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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephan Gary Bush, Liberty Township, OH (US);
John Glenn Edelen, Lexington, KY (US);
Viren N. Patel, Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Anthony Marra, III, Lexington, KY (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A control circuit for a thermally-activated microfluidic ejection element and a method of dispensing a fluid composition from the same is provided. The thermally-activated microfluidic ejection element includes a plurality of nozzles and a thermal actuator associated with each nozzle, and a control circuit that includes: a logic circuit that increments through a pre-determined sequence, wherein the sequence is defined by the physical layout of the thermally-activated microfluidic ejection element; a first input in electrical communication with the logic circuit; a second input in electrical communication with each thermal actuator, wherein the first input and second input are used to select and energize each thermal actuator on the thermally-activated microfluidic ejection element.