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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1991
Fred Schmidlin, Pittsford, NY (US);
Heiko Rommelmann, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A printhead for electrostatic printing comprises a membrane, made of a non-crystalline ceramic material, defining a first surface and a second surface, and defining a plurality of apertures therein. A plurality of addressable segmented electrodes are disposed on the first surface around substantially the periphery of an aperture on the first surface, each segment of the addressable segmented electrodes being isolated from each other segment. A conductive layer is disposed on the second surface around substantially the periphery of at least one aperture on the second surface. The ceramic membrane facilitates the incorporation of active electronic devices on the printhead.