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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Paul A. Hoisington, Norwich, VT (US);
Robert A. Hasenbein, Enfield, NH (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Hoisington, Norwich, VT (US);
Robert A. Hasenbein, Enfield, NH (US);
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., Lebanon, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for driving a droplet ejection device having an actuator, including applying a primary drive pulse to the actuator to cause the droplet ejection device to eject a droplet of fluid in a jetting direction, and applying one or more secondary drive pulses to the actuator which reduce a length of the droplet in the jetting direction without substantially changing a volume of the droplet.