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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
Michael J. Piatt, Dayton, OH (US);
Chang-fang Hsu, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Shan Guan, Dublin, OH (US);
Richard W. Sexton, Bainbridge, OH (US);
Michael F. Baumer, Dayton, OH (US);
Michael J. Piatt, Dayton, OH (US);
Chang-Fang Hsu, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Shan Guan, Dublin, OH (US);
Richard W. Sexton, Bainbridge, OH (US);
Michael F. Baumer, Dayton, OH (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A liquid drop ejector is disclosed including a nozzle structure and a thermal actuator. The nozzle structure includes a nozzle and a wall. The nozzle includes an end and the wall extends from the end of the nozzle. The thermal actuator is associated with at least one of the nozzle and the wall, and is operable to add surface energy to at least one of the nozzle and the wall to cause a directional change in a liquid flowing through the nozzle structure.