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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
James A. Feinn, San Diego, CA (US);
Winthrop D. Childers, San Diego, CA (US);
Clayton L. Holstun, San Marcos, CA (US);
Lawrence H. White, Corvallis, OR (US);
Matthew D. Giere, San Diego, CA (US);
Colin C. Davis, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An inkjet printhead assembly includes a substrate having an ink feed slot formed therein including a first side and second side along a vertical length of the ink feed slot. A first column of drop generators is formed along the first side of the ink feed slot. A second column of drop generators is formed along the second side of the ink feed slot. Each drop generator includes a nozzle. A nozzle packing density for nozzles in the first and second columns of drop generators including the area of the ink feed slot is at least approximately 100 nozzles per square millimeter (mm ).