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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter M. Gulvin, Webster, NY (US);
Elliott A. Eklund, Penfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04 ;
Abstract
A micro-electromechanical fluid ejector including a substrate having an insulating layer thereon; a conductor formed on said insulating layer; a membrane adjacent to said conductor, said membrane having a corrugated, multi-layer structure for added rigidity; and an actuator chamber formed between said membrane and said conductor, said membrane flexing toward said conductor when a voltage bias is applied thereto.