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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:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41S 2/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41S 2/05 ;
Abstract
A bubble-jet type ink-jet printhead, includes a substrate, a nozzle plate, a wall, and a heater, wherein the heater is interposed between the substrate and the nozzle plate to divide an ink chamber into a main ink chamber and a secondary ink chamber, wherein a main bubble and a secondary bubble are generated. The printhead may further include an ink channel for introducing ink into the secondary ink chamber for supplying the ink to the main ink chamber. The printhead according to the present invention consumes less energy, prevents a backflow of ink, and operates at increased speed.