. Electrical pulses are sent to the first MEMS transducing member which causes the first MEMS transducing member and the compliant membrane to vibrate. The vibrations of the first MEMS transducing member and the compliant membrane are transmitted to an object. Echo signals are received from the object. The received echo signals are converted into electrical signals by the second MEMS transducing member.

摘要翻译： 操作超声波发射器和接收器包括提供MEMS复合传感器。 MEMS复合传感器包括基板。 基板的一部分限定了空腔的外边界。 第一MEMS转换构件包括第一尺寸。 第一MEMS转换构件的第一部分被锚固到基底。 第一MEMS转换构件的第二部分在空腔的至少一部分上延伸并且相对于空腔自由移动。 第二MEMS转换构件包括小于第一MEMS转换构件的第一尺寸的第二尺寸。 第二MEMS转换构件的第一部分被锚固到基底。 第二MEMS转换构件的第二部分在空腔的至少一部分上延伸并且相对于空腔自由移动。 柔性膜定位成与第一和第二MEMS转导构件接触。 柔性膜的第一部分覆盖第一和第二MEMS转导构件。 顺应性膜的第二部分锚定到基底。 电脉冲被发送到第一MEMS转换构件，这导致第一MEMS换能构件和柔性膜振动。 第一MEMS转换构件和柔性膜的振动被传送到物体。 从对象接收回波信号。 所接收的回波信号由第二MEMS转换构件转换成电信号。

公开(公告)号：US08277034B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12750749

申请日：2010-03-31

申请人： Richard A. Murray ,  Gary A. Kneezel

发明人： Richard A. Murray ,  Gary A. Kneezel

IPC分类号： B41J2/19

CPC分类号： B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17553

摘要： An inkjet printhead assembly for use in an inkjet printer, the inkjet printhead assembly includes an array of nozzles disposed along a nozzle array direction; an ink chamber including an ink outlet that is fluidly connected to the array of nozzles; and an air-permeable membrane positioned in the ink chamber at an angle that is inclined relative to the nozzle array direction.

摘要翻译： 一种用于喷墨打印机的喷墨打印头组件，所述喷墨打印头组件包括沿着喷嘴阵列方向设置的喷嘴阵列; 墨水室，其包括流体地连接到所述喷嘴阵列的墨出口; 以及以相对于喷嘴排列方向倾斜的角度定位在墨室中的透气膜。

公开(公告)号：US08251475B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US12636806

申请日：2009-12-14

申请人： Richard A. Murray ,  James J. Haflinger ,  Gary A. Kneezel ,  Juan M. Jimenez

发明人： Richard A. Murray ,  James J. Haflinger ,  Gary A. Kneezel ,  Juan M. Jimenez

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J11/0095 ,  B41J11/0065 ,  B41J11/42 ,  B41J29/393

摘要： An inkjet printing system includes a roller for advancing a recording medium along a recording medium advance direction; an inkjet printhead that ejects drops of ink; a carriage for moving the printhead along a carriage scan direction that is substantially perpendicular or perpendicular to the recording medium advance direction; one or more motors for driving the roller and moving the carriage; a two-dimensional sensor mounted on the carriage which two-dimensional sensor is configured to sense either: a) the recording medium; b) the roller and the recording medium; or c) the roller; and a controller for receiving electrical signals from the two-dimensional sensor and for controlling the one or more motors.

摘要翻译： 喷墨打印系统包括：用于沿着记录介质前进方向前进记录介质的辊; 喷墨打印头，喷墨墨滴; 用于沿着大致垂直于或垂直于记录介质前进方向的滑架扫描方向移动打印头的滑架; 一个或多个用于驱动滚筒和移动滑架的马达; 安装在托架上的二维传感器，二维传感器被配置为感测：a）记录介质; b）辊和记录介质; 或c）滚筒; 以及用于从二维传感器接收电信号并用于控制一个或多个电动机的控制器。

公开(公告)号：US07922924B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-12

申请号：US11987492

申请日：2007-11-30

申请人： Gary A. Kneezel

发明人： Gary A. Kneezel

IPC分类号： B31D3/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/17563 ,  Y10T29/49345 ,  Y10T29/49794 ,  Y10T29/49798

摘要： An internal filter includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate. Fluid passages are formed by etching grooves into the surface(s) of the upper and/or lower substrates, and/or in one or more intermediate layers. The filter pores extending between the fluid passages are formed by etching second grooves that fluidly connect the fluid passages. Two or more sets of the one or two intermediate layers can be implemented to provide additional filter passages and/or pores. Each set can be connected to a separate fluid source and/or a separate microfluidic device. In another internal filter, the inlet and outlet passages and the filter pores are formed on the same upper or lower substrate. The inlet and outlet passages are partially formed in a first step. In a second step, the inlet and outlet passages are completed at the same time that the filter pores are formed.

摘要翻译： 内部滤波器包括下基板和上基板。 通过将凹槽蚀刻到上基板和/或下基板的表面中和/或在一个或多个中间层中形成流体通道。 通过蚀刻流体连接流体通道的第二凹槽来形成在流体通道之间延伸的过滤器孔。 可以实施两组或更多套一个或两个中间层，以提供额外的过滤通道和/或孔。 每组可以连接到单独的流体源和/或单独的微流体装置。 在另一个内部过滤器中，入口和出口通道和过滤器孔形成在相同的上或下基板上。 入口和出口通道部分地形成在第一步骤中。 在第二步骤中，入口和出口通道在形成过滤器孔的同时完成。