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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Niyaz Khusnatdinov, Round Rock, TX (US);
Zhengmao Ye, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/085 (2006.01); B41J 2/135 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/085 (2013.01); B41J 2/135 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method configured to eject an electrically charged liquid. The apparatus and method include a liquid-ejecting apparatus including a reservoir for storing a liquid, an electrically conductive faceplate for ejecting the liquid, a plurality of channels connecting the reservoir to the electrically conductive faceplate, and a voltage source to change and maintain an electric potential difference between the liquid and the electrically conductive faceplate during ejection from the electrically conductive faceplate.