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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Zhanjun Gao, Rochester, NY (US);
Jinquan Xu, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zhanjun Gao, Rochester, NY (US);
Jinquan Xu, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and printing system are provided. The printing system includes a liquid drop ejector, a fluid passage, and a fluid flow. The liquid drop ejector is operable to eject liquid drops having a plurality of volumes along a first path. The fluid passage includes a temperature gradient in the passage. The fluid flow source is operable to cause a fluid to flow in a direction through the passage, wherein interaction of the fluid flow and the liquid drops causes liquids drops having one of the plurality of volumes to begin moving along a second path.