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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1999
Charles S. Whitman, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an inkjet printhead with improved reliability. The printhead comprises a transducer, a chamber, and a plate. At least a portion of the transducer is arranged within the chamber, and the plate is provided with at least one aperture capable of cooperating with the chamber to allow ink to be ejected therefrom. The plate has a thickness of less than 62 microns and the transducer can be selectively energized with a power density less than 2.159 GW/m,to cause droplets of the ink to be ejected. In one embodiment, the plate is separated from the transducer by a distance of less than 28 microns.
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