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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:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gilbert A. Hawkins, Mendon, NY (US);
Omid A. Moghadam, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 ; B41J 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 ; B41J 2/00 ;
Abstract
An image forming method including a print head having plurality of micromachined ink channel pistons, and method of assembling the method and print head. The method comprises a piston for pressurizing an ink body so that an ink meniscus extends from the ink body. An ink droplet separator is also provided for lowering surface tension of the meniscus as the meniscus extends from the ink body. The extended meniscus severs from the ink body to form an ink droplet as the droplet separator lowers the surface tension to a predetermined value.