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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2003
Mary C. Smoot, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeanne M. Saldanha Singh, Lexington, KY (US);
Paul T. Spivey, Lexington, KY (US);
Mary C. Smoot, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeanne M. Saldanha Singh, Lexington, KY (US);
Paul T. Spivey, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A stencil printed encapsulant material is provided for use in protecting electrical components in thermal ink jet printhead cartridges. A method of applying an encapsulant material to an ink jet print cartridge by stencil printing is also provided. The method includes providing a stencil having at least one aperture, providing an ink jet cartridge and stencil printing an encapsulant material onto a portion of the ink jet print cartridge thereby forming a layer of encapsulant material to protect electrical components or other printhead components.