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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Jinquan Xu, Rochester, NY (US);
Zhanjun Gao, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jinquan Xu, Rochester, NY (US);
Zhanjun Gao, 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 printing system and method of printing are provided. The system includes a liquid drop ejector operable to eject liquid drops having a plurality of volumes along a first path. A fluid flow source is operable to produce a first fluid flow that interacts with the liquid drops to cause liquids drops having one of the plurality of volumes to begin moving along a second path. A fluid flow source is operable to produce a second fluid flow. The second fluid flow including a flow component substantially parallel to the first path.