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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
John P. Folkers, Palatine, IL (US);
Charles W. Gilson, Philomath, OR (US);
Thomas E. Kimerling, Corvallis, OR (US);
Terry M. Lambright, Corvallis, OR (US);
Francis Chee-shuen Lee, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Mark R. Thackray, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kenneth E. Trueba, Corvallis, OR (US);
Christopher Cocklan, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Casey Robertson, Romeoville, IL (US);
Anthony Selmeczy, West Chicago, IL (US);
Charles C. Haluzak, Philomath, OR (US);
John P. Folkers, Palatine, IL (US);
Charles W. Gilson, Philomath, OR (US);
Thomas E. Kimerling, Corvallis, OR (US);
Terry M. Lambright, Corvallis, OR (US);
Francis Chee-Shuen Lee, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Mark R. Thackray, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kenneth E. Trueba, Corvallis, OR (US);
Christopher Cocklan, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Casey Robertson, Romeoville, IL (US);
Anthony Selmeczy, West Chicago, IL (US);
Charles C. Haluzak, Philomath, OR (US);
Abstract
A transducer capable of generating vibrational energy is positioned relative to an inkjet cartridge to impart a vibrational force to simultaneously vibrate at least a portion of each of a plurality of ink fluidic columns associated with a plurality of nozzles in a printhead of the inkjet cartridge to maintain or recover nozzle function.