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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Ravi Sharma, Fairport, NY (US);
Ronald M. Wexler, Rochester, NY (US);
Jason A. Payne, Rochester, NY (US);
Gilbert A. Hawkins, Mendon, NY (US);
Ravi Sharma, Fairport, NY (US);
Ronald M. Wexler, Rochester, NY (US);
Jason A. Payne, Rochester, NY (US);
Gilbert A. Hawkins, Mendon, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for depositing a material on a surface. In accordance with the method a stream of a component material is formed having formed printing and non-printing droplets and satellite droplets of the material. The stream is directed at the surface. A deflecting energy is applied to separate printing droplets from non-printing droplets in the stream, so that only printing droplets travel to the surface. The deflecting energy is adapted to direct non-printing droplets for non-printing drop collection, and to direct at least a portion of the satellite droplets to be controlled in a manner adapted to prevent the material in the satellite droplets from reaching the surface, so that less than all of the material in the satellite droplets reaches the surface. Articles are also provided having limited satellite material.