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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2007
Randolph C. Brost, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David J. Nelson, Rochester, NY (US);
Bradley A. Phillips, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Joseph E. Yokajty, Webster, NY (US);
Todd R. Griffin, Webster, NY (US);
Michael F. Baumer, Dayton, OH (US);
Robert J. Simon, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Michael S. Hanchak, Dayton, OH (US);
James A. Katerberg, Kettering, OH (US);
Thomas W. Steiner, Burnaby, CA;
Zhanjun Gao, Rochester, NY (US);
Jinquan Xu, Rochester, NY (US);
John Charles Brazas, Jr., Hilton, NY (US);
David Louis Jeanmaire, Brockport, NY (US);
Randolph C. Brost, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David J. Nelson, Rochester, NY (US);
Bradley A. Phillips, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Joseph E. Yokajty, Webster, NY (US);
Todd R. Griffin, Webster, NY (US);
Michael F. Baumer, Dayton, OH (US);
Robert J. Simon, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Michael S. Hanchak, Dayton, OH (US);
James A. Katerberg, Kettering, OH (US);
Thomas W. Steiner, Burnaby, CA;
Zhanjun Gao, Rochester, NY (US);
Jinquan Xu, Rochester, NY (US);
John Charles Brazas, Jr., Hilton, NY (US);
David Louis Jeanmaire, Brockport, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A drop generator operable to selectively form a drop having a first size and a drop having a second size from liquid emitted through a nozzle associated with the drop generator. The drop having the first size and the drop having the second size travel along a drop trajectory with the first size being larger than the second size when compared to each other. Each of the drops has a drop velocity. A gas flow deflection system includes a gas flow that is directed at a deflection zone that comprises at least a portion of the drop trajectory. The gas flow in the deflection zone includes a velocity vector having a parallel velocity component and a perpendicular velocity component with the parallel velocity component and the perpendicular velocity component being defined relative to the drop trajectory.