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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2016
Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc., Lebanon, NH (US);
Daniel W. Barnett, Plainfield, NH (US);
Steven H. Barss, Wilmot Flat, NH (US);
Jaan T. Laaspere, Norwich, VT (US);
Christoph Menzel, New London, NH (US);
Matthew Aubrey, White River Junction, VT (US);
FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., Lebanon, NH (US);
Abstract
A system includes a print head including multiple nozzles formed in a bottom surface of the print head. The nozzles are configured to eject a liquid onto a substrate. The system includes a gas flow module configured to provide a flow of gas through a gap between the bottom surface of the print head and the substrate. The gas flow module can include one or more gas nozzles configured to inject gas into the gap. The gas flow module can be configured to apply a suction to the gap.