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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Paul A. Hoisington, Norwich, VT (US);
John Higginson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Andreas Bibl, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Hoisington, Norwich, VT (US);
John Higginson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Andreas Bibl, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc., Lebanon, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluid delivery device includes a plurality of nozzle openings from which fluid is ejected and a waste control aperture. For example, a drop ejection device, including a flow path in which fluid is pressurized to eject drops from a nozzle opening, a piezoelectric actuator for pressurizing the fluid, and one or more waste fluid control apertures proximate the nozzle opening, the aperture being in communication with a vacuum source.