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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2024
Ivoclar Vivadent Ag, Schaan, LI;
Nicola Bitar, Montlingen, CH;
Jonas Reinhardt, Igis, CH;
Christian Niedrig, Azmoos, CH;
Johannes Renner, Ostermundigen, CH;
Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Schaan, LI;
Abstract
A method for setting a drop shape in a printing process, including the steps of controlling (S) a piezo element of a printing nozzle by a first voltage profile; detecting (S) an electric current value averaged over the first voltage profile or a sound amplitude averaged over the first voltage profile; controlling (S) the piezo element of the printing nozzle by a second voltage profile; detecting (S) an electric current value averaged over the second voltage profile or a sound amplitude averaged over the second voltage profile; and selecting (S) the voltage profile with the lower detected current value or the lower detected sound amplitude.