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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Brady Worldwide, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
David L. Bernard, Lexington, KY (US);
Adam D. Carrithers, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian T. Jones, Lexington, KY (US);
Amber Taraska, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1433 (2013.01); B41J 2/1631 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14475 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nozzle plate configured for a fluid ejection head, a fluid ejection head containing the nozzle plate and a method for modifying a nozzle plate to reduce fluid flooding thereon. The nozzle plate includes a plurality of nozzle holes therein attached to a flow feature layer on a semiconductor substrate, and includes a first hydrophobic region surrounding each of the plurality of nozzle holes, whereby the first hydrophobic region is configured to reduce flooding of the nozzle plate.