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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2021
Applicant:

The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Lai Yu Leo Tse, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Ethan Mcmillian, Grand Haven, MI (US);

Kira Barton, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/09 (2006.01); B41J 2/095 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/095 (2013.01); B41J 2/16517 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electrohydrodynamic printer has a fluidic extractor. A stream of liquid or carrier fluid at a different electrical potential than the printing fluid passes by an extraction opening to extract printing fluid from the extraction opening. The stream of liquid can be a continuous stream, a uniform stream of droplets, or a non-uniform stream of droplets. The extracted printing fluid can merge with the extraction fluid to be carried to a printing surface for deposition. The stream of extraction fluid can be intermittently charged to intermittently extract printing fluid such that selective portions of the stream do not extract printing fluid.


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