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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Gregory John Mcavoy, Balmain, AU;
Misty Bagnat, Balmain, AU;
Emma Rose Kerr, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Gregory John McAvoy, Balmain, AU;
Misty Bagnat, Balmain, AU;
Emma Rose Kerr, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Zamtec Limited, Dublin 2, IE;
Abstract
A printhead integrated circuit includes: a substrate comprising drive circuitry; a ceramic nozzle plate spaced apart from the substrate, the nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle openings and a plurality of moveable portions defined therein; an active beam disposed on each moveable portion of the nozzle plate, such that each moveable portion is moveable towards the substrate when a current from the drive circuitry is passed through a respective active beam; and a polymer layer coating the nozzle plate and the active beams, wherein the polymer layer is comprised of a polymerized siloxane.